In a snow-covered village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as her father is abducted in the middle of the night by Russian soldiers. Their life-long friend and neighbour, Akhmed, has also been watching, and when he finds Havaa he knows of only one person who might be able to [...]
Prev. ed.: Learning with technology / Dave Jonassen, Kyle L. Peck, Brent G. Wilson. 3rd ed. c2008.
This is the first book in the field of workplace discourse to examine the relationships among leadership, ethnicity, and language use. Taking a social constructionist approach to the ways in which leadership is enacted through discourse, Leadership, Discourse, and Ethnicity problematizes the concept[...]
A story of the transcendent power of love in wartime, "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance.
Two doctors risk everything to save the life of a hunted child in this majestic debut about love, loss, and the unexpected tie[...]
"New York Times "Notable Book of the Year * "Washington Post "Top Ten Book of the Year
In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Ak[...]
A dialectical behaviour therapist shows readers who struggle with both anxiety and depression how to use ideas from this powerful therapy to relieve their symptoms and regain control of their lives. Readers use mindfulness techniques and cognitive behavioural strategies to tolerate distress, silen[...]
Stegner Fellow, Iowa MFA, and winner of the" Atlantic"'s emerging writer contest, Anthony Marra has written a brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor decides to harbour a hunted young girl, with powerful consequences.
In the final days of Decem[...]
More Than a Treatment Strategy-A Whole New Direction in Psychotherapy More than just a new behavioral treatment approach, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) marks a whole new theoretical orientation to the practice of clinical psychology-a rethinking of the causes, descriptions, and treatments of ac[...]
In a snow-covered village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as her father is abducted in the middle of the night by Russian soldiers. Their life-long friend and neighbour, Akhmed, has also been watching, and when he finds Havaa he knows of only one person who might be able to [...]
This Soil Biology volume describes the biology and ecology of edible ectomycorrhizal fungi. A focus is on the improved techniques for truffle cultivation, e.g. the exciting results in Oceania and America where these exotic fungi are being cultivated through the aid of soil modification. Further chap[...]
I en liten by i Tjetjenien, gömmer sig åttaåriga Chava i skogen när hennes far förs bort av de ryska styrkorna. Hon blir räddad av grannen Achmed som tar med henne till det utbombade sjukhuset i staden. Där behandlar Sonja, den enda kvarvarande läkaren, en stadig ström av skadade. När Achm[...]
I en liten by i Tjetjenien, gömmer sig åttaåriga Chava i skogen när hennes far förs bort av de ryska styrkorna. Hon blir räddad av grannen Achmed som tar med henne till det utbombade sjukhuset i staden. Där behandlar Sonja, den enda kvarvarande läkaren, en stadig ström av skadade. När Achm[...]
Om Umar al-Khayyam och hans musik. (Vuxen).