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John Napier (1550-1617) is celebrated today as the man who invented logarithms--an enormous intellectual achievement that would soon lead to the development of their mechanical equivalent in the slide rule: the two would serve humanity as the principal means of calculation until the mid-1970s. Yet, despite Napier's pioneering efforts, his life and work have not attracted detailed modern scrutiny. John Napier is the first contemporary biography to take an in-depth look at the multiple facets of Napier's story: his privileged position as the eighth Laird of Merchiston and the son of influential Scottish landowners; his reputation as a magician who dabbled in alchemy; his interest in agriculture; his involvement with a notorious outlaw; his staunch anti-Catholic beliefs; his interactions with such peers as Henry Briggs, Johannes Kepler, and Tycho Brahe; and, most notably, his estimable mathematical legacy. Julian Havil explores Napier's original development of logarithms, the motivations for his approach, and the reasons behind certain adjustments to them. Napier's inventive mathematical ideas also include formulas for solving spherical triangles, "Napier's Bones" (a more basic but extremely popular alternative device for calculation), and the use of decimal notation for fractions and binary arithmetic. Havil also considers Napier's study of the Book of Revelation, which led to his prediction of the Apocalypse in his first book, A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John--the work for which Napier believed he would be most remembered. John Napier assesses one man's life and the lasting influence of his advancements on the mathematical sciences and beyond.

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In "The Coming Famine", Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century - that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge - combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth. Writing in brisk, accessible prose, Cribb explains how the food system interacts with the environment and with armed conflict, poverty, and other societal factors. He shows how high food prices and regional shortages are already sending shockwaves into the international community. But, far from outlining a doomsday scenario, "The Coming Famine" offers a strong and positive call to action, exploring the greatest issue of our age and providing practical suggestions for addressing each of the major challenges it raises.

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A comprehensive and practical guide to ethnographic research, this book guides you through the process, starting with the fundamentals of choosing and proposing a topic and selecting a research design. It describes methods of data collection (taking notes, participant observation, interviewing, identifying themes and issues, creating ethnographic maps and tables and charts, and referring to secondary sources) and analyzing and writing ethnography (sorting and coding data, answering questions, choosing a presentation style, and assembling the ethnography). Although content is focused on producing written ethnography, many of the principles and methods discussed here also apply to other forms of ethnographic presentation, including ethnographic film. Designed to give basic hands-on experience in the overall ethnography research process, Ethnography Essentials covers a wealth of topics, enabling anyone new to ethnography research to successfully explore the excitement and challenges of field research.

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Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for History, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the American Library in Paris Award, the Franco-British Society Literary Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique du TouquetA SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly ... awesome reading ... an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesIn six weeks in the early summer of 1940, France was over-run by German troops and quickly surrendered. The French government of Marshal Pétain sued for peace and signed an armistice. One little-known junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. 'Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished.' At that moment, Charles de Gaulle entered into history.For the rest of the war, de Gaulle frequently bit the hand that fed him. He insisted on being treated as the true embodiment of France, and quarrelled violently with Churchill and Roosevelt. He was prickly, stubborn, aloof and self-contained. But through sheer force of personality and bloody-mindedness he managed to have France recognised as one of the victorious Allies, occupying its own zone in defeated Germany. For ten years after 1958 he was President of France's Fifth Republic, which he created and which endures to this day. His pursuit of 'a certain idea of France' challenged American hegemony, took France out of NATO and twice vetoed British entry into the European Community. His controversial decolonization of Algeria brought France to the brink of civil war and provoked several assassination attempts.Julian Jackson's magnificent biography reveals this the life of this titanic figure as never before. It draws on a vast range of published and unpublished memoirs and documents - including the recently opened de Gaulle archives - to show how de Gaulle achieved so much during the War when his resources were so astonishingly few, and how, as President, he put a medium-rank power at the centre of world affairs. No previous biography has depicted his paradoxes so vividly. Much of French politics since his death has been about his legacy, and he remains by far the greatest French leader since Napoleon.

