Model Petra Nemcova's charmed life was changed forever when the tsunami swept her boyfriend away, and left her with a broken pelvis and clinging to a tree for nearly eight hours. All of her proceeds from this book will be donated to the Give2Asia/Happy Hearts Fund helping to rebuild the areas hardes[...]

Presents a portfolio of creative projects designed to guide crafters to the next level in glass fusing. A quick review of glass and equipment is followed by a comprehensive look at the vast array of fresh kiln forming possibilities that have triggered a creative leap. Then embark on a journey of exp[...]

Geometric symbols and signs have been drawn on the body to enhance strength and courage and stimulate the body's powers of self-healing since prehistoric times - the most ancient evidence being the 5,000-year-old iceman "Otzi," found in the Alps in 1991 who had symbols tattooed over his arthritic jo[...]

Die Forschung zu kleinen und mittelgrossen Unternehmen (KMU) hat eine lange Tradition in der deutschsprachigen Betriebswirtschaft. Dieses Special Issue stellt neue Erkenntnisse aus der empirischen vor, speziell beantwortet es Fragen des Managements von Mittelstand und KMU. Die Beitrage bilden die ak[...]

Om barns självkänsla - och vuxnas lederskap

"När du skäller på mig, mamma, är det svårt för mig att älska mig själv."

Så löd rubriken på ett inlägg som jag skrev på min blogg vid ett tillfälle. I inlägget beskrev jag ett samtal som jag hade haft med min sjuåriga dotte[...]

The author has extensively compiled detailed individual stories of conversion and disaffiliation, looking for material that was at the same time also life histories: oral histories describing people's religious background, how they ended up in religious organizations, and why they left or stayed the[...]

Yugoslavia exploded onto the front pages of world newspapers in the early 1990s. The War of Yugoslav Succession of 1991-1995 convinced many that interethnic violence was endemic to politics in Yugoslavia and that the Yugoslav meltdown had occurred because of ancient hatreds. In this thematic history[...]

Deep in the Jordanian desert lies the hidden rose red city of Petra, carved directly out of the solid rock that rises in sharp ridges above the sands. Recent excavations provide new information about this mysterious, beautiful and dramatic site.[...]

Nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway MedalIs Petra a mountain? An egg? Who knows! She's a rock and this is how she rolls. Petra is a mighty mountain that can't be moved by the wind or time. Or so we think until we discover that she's actually something even more astonishing. Petra has the poten[...]