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Orion Publishing Co Pollock Confidential: A Graphic Novel
New York, 1948: The art world is ablaze with the pioneering brilliance of Jackson Pollock's 'action painting'. Despite this seismic creative output, Pollock's demons are never far away...Forceful, intense and visionary - in an incredibly short and turbulent life Jackson Pollock changed painting forever. This vivid graphic novel delves into his pioneering physical approach to making art, highlights the key characters surrounding the New York mid-century art scene and reveals the intriguing relationship between Pollock's painting and the covert activities of the Cold War.
£13.49
Oneworld Publications Ibn Taymiyya
Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328) of Damascus was one of the most prominent and controversial religious scholars of medieval Islam. He called for jihad against the Mongol invaders of Syria, appealed to the foundational sources of Islam for reform, and battled against religious innovation. Today, he inspires such diverse movements as Global Salafism, Islamic revivalism and modernism, and violent jihadism. This volume synthesizes the latest research, discusses many little-known aspects of Ibn Taymiyya’s thought, and highlights the religious utilitarianism that pervades his activism, ethics, and theology.
£25.00
Carcanet Press Ltd Peelin Orange: Collected Poems
Peelin Orange is the definitive Collected Poems by one of Jamaica's leading voices, the current Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris. These poems explore the everyday, the erotic, love and the melancholy and comedy of being. Often drawing upon Creole dialect, Morris explores his Jamaican heritage with trademark musicality. Each poem offers a pared-down shard of concentrated feeling and social observation. This Collected Poems is a landmark tribute to the winner of the Order of Merit (Jamaica) 2009 and highlights his distinguished contribution to West Indian Literature.
£14.99
Octopus Publishing Group ViewPoint: Human stories through the smartphone lens
International in scope and full of beautiful and impactful imagery that highlights the immediacy of the genre, View/Point is a book of human experience stories as told through the medium of phone photography. Featuring more than 50 contributors from every corner of the globe, interviewed by the author about their lives and their photographic art, this book offers a definitive take on both the power of the still image to tell a story and the joy of personal expression that phone photography offers.
£27.00
Anness Publishing Recipes from My Portuguese Kitchen
This title features 65 authentic recipes from Portugal, shown in over 260 photographs. It explores the rich, varied and historic cuisine of Portugal in this sumptuous book, with appetizing recipes from a world-renowned Portuguese chef and restaurateur. It includes a fascinating introduction about the culture and regions of Portugal, the most important aspects of the cuisine, and information about equipment, materials, ingredients and special techniques. Recipe highlights include Scrambled Eggs with Chourico and Green Asparagus, Seafood Soup, Hake with Turnip Tops and Onions, Woodcock with Madeira, Tripe Stewed Oporto-style, and Honey Pudding with Ricotta. It is illustrated with over 260 inspirational photographs, the perfect way to discover a remarkable culinary heritage. Portugal's culinary traditions change with the landscape, from the north to the south of the country and from the sea border to the rugged, mountainous interior. The recipe chapters contain a selection of delicious dishes that reflect the varied tastes of Portugal, and feature ingredients such as leafy greens, garlic, sheeps' milk cheese, pork sausages, spider crab, wild mushrooms, chestnuts and almonds. Recipe highlights include the refreshing taste of Tomato Salad with Marinated Peppers and Oregano, the warming Chestnut and White Bean Soup from the north, the dry salted cod Bacalhau served with potato mash gratin, the smooth-tasting Roast Pork Ribs with Milhos (polenta) and the irresistible winter treat of Fried Bread with Port Sauce.
£9.04
Freytag-Berndt Saale-Unstrut-Land, cycling and hiking map 1:50,000
The cycling and hiking map presents cycling and hiking trails around the Saale-Unstrut-Triasland nature park in the map section. The low-rain area invites you to go hiking and cycling along the rivers, through the hilly forests or the terraced vineyards. Other highlights: the 3,600-year-old sky disk in Nebra, as well as numerous castles and medieval towns such as Allstedt and Naumbug, which you can find out about on the back of the cycling and hiking map.