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In 1978 Julian Richer, then aged just nineteen, opened his first shop near London Bridge. For over twenty years this shop has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the highest sales per square foot of any retail outlet in the world, and the company as a whole, with its fifty-three stores nationwide and huge online presence, has become Britain’s favourite retailer of TV and hi-fi equipment. What lies behind this extraordinary success?For Julian, the answer is simple: throughout his career he has focussed relentlessly on putting people – both staff and customers – right at the centre of his business. And in The Richer Way, he offers a supremely practical guide to how others can follow suit. He explains how to motivate employees and measure their progress. He establishes how to balance company discipline with individual autonomy. He explores what ‘customer service’ should really involve. Above all, he points the way to creating an open, friendly and flexible culture that will not only attract the best people but also offer the greatest chance of business success. Packed with straightforward, common-sense advice, The Richer Way will prove essential reading for all organisations, whatever their nature and size.

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Investigative journalist, Dan Morris, was a man on a mission. He had already disrupted the illegal drugs trade in Bristol and was now determined to uncover a County Lines gang operating in South Devon. He believed huge amounts of cocaine and other drugs were flooding into Devon by land, sea and air. They were being traded in villages, towns and cities across the county. The police also knew that a drugs warehouse was located somewhere in their area, but where? Detective Inspector Richard King and his team were busy trying to solve the mystery of a body washed up on Hope Cove beach; at the same time they were alerted to intimidation in the form of arson and criminal damage over a multi-million pound planning application. However, their priorities change when the journalist’s car is rammed over a cliff. King and his team must now try to stop the rise in drug trading and associated crimes. As a detective, the hugely experienced inspector knew that suspects were not always what they seemed and his task was to uncover their deception. He was aware that the lives of some criminals and even his police colleagues were at risk as they closed in on the leader of the drug cartel. Sadly, he was to be proved right.

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How did we find ourselves in a "post-truth" world of "alternative facts"? And can we get out of it? A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood. It identifies ten types of supposed truth and explains how easily each can become the midwife of falsehood. There is no species of truth that we can rely on unquestioningly, but that does not mean the truth can never be established. Attaining truth is an achievement we need to work for, and each chapter will end up with a truth we can have some confidence in.This history builds into a comprehensive and clear explanation of why truth is now so disputed by exploring 10 kinds of truth:1. Eternal truths.2. Authoritative truths.3. Esoteric truths.4. Reasoned truths.5. Evidence-based truths.6. Creative truths.7. Relative truths. 8. Powerful truths9. Moral truths.10. Holistic truths. Baggini provides us with all we need to restore faith in the value and possibility of truth as a social enterprise. Truth-seekers need to be sceptical not cynical, autonomous not atomistic, provisional not dogmatic, open not empty, demanding not unreasonable.

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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn’t know anything about that at nineteen. At nineteen, he’s proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention.As he grows older, the demands placed on Paul by love become far greater than he could possibly have foreseen.Tender and wise, The Only Story is a deeply moving novel by one of Britain's greatest mappers of the human heart.

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"A deeply thoughtful, gripping and scrupulous book told in Sayarer's trademark style from the saddle and the roadside" CAROLINE EDENBy a winner of the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel Writing"The best travelogues should make you question your preconceptions of a place and force you to engage with what the author is saying. Türkiye succeeds on both fronts" Cycle Magazine"We need writers who will go all the way for a story, and tell it with fire. Sayarer is a marvellous example" HORATIO CLAREOn the eve of its centenary year and elections that will shape the coming generations, Julian Emre Sayarer sets out to cycle across Türkiye, from the Aegean coast to the Armenian border.Meeting Turkish farmers and workers, Syrian refugees and Russians avoiding conscription, the journey brings to life a living, breathing, cultural tapestry of the place where Asia, Africa and Europe converge. The result is a love letter to a country and its neighbours - one that offers a clear-eyed view of Türkiye and its place in a changing world. Yet the route is also marked by tragedy, as Sayarer cycles along a major fault line just months before one of the most devastating earthquakes in the region's modern history.Always engaged with the big historical and political questions that inform so much of his writing, Sayarer uses his bicycle and the roadside encounters it allows to bring everything back to the human level. At the end of his journey we are left with a deeper understanding of the country, as well as the essential and universal nature of political power, both in Türkiye and closer to home."A persuasive corrective to western views of a place he loves" Guardian

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Migrant architects of the NHS draws on forty-five oral history interviews and extensive archival research to offer a radical reappraisal of how the National Health Service was made. It tells the story of migrant South Asian doctors who became general practitioners in the NHS. Imperial legacies, professional discrimination and an exodus of UK-trained doctors combined to direct these doctors towards work as GPs in some of the most deprived parts of the UK. In some areas, they made up over half of the general practitioner workforce. The NHS was structurally dependent on them and they shaped British society and medicine through their agency. Aimed at students and academics with interests in the history of immigration, immigration studies, the history of medicine, South Asian studies and oral history. It will also be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about how Empire and migration have contributed to making Britain what it is today.

