The perfect mystery for fans of Ally Carter's "Heist Society"
When sixteen-year-old Violet agrees to spend the summer with her father, an up-and-coming artist in Seattle, she has no idea what she's walking into. Her father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile ar[...]
College Students in the United States accounts for contemporary and anticipated student demographics and enrollment patterns, a wide variety of campus environments and a range of outcomes including learning, development, and achievement.[...]
Founded in 1608, what city is one of the oldest in North America? Where and when was Canada's first road built? What world-famous circus was the inspiration of Baie-Saint-Paul street performers? Discover the answers to these questions, along with other facts, in F is for French: A Quebec Alphabet. R[...]
Everyone who studies the Bible wishes at some point that he or she knew the original Hebrew or Greek in order to better understand a difficult word or passage. The"Expository Dictionary of Bible Words" gives readers the fruits of a working knowledge Hebrew and Greek without the years of language stu[...]
Provides guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. This title offers a survey of the whole field of risk and demonstrates how scientific, economic, political and civil society actors can participate in inclusive risk governance.[...]
'Risk Governance is a tour de force. Every risk manager, every risk analyst, every risk researcher must read this book - it is the demarcation point for all further advances in risk policy and risk research. Renn provides authoritative guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis [...]
The exploration of the psyche in non-ordinary states of consciousness provides access to powerful transformative experiences that can lead us toward the realization of a deeper identity while also yielding extraordinary insights into the ultimate nature of reality. The journey towards psychological [...]
Risk is a popular topic in many sciences - in natural, medical, statistical, engineering, social, economic and legal disciplines. Yet, no single discipline can grasp the full meaning of risk. Investigating risk requires a multidisciplinary approach. The authors, coming from two very different discip[...]
Risk is a popular topic in many sciences - in natural, medical, statistical, engineering, social, economic and legal disciplines. Yet, no single discipline can grasp the full meaning of risk. Investigating risk requires a multidisciplinary approach. The authors, coming from two very different discip[...]
Ob Terror, Nanotechnologie oder Klimawandel - die Öffentlichkeit ist häufig einem Wechselbad aus Schreckensnachrichten, euphorischen Innovationsberichten, Dramatisierungen und Verharmlosungen ausgesetzt. Die Folge ist schlichtweg Verunsicherung. Das Wirrwarr sich widersprechender Aussagen wirft Fr[...]
Dieser kleine Sprachatlas bietet einen Einblick in die Vielfalt der Dialekte in Bayerisch-Schwaben und zeigt anhand von vielen farbigen Karten, wie reich jene Mundarten sind, die zwischen Iller und Lech, im Ries und im Allgäu gesprochen werden.[...]
Crystal Renn ger en fascinerande och skrämmande bakom-kulisserna-titt på modellindustrin och på vår viktbesatt kultur i en inspirerande och varnande berättelse som alla som någon gång kämpat mot samhällets småsinta definition av skönhet kan hämta kraft ifrån.
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Vid fjorton var Crystal Renn en vanlig högstadiestudent i Clinton, Mississippi, när en modellscout från New York sa till henne att hon kunde bli en supermodell . . . men då var hon tvungen att gå ner lite i vikt först. Hon gick ner 30 kilo, för att bli glamourös och berömd, skrev på ett mo[...]