£9.85
Michelin Editions des Voyages Europe Political - Michelin rolled & tubed wall map Encapsulated: Wall Map
Educational and decorative, this Europe political wall map is ideal for use in both home and office. Updated annually and beautifully coloured, this map highlights flags of each European country and includes information on population, surface area and density. This map also shows main European road networks, cities and capitals. This laminated map is presented on a scale 1/4,300,000 and measures 100 x 122 cm. Our maps are regularly updated even if the ISBN does not change. (Edition updated in 2016)
£15.29
Michelin Editions des Voyages The World - Michelin rolled & tubed wall map Encapsulated: Wall Map
Educational and decorative, this World wall map is ideal for use in both home and office. Updated and beautifully coloured, this wall map highlights the flags for each country and includes statistical information on population, surface area and density. This maps also shows country boundaries, main cities and capitals for each country. Encapsulated and presented on a scale: 1/1/28,500,000, size 100 x 144 cm. Our maps are regularly updated even if the ISBN does not change. (Edition updated in 2017)
£15.29
Scholastic Together We Can (PB)
The perfect picture book celebrating friendship, compassion, diversity and togetherness in the world. Our friends are all different, but one thing is true, each one is quite precious and that includes YOU! Award-winning Caryl Hart and Ali Pye have created a beautifully fun-filled and vibrant picture book showing children forming friendships and displaying kindness and compassion. The perfect rhyming read-aloud with joyous illustrations, this book celebrates diversity and inclusivity throughout and highlights how important togetherness is in our world.
£9.31
Templar Publishing Little Life Cycles: Pip
Pip is a tiny seed. In this book, learn how he will turn into a tree - and how that tree will make a new Pip.This beautifully illustrated board book for the very young explores the life cycle of a tree.Watch Pip grow from a tiny seed to a mighty tree! A die-cut right through to the last page of the book highlights that nature is full of changes, but that the story begins and ends with a tiny seed.
£7.21
Arcler Education Inc Role of Microbes in Restoration Ecology
Microorganisms have critical roles in the functioning of environment, structural formation, and plant interactions, both positive and negative. These roles are important in reestablishing function and biodiversity in ecosystem restoration. This book will focus on topics where microbial ecology contributes to management, restoration and sustainability of the biosphere. Discussing current microbial ecology and environmental microbiology, it will review the role of microbial communities in ecosystem services, with examples from both natural and managed ecosystems. It also highlights the untold ways in which microbial communities influence environmental quality and sustainability.
£176.91
Lannoo Publishers Willy Vanderperre
This book explores the oeuvre of Belgian photographer Willy Vanderperre. His editorial work appears in magazines such as AnOther Magazine, Dust, i-D, Perfect, Vogue and W Magazine. He also photographed campaigns for fashion houses such as Dior and Prada. Willy Vanderperre, Prints, films, a rave and more highlights how the photographer's fascination with youth has driven him for almost three decades. In addition to the evolution in visual language, this overview of his photographic work also considers his many years of collaboration with Olivier Rizzo and Raf Simons.
£49.50
Five Continents Editions Beliefs
This catalogue for the 5th Art Brut Biennial at the Collection de l’Art Brut in Lausanne highlights the museum’s holdings with a focus on the subject of belief. In a wide range of mediums, the show reveals the particular link between Art Brut and Outsider artists, religion, and the occult. The subjects of these works include deities, saints, religious figures, as well as abstract compositions, symbolist paintings, and ritual objects. With their diverse and original representations of belief, these artists transcend the often difficult conditions of their lives.
£22.50
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Ancient Egypt: Treasures from the Collection of the Oriental Institute
This fully-illustrated catalogue offers highlights of the Egyptian collection at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A brief history of the collection is followed by a catalogue of seventy-seven objects, which date from the early third millennium BC to the eighth century AD. Many of these objects have not been previously published. The artefacts include statues, stelae, tools, games, clothing, coffins, figured ostraca, and papyri; each item is described, and its function and symbolism are discussed. Brief texts are translated. Appendices give museum registration numbers, provenance, and bibliographies.