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FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTON ABBEY and THE GILDED AGE'A modern classic that will fill any Downton-shaped hole' Daily Express It is the evening of 15 June 1815, and the Duchess of Richmond has thrown a magnificent ball in Brussels for the Duke of Wellington. The guests include James and Anne Trenchard - who have made their money in trade - along with their beautiful daughter Sophia.When the Trenchards move into the fashionable new area of Belgravia some twenty-five years later, they are surrounded by some of London society's most influential families. But something happened that night of the ball, so long ago, that threatens their new status. Because behind Belgravia's magnificent doors is a world of secrets, gossip and intrigue. 'Stunning' Mail on Sunday'Written with brio, the novel races along with all the page-turning suspense of a thriller' Woman & Home'A jolly romp about Fellowes's favourite subject, class' Sunday Times'Immersive and intriguing' Stylist

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The true story behind the 2023 ITV series, STONEHOUSE, starring Matthew Macfayden and Keeley Hawes. 'An extraordinary life . . . a vivid account' Telegraph 'Completely absorbing' CAROL ANN LEE, author of The Murders at White House Farm and A Passion For Poison 'I literally consumed the book in just a few hungry sittings . . . most definitely a must read' DR SALEYHA AHSAN, filmmaker and journalist, Cambridge In November 1974, British MP and former cabinet minister John Stonehouse walked into the sea off a beach in Miami and disappeared, seemingly drowned. Then he was found - on the other side of the world, in Australia - and his extraordinary story began to come to light: a Labour cabinet minister and a devoted family man; also in a long-term affair with his secretary, and a spy for the Czech State Security agency, who had committed fraud and attempted to fake his own death to escape catastrophic business failures. Was it a mental breakdown as he later claimed? Or were there more sinister reasons for his dramatic disappearance? This is the definitive biography of Stonehouse, written by Julian Hayes, who, as the son of Stonehouse's nephew and lawyer, Michael Hayes, is uniquely placed to tell the story of this charismatic but deeply flawed politician.

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'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily ExpressAn Admiralty summons to England cuts short Thomas Kydd's service in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. While the crew of L'Aurore can look forward to liberty and prize money, a shadow hangs over their captain: the impending court martial of his one-time commander, Commodore Popham, who led a doomed attack on South America.Following Nelson's death two years earlier, England is in desperate need of heroes and Kydd's Caribbean exploits are the talk of London. Feted by the king and a grateful country, Kydd is soon on detachment in a new and dangerous sphere of interest: the Dardanelles, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea and providing a route to India. The French have long coveted this route, knowing that it could be the key to toppling the British Empire in India. When they successfully whip up such strong anti-English sentiment that the British ambassador to Constantinople has to flee to L'Aurore, a deadly stand-off ensues.Meanwhile Kydd's closest friend, Nicholas Renzi, has assumed a new role that he can never make public. Sent under alias on a mission to Constantinople, Renzi must engineer a coup that will turn the tables on the French. But when he's taken prisoner, only Kydd's superb seamanship and sheer bravado can save the day.*****************What readers are saying about PASHA'The best Kydd yet' - 5 stars'This is Stockwin's best' - 5 stars'A seafaring tale at its very best' - 5 stars'A wonderful yarn!' - 5 stars'Another brilliant book in the Thomas Kydd series' - 5 stars

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'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily ExpressThrilled at his first command, a little brig sloop called Teazer, Thomas Kydd must race to bring his ship to battle readiness - he is desperately needed to defend Malta against Barbary corsairs, ferocious privateers and the French who are frantically trying to rescue the remnants of their army in the Levant.But his jubilation does not last long - peace is suddenly declared and Kydd is left ashore on half pay.A rare chance gives him the opportunity to once again go to sea. He sets sail as captain of a convict transport for the penal colony in New South Wales - and challenges that will test both his seamanship and humanity to the limit.******************What readers are saying about COMMAND'Well done Julian for what is becoming a real tour de force' - 5 stars'Julian Stockwin has a superb way of writing bringing the way of life aboard ship to the reader' - 5 stars'Another really excellent sea yarn from Julian Stockwin' - 5 stars'Excellent in all respects' - 5 stars'Another great book written by the master of suspense' - 5 stars

