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Set in the war-torn world of Mughal India and first published in the gathering darkness of the 1930s, The Root and the Flower is an epic story of intrigue, murder, and romance; of Tantric abandonment and Buddhist renunciation; of emotional delirium and spiritual adventure. The cast of characters...

This book draws on Daoist yin/yang dialectics to move world politics from the current stasis of hegemony, hierarchy, and violence to a more balanced engagement with parity, fluidity, and ethics. The author theorizes that we may develop a richer, more representative approach towards sustainable...

California is home to the largest school system in the country, and some of the best schools in the world. This primary source reader covers the history of California's school system, from the opening of its first school in Santa Clara in 1846 to the present day. Explore California's school system...

This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary world politics by arguing that the neoliberal approach to international relations seduces many of us into investing our lives in projects of power and alienation. These projects offer few options for emancipation; consequently, many feel...

This study situates the colonization of Virginia, the centrepiece of early English overseas settlement activity, in the social and political landscape of the early seventeenth century.

Herumtreiberin trifft auf heißen Cop! Iris Garrigan hat nicht viel - aber immerhin einen Job als Tellerwäscherin, eine Katze, die sie nachts warmhält und natürlich ihre geliebten Doc-Martin-Stiefel. Dass sie kein wirkliches Zuhause hat, muss keiner wissen - erst recht nicht der Polizist Liam Cross,...

Als die 27-jährige Alexis zum ersten Mal ihrem neuen Chef gegenübersteht, weiß sie, dass sie ein Problem hat: Oliver King ist nicht nur einer der erfolgreichsten Investmentbanker der Londoner City, sondern außerdem unfassbar sexy, und er zieht Alexis mit seinem undurchdringlichen Blick augenblicklich...

Making a devil’s bargain with a Fae queen is a dangerous thing. Thrown back to the golden days of Camelot, Aliana needs to find the object that will lead her and the Knights of the Round Table to the Grail of Power. But Aliana, the Destined One, must also figure out and complete a mysterious...

Originally published in 1911, this work is by the American horticulturist, and botanist, Liberty Hyde Bailey. He was a keen advocate of preserving American rural civilisation and as a leader in the Country Life Movement he promoted the principles of agrarianism in the tradition of Thomas Jefferson....

This brief presents recent results obtained on the analysis, synthesis and design of systems described by linear equations. It is well known that linear equations arise in most branches of science and engineering as well as social, biological and economic systems. The novelty of this approach is that...

The vast majority of the countries of the world are now facing an imminent energy crisis, particularly the USA, China, India, Japan and EU countries, but also developing countries having to boost their economic growth precisely when more powerful economies will prevent them from using the limited...

In recent years many nations have asked why not enough housing is being built or, when it is built, why it isn't of the highest quality or in the best, most sustainable, locations. Politics, Planning and Housing Supply in Australia, England and Hong Kong examines the politics and planning of new homes...

The world can expect to witness the following events unfolding in the days and years ahead: @ The USD losing its reserves currency status @ The collapse of the global financial system @ America further weakened by earthquakes and internal revolution @ The great tribulation @ Regional war between Israel...