£21.74
Cicerone Press Walking in Hungary: 32 routes through upland areas
A guidebook to 34 walks in the hills and mountains of Hungary. Exploring Northern Hungary and Transdanubia, including Bakony, Balaton Uplands, Buda Hills, Mecsek, Pilis and Vertes. Walks range from 4 - 24km in length (2.5 - 15 miles) and are suitable for walking between May and November. The walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Sketch maps included for each walk Information given on local history, wildlife and points of interest Highlights include Eger, Kékes and Boldogkó Castle Hungarian glossary of useful words and phrases Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
£14.00
Workman Publishing The Quilt Design Coloring Workbook: 91 Modern Art–Inspired Designs and Exercises
The Quilt Design Coloring Workbook calls on an unlikely but exciting muse to help inspire quilt designers: modern art. More than 90 full-page ready-to-color design prompts invite quilters to try new color combinations and pattern experiments. Author Thomas Knauer’s innovative reimagining of quilt design highlights the very principles that threw the traditional art world into upheaval 100 years ago, such as prioritizing balance over symmetry and simplicity over realism. By stitching together modern art theory with hands-on design and coloring activities, this interactive workbook bursts at the seams with creativity.
£13.99
Rowman & Littlefield Starry Sky Adventures Utah: Hike, Paddle, and Explore under Night Skies
Starry Sky Adventures Utah presents the best outdoor adventures to take under the stars. Hike, paddle, and camp under the constellations in the darkest destinations around. This guide highlights stellar areas across Utah, including Dark Sky Places recognized by the International Dark-Sky Association, as well as places with outstanding natural darkness, including eight national parks, four state parks, one county park, and four communities. Guided adventures, including camping, backpacking, hiking, will show readers the way to getting out there, looking up, and getting lost in the stars.
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield The Farmer and the Chef: Farm Fresh Minnesota Recipes and Stories
Idyllic stretches of Minnesota farm land and cosmopolitan cities yield unique food partnerships and delicious farm-to-table feasts. Recipes from breakfast to dessert accompanied by stunning photography will showcase Minnesota farmers and the bounty they harvest. Highlights include organic steel cut oatmeal with black currant blueberry jam, North Shore Bouillabaisse, locally distilled gin-cured Lake Superior mackinaw, and cherry madeleines with cherry glaze. Profiles will introduce farmers and their unique stories. Recipes are created by some of Minnesota’s finest chefs and professional cooks who serve up local food at popular restaurants around the state.
£17.99
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd West Indian Women at War: British Racism in World War II
This study documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Based on original research and interviews, the book charts the obstacles placed in the way of the recruitment of black women by a very reluctant War Office. The authors uncover much documentary evidence of British racism. But the women interviewed in this book emerge as doughty fighters, as capable of taking on the War Office as they were of joining the battle against Hitler.
£16.00
Cicerone Press Walking in Italy's Stelvio National Park: Italy's largest alpine national park
A guidebook to 38 day walks in Italy’s Stelvio National Park. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Italian Rhaetian Alps, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Routes range from 5-18km (3-11 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2-7 hours. They are and are perfect for walking late June through October. Sketch maps included for each walk Highlights include the Stelvio Pass, Forno glacier and Ortler Detailed information on planning, accommodation and public transport Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
£16.95
Bloodaxe Books Ltd Poems of Love and Hate
Sensual, salacious and above all scandalous, the erotic verse of the Roman poet Catullus has delighted - and shocked - readers for centuries. Charting the lives and loves of a group of smart young men about Rome during the late Republic, Catullus' urbane poetry is renowned for its emotional range and psychological insight, not to mention its often startling obscenity. Josephine Balmer's new translation of the complete shorter poems highlights both the intense lyricism and scabrous wit of the original, bringing Catullus' vivid cast of characters back to life for a new audience.