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'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - GuardianIt is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master's mate on Achilles, a 64-gun ship-of-the-line, on his way back from the Caribbean. After a dangerous rescue mission to Venice Kydd sails for England, but his joy at returning home after many years' absence is soon forgotten when he finds himself at the centre of one of the most extraordinary events in English history - the Mutiny at the Nore.Ten thousand men, one thousand guns and scores of ships hold the country to ransom: the government is near collapse; the economy on the brink of ruin.And Kydd is faced with a terrible choice. Abandon his friends and shipmates? Or join the rebellion and put his career - and even his life - on the line?******************What readers are saying about MUTINY'Another rip-roaring, compelling story' - 5 stars'I love this series' - 5 stars'Even better than the other sailing ship era books' - 5 stars'On the edge of your seat right to the end' - 5 stars'Excellent, thank you' - 5 stars

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'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - GuardianThomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang to be a part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Royal William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all the danger of tempest and battle he goes through, he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor.Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its very best, rich with action with exceptional characters and a page-turning narrative.*********************What readers are saying about KYDD'A cracking good read' - 5 stars'A first-class job' - 5 stars'A terrific book' - 5 stars'Excellent and very accurate' - 5 stars'I could not put it down' - 5 stars

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'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - GuardianThomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797. Now, he must sit an examination to confirm his rank - or face an inglorious return before the mast.But this is only the first of many obstacles for a man who was pressed into the King's Service and discovered a calling for the sea. Kydd is from humble origins, yet he attains the lofty heights of the quarterdeck as an officer in His Majesty's Navy. If he is to avoid spending the rest of his career as a tarpaulin officer, he must also become a gentleman.Kydd and his enigmatic friend Nicholas Renzi set sail in HMS Tenacious for the North American station. Aboard the old 64-gun ship, Kydd comes to doubt he will ever match up to the high-born gentlemen officers.********************What readers are saying about QUARTERDECK'Superb writing, superb characterisation' - 5 stars'Excellent reading' - 5 stars'Without question the best series I have read in years' - 5 stars'This book is of the highest standard' - 5 stars'A splendid story' - 5 stars

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Lose yourself in the beauty of nature this winter...A ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020For readers of George Monbiot, Isabella Tree and Robert Macfarlane - an urgent and lyrical account of endangered places around the globe and the people fighting to save them.'Powerful, timely, beautifully written and wonderfully hopeful' Rob Cowen, author of Common GroundAll across the world, irreplaceable habitats are under threat. Unique ecosystems of plants and animals are being destroyed by human intervention. From the tiny to the vast, from marshland to meadow, and from Kent to Glasgow to India to America, they are disappearing.Irreplaceable is a love letter to the haunting beauty of these landscapes and their wild species. Exploring coral reefs and remote mountains, tropical jungle, ancient woodland and urban allotments, it traces the stories of threatened places through local communities, grassroots campaigners, ecologists and academics.Julian Hoffman's rigorous, impassioned account is a timely reminder of the vital connections between humans and nature - and all that we stand to lose. It is a powerful call to arms in the face of unconscionable natural destruction.*****'A terrific book, prescient, serious and urgent' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun'Unforgettable. At a time when the Earth often seems broken beyond repair, this courageous and hopeful book offers life-changing encounters with the more-than-human world' Nancy Campbell, author of The Library of Ice'Wonderful, tender and subtle, beautifully written and filled with a calm authority' Adam Nicolson, author of The Seabird's Cry*Highly Commended Finalist for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation 2020*

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Prepare for Microsoft Exam AI-900 and help demonstrate your real-world knowledge of diverse machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, and how they can be implemented with Azure AI. Designed for business stakeholders, new and existing IT professionals, consultants, and students, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: • Describe AI workloads and considerations • Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure • Describe features of computer vision workloads on Azure • Describe features of Natural Language Processing (NLP) workloads on Azure • Describe features of conversational AI workloads on Azure This Microsoft Exam Ref: • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you • Assumes you are a business user, stakeholder, technical professional, or student who wants to become familiar with Azure AI; requires no data science or software engineering experience. About the Exam Exam AI-900 focuses on knowledge needed to identify features of common AI workloads and guiding principles for responsible AI; identify common ML types; describe core ML concepts; identify core tasks in creating an ML solution; describe capabilities of no-code ML with Azure Machine Learning Studio; identify common types of computer vision solutions; identify Azure tools and services for computer vision tasks; identify features of common NLP workload scenarios; identify Azure tools and services for NLP workloads; and identify common use cases and Azure services for conversational Al. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals certification, demonstrating your knowledge of common ML and AI workloads and how to implement them on Azure. With this certification, you can move on to earn more advanced role-based certifications, including Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or Azure Data Scientist Associate. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

