How did the individual human being become the focus of the contemporary discourse on security? What was the role of the United Nations in "securing" the individual? What are the payoffs and costs of this extension of the concept? Neil MacFarlane and Yuen Foong Khong tackle these questions by analyzi[...]

Boka inneholder ei samling forskjellige måter å si unnskyld på. Selv om du ikke kan ta tilbake det du sa, kan du kanskje klare å få fram et smil hos den du har såret ved å bruke noen av disse formuleringene.[...]

Japanilaisen Yoneo Moritan valokuvat valloittavat maailmaa. Helen Exley -lahjakirjoissa Moritan kissa- ja koira-aiheiset vastustamattomat valokuvat on yhdistetty mainioihin teksteihin. Lopputuloksena ovat HanaDeka-kirjat, jotka kertovat osuvasti koirien, kissojen ja niiden omistajien elämästä.Kis[...]

A fan's compendium includes episode coverage from the first three seasons of the animated television series, providing complementary inside jokes, commentary, and teaser material from the upcoming season. By the author of Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination. Original. 100,000 first printi[...]

In addition to sharing detailed accounts of her highest highs and lowest lows, as well as her scathing views on the state of public affairs today, Mayor Lois Griffin also shares the pages of this book with the people who put her in office. By giving them such a strong voice in this record of history[...]

"A book to start your heart and feet beating for the road". (The Times). With its stories of strolling, poems about pavement-pounding and wonderings on wandering, this is the indispensable collection for the flaneur and the rambler - and everyone in between. Take a turn with Jane Austen, stride side[...]

Interactive products designed for children - whether toys, games, educational products, or websites - are increasingly embedded in children's lives and school experiences. Making these products safe, effective, and entertaining requires new methodologies for carrying out sound and unbiased evaluatio[...]

?An eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we?re laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the earth's surface.?
?Bill McKibben
Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? That is the question that Robert Macfarlane poses to himsel[...]

International Express combines general English with business situations, giving students the social and functional English they need to work, travel, and socialize.[...]

Heralded by Tony Bennett as "the Madonna of the 1950s," Rosemary Clooney first came to national prominence when, guided by record producer Mitch Miller, she topped the Hit Parade with songs such as "Come On-a My House" and "Half As Much". Today, the name "Clooney" is synonymous with superstardom, w[...]

Landmarks is Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature o[...]

Who gets the call if it all goes wrong at sea?Meet Dr Ben MacFarlane. After spending a year as a repatriation doctor, he's heading around the world as a ship's doctor - and with 3,000 passengers and crew to look after he's in for the most exciting trip of his life.On one dramatic voyage he deals wit[...]

What is 'intellectual leadership' and how might this concept be better understood in the modern university? Drawing on research into the role of full or chair professors, this book argues that it is important to define and reclaim intellectual leadership as a counter-weight to the prevailing manager[...]