£8.95
Running Press,U.S. Bob Ross: A Happy Little Meditation Journal
* MEDITATION AND MINDFULLNESS PRACTICES: Journal features Bob Ross-inspired prompts to promote calm and stress-relief; interactive elements include meditation guidance and ideas for calming artistic activities, with space to write and sketch throughout* BOB ROSS ARTWORK: Journal is beautifully designed with some of the artist's finest works appearing in spots throughout* DISTINCTIVE PACKAGE: Special die-cut cover highlights Bob Ross's famous portrait; 128-page journal features full-color design throughout, printed on woodfree paper with rounded corners* PERFECT GIFT: A unique gift for fans of Bob Ross* OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Authentic Bob Ross collectible
£11.85
Springer International Publishing AG Leading Pharmaceutical Innovation: How to Win the Life Science Race
Pharmaceutical giants have been doubling their investments in drug development, only to see new drug approvals to remain constant for the past decade. This book investigates and highlights a set of proactive strategies, aimed at generating sustainable competitive advantage for its protagonists based on value-generating business practices. We focus on three sources of pharmaceutical innovation: new management methods in the drug development pipeline, new technologies as enablers for cutting-edge R&D, and new forms of internationalisation, such as outside-in innovation in the early phases of R&D.
£58.49
Inter-Varsity Press Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary
There are few parts of Scripture over which so many battles - theological, scientific, historical, and literary - have been fought as the book of Genesis. In this classic work, Derek Kidner not only provides a verse-by-verse exegetical commentary but also lucidly handles the tough issues that Genesis raises. Focusing on the study of Genesis on its own terms, as 'a living whole', he highlights the theological themes of the nature of God, humankind, and salvation. Kidner's clear prose and theological insight will expand readers' understanding of God's character and of humanity's nature and destiny.
£17.99
Cambridge Scholars Publishing Political Philosophy in Motion *.mkv
This book approaches the visual clues acknowledged by political philosophy, interested in the relationship of the philosophy and the politics of film. It also expresses and highlights a precise way of “looking at things”, indicating a frame able to verify the domain’s themes and constructs, in order not only to offer some illustrating insights, but also to provide reflections able to re-define the relationship between film and political philosophy.It will appeal to the wider academic community, PhD students, professors, and researchers with an interest in political philosophy, postmodern philosophy, media studies and cultural studies.
£55.79
Cambridge Scholars Publishing Ninety Years of the Abruzzo National Park 1922-2012: Proceedings of the Conference held in Pescasseroli, May 18-20, 2012
On September 9th, 2012, the Abruzzo National Park – now Abruzzo, Latium and Molise National Park – celebrated its ninetieth birthday. It is – along with the Gran Paradiso National Park – the oldest protected area in Italy and one of the oldest in Europe. The colloquium held in Pescasseroli in May 2012, on which this volume is based, reconstructed the highlights of the Park’s troubled but always influential history and took stock of its connections with the other protected areas, with Italian and international environmentalism and with the Italian society at large.
£45.69
Cambridge University Press Language, Syntax, and the Natural Sciences
Language, apart from its cultural and social dimension, has a scientific side that is connected not only to the study of 'grammar' in a more or less traditional sense, but also to disciplines like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. This book explores developments in linguistic theory, looking in particular at the theory of generative grammar from the perspective of the natural sciences. It highlights the complex and dynamic nature of language, suggesting that a comprehensive and full understanding of such a species-specific property will only be achieved through interdisciplinary work.
£80.00
Collective Ink Phoenixes & Angels: Mastering the Eighth & Twelfth Astrological Houses
In Phoenixes and Angels: Mastering the Eighth and Twelfth Astrological Houses, Carmen Turner-Schott gives practical advice and tips on how to implement self-care strategies to overcome challenges and help the reader gain greater self-awareness. This book will benefit astrology students, seasoned astrologers, beginners, and those who want to learn how to counsel individuals with eighth and twelfth house planets. The eighth house is the most powerful house in astrology. It rules death, regeneration, rebirth, healing, transformation, sexuality, behind-the-scenes energy, power, and secrets. All the energy of Scorpio and Pluto brings a heightened awareness of the deep things in life from which most people hide. Eighth house people share similar life experiences. /Phoenixes and Angels/ highlights actual stories from eighth house people, which can help those interested in learning more about themselves and helping others. The twelfth house is the most spiritual and mystical house in astrology. It rules cosmic consciousness, oneness with God, compassion, service to others, psychic abilities, imagination, sleep, dreaming, addiction, secrets, and much more. All the energy of Neptune and Pisces brings a heightened awareness of the spiritual world and the divine. Twelfth house people share similar life experiences. This book highlights actual stories from twelfth house people, too, which can help those interested in learning more about themselves and helping others.