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In these seventeen essays (and one short story) the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner examines British, French and American writers who have meant most to him, as well as the cross-currents and overlappings of their different cultures. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, from Kipling's view of France to the French view of Kipling, from the many translations of Madame Bovary to the fabulations of Ford Madox Ford, from the National Treasure Status of George Orwell to the despair of Michel Houellebecq, Julian Barnes considers what fiction is, and what it can do. As he writes in his preface, 'Novels tell us the most truth about life: what it is, how we live it, what it might be for, how we enjoy and value it, and how we lose it.'When his Letters from London came out in 1995, the Financial Times called him 'our best essayist'. This wise and deft collection confirms that judgment.

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Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020. We follow her bruising experience in marriage, her probing of male truths, her adventures in motherhood and in China and we cannot fail to be moved by the questions she asks of life and the often unsatisfactory answers it provides.

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Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011Graham Hendrick, an historian, has left his wife Barbara for the vivacious Ann, and is more than pleased with his new life. Until, that is, the day he discovers Ann's celluloid past as a mediocre film actress. Soon Graham is pouncing on old clues, examining her books for inscriptions from past lovers, frequenting cinemas and poring over the bad movies she appeared in. It's not that he blames Anne for having a past before they met, but history has always mattered to him...

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'Balkan Glory is an epic chapter in the splendid Kydd canon, weaving knotty political gambits with stirring naval actions, expressively re-creating the often harsh reality Jack Tars witnessed within their wooden walls during the Napoleonic Wars' - Quarterdeck1811. The Adriatic, the 'French Lake', is now the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd finds his glorious return to England cut short when the Admiralty summons him to lead a squadron of frigates into these waters to cause havoc and distress to the enemy. Kydd is dubbed 'The Sea Devil' by Bonaparte who personally appoints one of his favourites, Dubourdieu, along with a fleet that greatly outweighs the British, to rid him of this menace.At the same time, Nicholas Renzi is sent to Austria on a secret mission to sound out the devious arch-statesman, Count Metternich. His meeting reveals a deadly plan by Bonaparte that threatens the whole balance of power in Europe. The only thing that can stop it is a decisive move at sea and for this he must somehow cross the Alps to the Adriatic to contact Kydd directly.A climactic sea battle where the stakes could not be higher is inevitable. Kydd faces Dubourdieu with impossible odds stacked against him. Can he shatter Bonaparte's dreams of breaking out of Europe and marching to the gates of India and Asia?*************************************Readers LOVE Balkan Glory'I can say without a doubt Balkan Glory is Stockwin's best of the series. All these elements make it so. It's great, involving reading (I was surprised when I reached The End!). It's what makes for great historical fiction''By far the best of the Kydd series. Can the next one possibly be as riveting?''One of my must have books each year'

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'Lees' strikingly descriptive writing transports you directly to the streets of Jakarta... this will make you want to book a flight right now' IndependentA killer hides in plain sight on the crowded streets of Jakarta . . . When a woman's scorched remains are discovered in her burnt-out car, Ruud Pujasumarta and his team are brought in to investigate what appears to be a routine homicide. But when another woman's charred body is found a few days later, Ruud also finds a banner unfurled by the corpse's feet. A verse from the Quran is scribbled across it, calling for unbelievers to be burned. Suspicions that the team have a religiously-motivated serial killer on their hands seem to be confirmed when a third body turns up with the same MO.But who is responsible? Is it the Australian diplomat who was obsessed with the first victim? The imam who preaches Sharia law? Or the military general taking backhanders and living a life of luxury in Jakarta? Despite the many possible suspects, Ruud is suspicious that the killer may actually be someone much closer to home, someone he has trusted for many years. What unravels next is a terrifying chain of events . . . And what Ruud discovers puts his life, and the lives of those around him, in danger.Praise for Julian Lees'Lee's striking descriptive writing transports you directly to the streets of Jakarta' Irish Independent'A darkly compelling tale of family secrets, lies and murder' Crime Review

