Let the words of Trappist monk Thomas Merton lead you through the holy season of Lent and into Easter. The author was known for his journaling skills. With that in mind, the daily format includes an explanation of one facet of the season, followed by Mertons' writings, appropriate Scripture passages[...]
"Entering the School of Your Experience" helps readers explore what we mean by contemplative living and contemplative dialogue. The eight-part process moves one forward on the journey toward spiritual transformation.[...]
Iintroductory treatment emphasizes graph imbedding but also covers connections between topological graph theory and other areas of mathematics. Authors explore the role of voltage graphs in the derivation of genus formulas, explain the Ringel-Youngs theorem, and examine the genus of a group, includi[...]
An intensely personal devotional book from Thomas Merton, the ultimate spiritual writer of our time, showing his contemplative and religious side through his prayers and rarely-seen drawings. The only Merton gift book available.Dialogues with Silence contains a selection of prayers from throughout M[...]
In today's multipolar world economy, strategic alignment is a key determinant of competitive advantage. Coca-Cola, Danone, Diageo, DuPont, Lufthansa and Tata are some of the companies that strive for a pragmatic approach to balancing competitive strategies with political and social obligations. Alig[...]
This exercise manual has been revised to be a companion volume to the third edition of Fiscal Policies and the World Economy by Jacob Frenkel and Assaf Razin. It includes new material on endogenous growth, convergence, and an extension of the Mundell-Flemming model.[...]
Most people would feel a great loss if elephants, rhinos, or gorillas were to become extinct, but would we willingly move our families, change our means of earning a living, and disrupt our culture to prevent their extinction? People living in rural Africa are being asked to do just this by the worl[...]
Incredible ideas + interactive flaps and tabs = math made easy
An interactive, engaging and exciting exploration of math, from the invention of zero to the geometry of a donut Clear, humorous text, bright illustrations, and interactive novelties help explain such topics as numbers, geometry, p[...]
Bonsai trees, with a strong heritage in Japanese tradition, are the artistic miniatures of the plant world. Combining the natural and the artificial, they are as intricate as they are delicate. Each bonsai, in addition to resembling a full-size tree, must adhere to Japanese aesthetics of design and [...]
Tremendous growth in the credit industry has spurred the need for Credit Scoring and Its Applications, the only book that details the mathematical models that help creditors make intelligent credit risk decisions. Creditors of all types make risk decisions every day, often haphazardly. This book add[...]
A concise field reference for paramedics to take with them into the field. Its compact size fits into an equipment bag. This book can also be used as a supplement to the core text in paramedic and intermediate emergency training courses, and for recertification and in-service training.[...]
Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of th[...]
The Privacy Engineer s Manifesto: Getting from Policy to Code to QA to Value is the first book of its kind, detailing industry-proven solutions that go beyond mere theory on how to build privacy into products, processes, applications, and systems. The book offers lucid perspectives on the challenge[...]
From the makers of the forthcoming documentary, the history of Al Qaeda's secret war against Saudi Arabia
"Path of Blood "tells the gripping and horrifying true story of the underground army which Osama Bin Laden created in order to attack his number one target: his home country, Saudi Arabia. H[...]
The first comprehensive guide to oneirogens--naturally occurring substances that induce and enhance dreaming
- Includes extensive monographs on dream-enhancing substances derived from plant, animal, and human sources
- Presents the results of scientific experiments on the effects of using on[...]
Few individuals in the history of education have had greater impact on educational policy and practice than Benjamin S. Bloom. During a career that spanned over five decades, his research and writing guided the development of innumerable educational programs and provided powerful insights into the u[...]
This comprehensive DVD program addresses the critical questions regarding the use of medication in the treatment of ADD or ADHD.[...]
Den framväxande supermakten Kina genomgick ett maktskifte under vintern 2012/2013. Denna omarbetade upplaga är den första svenska boken som kommenterar maktskiftet och vad det innebär. Boken diskuterar Kinas roll i världen och hur landet använder sin växande styrka.
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