£17.99
Columbia University Press Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight
This unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations highlights the experiences of the victims, perpetrators, and anti-traffickers involved in this brutal trade. Combining statistical data with intimate accounts and interviews, journalist Stephanie Hepburn and justice scholar Rita J. Simon create a dynamic volume sure to educate and spur action. Hepburn and Simon recount the lives of victims during and after their experience with trafficking, and they follow the activities of traffickers before capture and their outcomes after sentencing. Each chapter centers on the trafficking practices and anti-trafficking measures of a single country: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Niger, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examining these nations' laws, Hepburn and Simon reveal gaps in legislation and enforcement and outline the cultural norms and biases, societal assumptions, and conflicting policies that make trafficking scenarios so pervasive and resilient. This study points out those most vulnerable in each nation and the specific cultural, economic, environmental, and geopolitical factors that contribute to each nation's trafficking issues. Furthermore, the study also highlights common phenomena that governments and international anti-traffickers should consider in their fight against this illicit trade.
£22.00
Freytag-Berndt Around Frankfurt am Main, adventure guide and map 1:150,000
Skyscrapers, castles, several nature parks and countless cultural highlights attract people to the Main region. In the heart of Germany around the Hessian financial metropolis of Frankfurt, tradition and modernity mix with beautiful nature. The adventure guide is your adventure navigation system around the Main metropolis of Frankfurt, so that you always know what you can do. It offers an overview of sights, cities and museums in the entire region between Montabaur and Bad Kreuznach in the west and Steinau an der Strasse and Stadtprozelten in the east.
£9.85
Freytag-Berndt Sauerland, adventure guide and map 1:130,000
This adventure guide is dedicated to the most important holiday region in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Sauerland. Did you know that half of the Sauerland is covered by forest? That almost three thousand mountain peaks can be hiked here and that over ten dams and lakes invite you to have fun swimming and water sports? Further highlights are marked with yellow flags in the map section and are described informatively on the back. Amusement parks in Kirchhundem and Bestwig and the stalactite cave near Attendorn are just some of the attractions.
£9.85
Murdoch Books New York Cult Recipes (mini)
International bestseller now in new gift format!Unlock the secrets and recipes of New York's cult food establishments.Learn the art of creating the perfect BLT, make the ultimate cheeseburger or, for something a little sweeter, indulge in a cinnamon roll, black-and-white cookie or famous New York cheesecake. Expat Marc Grossman highlights particular must-visit neighbourhoods, as well recipes for iconic dishes. Brimming with delicious food and gorgeous photography of the city that never sleeps, this is the ideal food-lover's guidebook for armchair - or real-life - travel.
£12.99
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Ancient Israel
On January 29, 2005, the Oriental Institute celebrated the official public opening of the Haas and Schwartz Megiddo Gallery. This occasion marked the return of some of the most extraordinary artifacts ever excavated in the southern Levant to permanent public display. The Oriental Institute's prolific history of exploration in the region is testament to a long-standing scholarly passion for discovery and the pursuit of knowledge. This volume draws from the momentum generated by the opening of the Megiddo Gallery and present a selection of highlights from the Institute's greater Israel collection.