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A primera vista, la Bolsa da la impresión de ser un mundo muy complicado, casi misterioso. Pero la realidad es mucho más sencilla. No hay que dejarse llevar por los titulares de la prensa económica o por las películas de Wall Street. La Bolsa, como tal mercado, funciona igual que otros. Es un lugar de encuentro entre los que quieren vender y comprar acciones. Por tanto, hay una oferta y una demanda, cuyo juego fija el precio de las acciones de las compañías que cotizan en Bolsa en cada momento.A lo largo de este libro el autor trata de presentar de una forma sencilla el mundo de la Bolsa. Cada capítulo introduce un aspecto del mercado bursátil. Comenzando por una breve explicación de los principales conceptos, se pasa a profundizar en los procesos de salida a Bolsa y el que hay que seguir para invertir. A continuación el autor repasa los principales métodos que los profesionales emplean para calcular el precio de las acciones y alguno de los factores que explican sus variaciones. Poste

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100 lessons 600 pp 4 CD audio and download code. This method offers you to discover the Portuguese spoken in Brazil in its lexical (words of Tupi or African origin), phonetic and grammatical particularities. Through 100 varied lessons, we provide you with the vocabulary and grammar necessary to express yourself with ease and naturalness in most everyday situations. The fascinating cultural notes will help you appreciate a country with a thousand facets and help you understand what makes the language so unique. The recordings include all the Brazilian text from the lessons and translation exercises in the book. They are interpreted at a progressive pace by professional native speakers.

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Este libro sale a la luz con voluntad de recordar y homenajear al que fue el primer impulsor de las investigaciones antropológicas del siglo XX en España, el profesor Julian Pitt-Rivers que, en agosto de 2011, hizo una decena de años que nos dejó. La presente obra contiene una selección de artículos de diferentes especialistas, de alguna manera vinculados al profesor Pitt-Rivers, que estamos seguros que aportarán nuevos argumentos y reafirmarán algunas ideas. Ideas, primero, a favor de la libertad de correr toros en su acepción más general y, por consiguiente, contrarias a cualquier tipo de prohibición. Y segundo, el libro quiere ser una reflexión en profundidad sobre la dimensión sacrificial de la fiesta de los toros. Patricia Martínez de Vicente (coord.) JULIAN PITT-RIVERS, catedrático de Antropología Social del London School of Economics y de la Sorbone en París. PEDRO ROMERO DE SOLÍS, exprofesor del Departamento de Sociología de la Universidad de Sevilla. FRÉDÉRIC SAUMADE, catedrát

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The Socotra archipelago lies approximately 135 nautical miles (Nm) northeast of Cape Guardafui, Somalia and 205Nm south of Rās Fartaq, Yemen. The archipelago is made up of four main islands, Socotra, cAbd al-Kūri, Samḥa and Darsa, of which Socotra is the largest and most densely populated. The population of Socotra is divided between the interior pastoralists and the coastal fishermen and traders. While scholarly studies concerning the interior population abound, the fishermen of Socotra have received comparatively less attention and little about them or their traditions is known. This research seeks to address this balance by analysing the Socotri maritime traditions and addressing the question as to how social, environmental and technological influences have shaped the maritime traditions of the fishermen of Socotra. The primary data forming the basis of this book is author’s ethnographic fieldwork carried out on the islands of Socotra and Samḥa between 2009 and 2010. This data is incorporated within a transdisciplinary framework that looks at some of the essential factors of historical, archaeological and environmental evidence to gain a holistic insight into the spatial and temporal factors affecting the maritime traditions of the fishermen.

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MoMA Julian Opie Connecting Notebook Set from Galison features the work of renowned artist Julian Opie, in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art. The set includes 2 notebooks, one die-cut image of Opie’s Tree with grid pages and an A5 size notebook featuring colorful cars. The set includes 3 double-stick adhesive dots to keep the notebooks together. - Set of 2 Notebooks Tree: 48 Grid Pages, 5 x 7.5”, 127 x 191 mm A5: 64 Lined Pages, 6 x 8”, 152 x 203 mm - Includes 3 double-stick adhesive dots to connect notebooks - Saddle Stitch Binding - Shrink wrapped with sticker explaining features

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Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, The Times End of the Line chronologically traces the history of more than 400 long forgotten railway lines, region by region, from their opening to closure and a few cases to reopening.

