P L S: 209 books
by María Belén Ahumada, Ted Galen Carpenter, Khatchik DerGhougassian
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining features of their respective policies in dealing with security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether...
American and Chinese Perceptions and Belief Systems
A People’s Republic of China-Taiwanese Comparison
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Based on a comparative analysis of Chinese and American students,this unique study offers insights into the contemporary views and values developed in three different socio-political settings-the post-modern, industrial environment of the United States; the socialistic environment of the People's...
by Benito Pérez Galdós, Ignacio Javier López
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 28, 2019
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 28, 2019
Las novelas de Torquemada (1889-1895) son una obra maestra del lenguaje y una de las mejores creaciones de Galdós. Cuentan la historia del usurero Francisco Torquemada y su prodigioso ascenso económico y social; y son asimismo la narración de sus enormes padecimientos. El miserable usurero del...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 2
Sorghum utilization around the world
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...
Preventive Measures
Building Risk Assessment and Crisis Early Warning Systems
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 1998
State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening...
by Nirmal Sinha, Jean-Luc Le Quéré, Raquel P. F. Guiné
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Acting as chemical messengers for olfactory cells, food flavor materials are organic compounds that give off a strong, typically pleasant smells. Handbook of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors explores the flavor science and technology of fruits and vegetables, spices, and oils by first introducing specific...
by Emilie Chevallier Moreux, Aurore Chatras, Annabelle Blangier
Language: French
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: French
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Jingle bells, jingle bells...
Ho, ho, ho, Noël arrive chez le mouton ! Pour fêter ça dignement, il enfile la tenue complète et vous propose 11 nouvelles à la sauce Nutty.
Vous pensiez tout savoir sur le gentil bonhomme rouge ? Vous vous trompiez lourdement !
Alors, préparez vos chaussettes et vérifiez vos cheminées, le Nutty Christmas débarque !
99 erotische S/M-Fantasien
Von Zart bis Hart
Language: German
Release Date: January 22, 2016
In diesen 99 Storys dreht sich alles um das bizarre Phänomen Lustschmerz, den bittersüßen Genuss der erotischen Qual, die ihre Anhänger auf so einzigartige Weise befriedigen kann und unendliche Lustmöglichkeiten bietet. Denn wenn's um fantasievolle, tabulose, "verbotene" Praktiken geht,...
by Moisés González García, Antonio Sánchez Fernández, Moisés González García
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 24, 2017
El Renacimiento, que cronológicamente abarca desde mediados del siglo XIV hasta principios del siglo XVII, representa todo un programa de renovación cultural y política, que pretende instaurar una nueva época en la historia de la civilización europea y dar al mundo un nuevo rostro. Pero esta...
Alcoholism
A Guide for the Primary Care Physician
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Based on the Commonwealth Harvard Alcohol Research and Teaching Program, this clinically oriented work is designed to give internists and primary care practitioners the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and care for patients with alcoholism.
El encaje del currículum en el sistema educativo
Saberes e incertidumbres sobre currículum (Partes I y IV)
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Fragmento de la obra Saberes e incertidumbres sobre currículum. La información que se expone a continuación es del libro completo: En esta obra, un destacado equipo de personas con sensibilidades y experiencia variadas, coordinados por el profesor Gimeno Sacristán, ofrecen una reflexión sobre...
Is It Love or Is It Addiction
The book that changed the way we think about romance and intimacy
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
A fresh, updated, and expanded edition of the book that changed the way we think about romance and intimacy.
Many of us confuse longing and obsession with true love. Through two previous editions, Is It Love or Is It Addiction? has helped countless people find their way from the trials and...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Childbirth
The Support You Need for the Birth You Want
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Thoughtful planning so mom and her supporters are ready when the baby is!
A midwife helps expecting mothers decide how natural they want their labor to be, what birthing methods are available, and the type of professional they want present. It helps women weigh factors, prepare mentally, make...
Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families
Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...