£11.51
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Cuba-U.S. Relations: Obama and Beyond
The evolution of the relationship between Cuba and the United States is much more complicated from the Cuban perspective than it is made to appear in mainstream media and political thinking. In this book, Arnold August highlights critical views from Cuba that are generally unfamiliar to non-Cubans. August outlines and analyzes current interactions and the future perspectives between the two neighbours. Included with August s careful analysis are interviews with five of Cuba s leading intellectuals, providing readers with a unique look into today s dynamic and complex relationship between these two countries. "
£21.00
McGraw-Hill Education ISE College Physics
College Physics, Fifth Edition, presents a unique “forces first” approach to physics that builds a conceptual framework as motivation for the physical principles. That intuitive approach, combined with a consistent problem-solving strategies, stunning art, extensive end-of-chapter material, and superior digital support make Giambattista a product that addresses the needs of TODAY’s students. The 5th edition adds more applications to real-life, more problems, and highlights support for math skills needed for physics.McGraw-Hill Education's Connect and ALEKS Prep for College Physics are available as optional, add on items.
£58.99
Aurora Metro Publications 50 Women in the Blues
Women have been at the dawn of the blues since Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey were singing about hard knocks and tough love in smoky bars. This book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi Delta to the hometown of electric blues, Chicago, to becoming the vibrant global musical movement it is today. Features over 30 exclusive interviews with the amazing female musicians leading the Blues to new heights today. Includes selected highlights from Chicago blues photographer Jennifer Noble’s extensive colour collection.
£25.00
Forma Edizioni New York: On the Road Architecture Guides
New York City is a metropolis in a constant state of metamorphosis. Amidst continuous construction, the redevelopment of the existing cityscape plays a fundamental role in the evolution of the Big Apple as a place to live, work, and visit. This pocket guide to highlights of modern and contemporary architecture features 85 famous skyscrapers, cutting-edge projects with abandoned infrastructure, post-industrial buildings, and inventive low-cost housing models. Each building is accompanied by text describing its history, use, materials, and architectural profile, in addition to directions, and public accessibility.
£17.10
Cicerone Press Walking on Madeira: 60 mountain and levada routes on Madeira and Porto Santo
A guidebook to 60 day walks on the Portuguese island of Madeira and neighbouring Porto Santo. Covering mountains, coast, laurisilva cloud forest and levadas (irrigation channels), routes range from easy strolls to more strenuous mountain hikes, some calling for a good head for heights. Walks range from 4 to 27km (2–17 miles) with options to combine routes to create longer days out. Sketch maps are included for each walk Detailed information on planning, facilities and public transport Highlights include an ascent of Pico de Areeiro, Madeira’s highest peak Easy access from Funchal
£17.95
Titan Books Ltd Assassin's Creed: The Culinary Codex
Step into the Animus and prepare to be transported to the world of Assassin's Creed! With 40 recipes across ten full menus - each inspired by the times and places where the most famous Assassins lived and fought - you can relive the highlights of the Italian Renaissance, the French Revolution and even Victorian London. Follow Altair, Ezio, Arno, Evie, Jacob and all the Assassins of the Brotherhood while enjoying their most celebrated dishes: Masyaf Moutabel, Davenport Homestead Soup, Boston Apple Pie, Colonial Coleslaw, Meringues Mirabeau, Rooks' Bread Pudding and many more.
£20.69
Bristol University Press The Harms of Work: An Ultra-Realist Account of the Service Economy
This is the first book to discuss workplace harm through an ultra-realist lens and examines the connection between individuals, their working conditions and management culture. It investigates the reorganisation of labour markets and the shift from security to flexibility, a central function of consumer capitalism and highlights working conditions and organisational practices which employees experience as normal and routine but within which multiple harms occur. Reconnecting ideology and political economy with workplace studies, it uses examples of legal and illegal activity to demonstrate the multiple harms within the service economy.
£28.99
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Legends of the NBA
Legends of the NBA features illustrated profiles of 28 retired basketball greats, including pioneers of the game such as Earl Lloyd and Bill Russell, Dream Team players like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, and more recent all-stars, such as Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. Young readers will learn about where each of these stars grew up, how he made it to the top, and what makes his playing style unique. Filled with career highlights, key stats, and action-packed photos, this book will wow both the basketball novice and the passionate fan.
