John D: 1272 books

Antarctica is no longer a 'pole apart'. From a scientific perspective, the Antarctic ice sheet, ocean and climate systems are intimately linked with the global climate and are now seen to be of international significance for understanding climate change. From an economic perspective, the Antarctic...

Biomental Child Development: Perspectives on Psychology and Parenting coins the novel term “biomental” to denote the interaction of the actual and gradually integrating body and mind from conception through development over infancy, childhood, and adolescence. This innovative approach presents...

This volume combines incisive state-of-the-art research regarding nausea and vomiting with articles summarizing current medical knowledge of clinical problems associated with these symptoms. Topics include the historical perspective on research on nausea and emesis, clinical assessments of current...

Transcultural Flows of English and Education in Asian Contexts examines issues concerning the potential of English learning and teaching to go beyond the classroom and affect the multicultural realities of Asian societies. Asian societies often carry long histories and traditions that influence beliefs...

Karl Latte doesn’t like the twenty-first century. Not recombinants, not Ultimate Reality, not Digitally Mastered Immortals. He doesn’t like that people are disappearing, or that he stands to lose the only thing in the world that matters to him. Most of all he dislikes the talent he was born with,...

Meet Freda the Field Mouse, Willy the Weasel, Reggie Rat, Mike the Mink, Molly the Mole, Frankie the Frog and Bagshot Beaver.  A mixed bag of refugees and accidental immigrants to the riverbank, they each have a story to tell.  They are always ready with a helping hand for one another - and they...

A perfect book for learning Chinese and at the same time learning better conduct for the coming years. "Raising our children is our most important job ... create a climate in our country that is good for children." -- Former U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton "an excellent...

The Affect of Difference is a collection of essays offering a new perspective on the history of race and racial ideologies in modern East Asia. Contributors approach this subject through the exploration of everyday culture from a range of academic disciplines, each working to show how race was made...

This book shows how the first institution of global governance was conceived and operated. It provides a new assessment of its architect, Eric Drummond, the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, appointed a century ago. The authors conclude that he stands in the front rank of the 12 men...

Newly married, Sir Friz Bee and his royal bride Princess Bee-Atrice are invited by King Bongo III and Queen Fatty B of Beeswanna in Southern Africa to spend their royal honeymoon in the king's safari lodge in the Limpopo Valley.

Join Friz the Bee on one of his many adventures in the first book of the series: The Wonderful World of Friz the Bee. Meet the whole Bee family, and learn about how one lazy bee might never learn his lesson and grow up.

The Queen Bee's ring is stolen and Friz Bee is arrested. The love of his life, Princess Bee-Atrice, comes to his rescue; and at the grand opening of the Queen Bee's Royal Birth Chamber, Friz proposes to her ...

The only gynecology textbook to combine a comprehensive medical reference and a full color surgical atlas in one beautifully illustrated volume A Doody's Core Title for 2017! Williams Gynecology, Third Edition is specifically designed as a practical quick-reference guide for practicing...

Get the new educational standard under the Council of Social Work Education for human behavior and social environment studies! Critical thinking skills are an indispensable component of any educational program, but especially the HBSE curriculum. The Conundrum of Human Behavior in the Social...