Invisible Gardens is a composite history of the individuals and firms that defined the field of landscape architecture in America from 1925 to 1975, a period that spawned a significant body of work combining social ideas of enduring value with landscapes and gardens that forged a modern aesthetic. T[...]

Tracing the history on international humanitarian action from its early roots through the birth of the Red Cross to the beginning of the UN, this book examines the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies and terrorists to witnessing genocide. It is suitable for those int[...]

This Spellbinding Book answers key questions that surround Jesus' death and argues that the events of that fateful weekend in Jerusalem changed the world forever. Layer upon layer of evocative detail draws the reader into the frightening hours leading up to Jesus' death. The volume traces the moveme[...]

Drawing mainly on Luke's account in Acts, as well as on Paul's own letters, Peter Walker reconstructs Paul's wide-ranging travels, detailing some of the most important sites of the early church. We begin in Damascus, then follow Paul on his first and second 'missionary journeys', then trace his fina[...]

Being massaged makes babies relax and cope better with stress, improves their muscular coordination and flexibility and helps them straighten tightly flexed hands and legs. And who better to teach parents how to acquire these essential skills than Peter Walker, the world's best-known baby massage te[...]

Peter Walker benytter seg av sin ekspertise fra undervisning i bibelske studier, øser av sin rikholdige erfaring som reiseleder i landene i middelhavsområdet og lager en brukervennlig håndbok som er spekket med informasjon. Boken vil være til glede for både den som reiser og den som ikke gjør [...]

Vauvahieronnalla on monia etuja ja se on ihanteellinen keino oppia tuntemaan vauva. Vauva nauttii kosketuksesta, ja se saa hänet tuntemaan olonsa turvalliseksi ja rakastetuksi. Vauvahieronnalla voi myös lievittää monia vauva-ajan vaivoja. Kirjassa opetetaan, kuinka vauvan eri ruumiinosia hierota[...]

"Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice", by Drs. Richard L. Guerrant, David H. Walker, and Peter F. Weller, delivers the expert, encyclopedic guidance you need to overcome the toughest clinical challenges in diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infectious agents from[...]

The Houston, Texas, neighborhoods of Fifth Ward, Third Ward and South Park have grown to be hallowed ground for modern rap culture, populated with celebrities, entrepreneurs, support networks and a micro-economy of their own. Photographer Peter Beste (photographer of "True Norwegian Black Metal") an[...]

En god ålderdom beskrivs ofta som möjlig för alla att uppnå och äldre beskrivs som en enhetlig kategori. Denna bok tar sin utgångspunkt i att åldrande och pensionering inte är homogena erfarenheter som utplånar skillnader mellan individer. Författarna visar hur livsvillkoren för äldre m�[...]