£10.99
Royal Society of Chemistry The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Future: Virology, Epidemiology, Translational Toxicology and Therapeutics, Volume 2
This second volume chronicles the later stages of the outbreak of SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) and delineates the role of several disciplines in therapeutic and control measures highliting the response from specific coutries of note and efforts to repurpose and produce new therapeutics and vaccines. By addressing considerations of efficacy and safety of drugs and chemicals used to combat COVID-19, virtually in real-time, this book documents and highlights the advances in science and place the toxicology, pharmaceutical science, public health and medical community in a better position to advise in future epidemics.
£99.99
Emerald Publishing Limited Role of Leaders in Managing Higher Education
Role of Leaders in Managing Higher Education highlights the importance of leaders in educational institutions. Showcasing a richly diverse authorship, the collection discusses the autonomy of faculty members based on bonds created through ethics, the style of leadership, and the concept of democracy and social justice. Emphasizing that higher educational institutions need to look beyond regular extrinsic motivators to ensure employee engagement to mentor students effectively, the chapters also explore the concept of the glass ceiling and regressive cultures that poses impediments to women as leaders in universities and other educational institutions.
£73.99
Oxford University Press Hero Academy Non-fiction: Oxford Reading Level 10, Book Band White: Zara the Youth Worker
Zara the Youth Worker highlights the important role youth workers have in the lives of many young people. Zara provides assistance to children and teenagers as well as organizing interesting and fun things for them to do. Youth workers help to improve the lives of young people in many ways. Zara the Youth Worker is in White Book Band, Oxford Reading Level 10. Project X Hero Academy Non-fiction is an inspirational series of books which broadens children's subject knowledge, while consolidating their phonics learning and improving their reading fluency.
£9.05
Transcript Verlag Climate Change Adaptation in South Korea – Environmental Politics in the Agricultural Sector
Climate change will impact ecosystems and production processes. Thus, adaptation to climate change has become a prevalent concept in environmental politics worldwide. In South Korea, climate change is expected to be above the global average. As response, the South Korean government has initiated climate change adaptation in diverse sectors. In this book, the entire process, from formulation and development, implementation and reaction of involved people is examined in a particular sector, agriculture. Theoretically framed as an Actor-Network, this study highlights current developments of South Korean politics, the tensions of urban-periphery development, and the status of agriculture.
£44.99
Royal Society of Chemistry Photochemistry: Volume 46
Providing critical reviews of recent advances in photochemistry, including computational and organic aspects, the latest volume in the series reflects the current interests in this area. It includes a series of highlights on photorelease processes (via two-photon excitation and Norrish type II reactions), the design of light-activated tissue bonding, photoresponsive molecular devices targeting nucleic acids, ECL based biosensing techniques, photochemical bond activation at metal centres, photoredox catalysis via aromatic hydrocarbons, photoinduced multicomponent reactions and asymmetric catalysis via triplet-state. This is essential reading for anyone wanting to keep up to date with the literature on photochemistry and its applications.
£346.03
Goose Lane Editions Everyone at This Party
On CBC Books' list of 29 works of Canadian poetry to watch for in spring 2020In Tanja Bartel’s riveting poetry debut, the bucolic Vancouver suburbs clash with the interpersonal. The reader dips into the lives of individuals whose day-to-day is anything but peaceful, altered by luck and choice, fear and failure. In poems that light upon themes such as regret, guilt, and human empathy, Bartel highlights the arbitrary nature of life and the demons that persist within.Unsentimental and blunt, but ultimately forgiving, Everyone at This Party scans the suburbs and tries to make sense of our private selves.
£15.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Environmental Health in Malaysia
Malaysia's political stability and economic prosperity have contributed towards its growing population comprising of residents and an influx of laborers from other countries including Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Malaysia now hosts a population of 32 million from which an estimated 3 million are migrants that support the agricultural and electronic sectors. This book highlights the current health related issues in Malaysia including those zoonotic diseases and non-communicable diseases that are unique and common to tropical countries. Other environmental factors that have positive and negative impacts on health such as medical constituents from local plants are also discussed.
£183.59