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Hoy día, las Bellas Artes han desbordado su nombre, la belleza dejó de ser su finalidad y la noción clásico-romántica de arte apenas puede contener la inquietud de lo que se produce dentro de sus géneros tradicionales. Sin embargo, los nombres vuelven en círculos viciosos que, al tiempo que no permiten la salida de los conceptos que nombran, se ven incapaces de contenerlos. Original, copia, visible, invisible, presente, ausente, etc., un arsenal de conceptos con los que hemos ido trabando el modo de entendernos y de entender el mundo, muestran su inestabilidad y su ineficacia para dar alcance a lo que nos ocurre.

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Mirar, abrir bien los ojos y sostener la miradasobre lo que se presenta, sobre lo que se manifiesta.Tal vez este sea el gesto que ha mantenidoen vilo a la filosofía durante dos mil quinientosaños.El libro trata de otro mirar, o tal vez sea del mismomirar filosófico y haya que cambiar entoncesalgunos puntos de vista. Este libro trata de unamanera especial de mirar, convencidos de quehay una mirada que mira más allá de lo que se ve.Cuál sería el estatuto de esa mirada que no miralo que hay, sino lo que habrá? O, dicho de otramanera, cuál sería el estatuto de una mirada quemira lo que aún no está presente?A dar respuesta a estas cuestiones y a mucho másdedica su esfuerzo la filósofa Ana María Leyra; aesto y a ayudar a otros a ver, a mirar con muchosojos y conciencias, como escribía Nietzsche, tantasveces comentado por la profesora.

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Éste es un libro imperdonablemente antiguo. Versa sobre el tratamiento escasamente novedoso que un veterano (Fredric Jameson, Cleveland, 1934) hace de una idea muy arcaica (la dialéctica, Atenas, siglo IV a.C.). Todo, pues, muy demodé. Al calor bullicioso de la post-teoría, se nos invita hoy a regresarnos a las cosas mismas (a los cuerpos, los lugares, los afectos, los traumas, las memorias) en un alarde de fenomenología y positivismo impúdicamente ceñido a las exigencias ideológicas del poder, cada vez más local, que subvenciona la investigación. Evocar, en este contexto, la pasión dialéctica de Fredric Jameson supone conjurar un lejano horizonte de reflexión especulativa donde confluyen, bajo el estrabismo divergente y totalizador de Sartre, la dialéctica negativa de la teoría crítica (Adorno) y la compulsión diferencial de cierta teoría fuerte (Derrida, Deleuze). La dialéctica nos recuerda que entre las palabras y las cosas se extiende la fantasía conjetural de los conceptos. Una fa

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Acaso los famosos son intocables Conforman una casta que vive en una burbuja al margen de los problemas mundanos que nos acogotan al resto Julián Contreras Ordóñez ha pasado toda su vida a caballo entre el universo del papel cuché y la realidad del resto de los humanos. A ojos de muchas personas, se trata de alguien que jamás ha conocido el esfuerzo del trabajo, padecido sufrimiento alguno ni dificultades y que tuvo la suerte de pertenecer a una de las familias más relevantes de nuestro país. Sin embargo, la fragilidad de los personajes públicos se encuentra a la vuelta de la esquina y cuando aparece puede ser demoledora. Este libro es una buena prueba de ello. Julián se desnuda espiritualmente en unas páginas llenas de crudeza y de asfixia emocional, hasta el punto de confesar haber pensado en el suicidio. Arruinado, desplazado, señalado, adicto a los medicamentos y sin salida: así se vio nuestro protagonista, mientras que a ojos de la inmensa mayoría de españoles no era más que un ma

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En un mundo en constante evolución;es indispensable disponer de sistemas;automatizados que integren las últimas;tecnologías para la industria y sus procesos.;Este libro desarrolla los contenidos del módulo profesional de Automatismos Industriales, del Ciclo Formativo de grado medio en Instalaciones Eléctricas y Automáticas, perteneciente a la familia profesional de Electricidad y Electrónica.;Esta nueva edición de Automatismos industriales se fundamenta en la ampliación y la actualización de su antecesora, incluyendo más ejemplos de procesos, esquemas de instalaciones y ejercicios prácticos en lógica cableada, lógica digital programada y circuitos neumáticos.;Los contenidos se presentan de una forma clara y atractiva, con un lenguaje didáctico y asequible, sin perder por ello el rigor técnico. Se han estructurado en 13 unidades que combinan la teoría con multitud de ejemplos, esquemas, planos, diagramas, documentación técnica de aplicación real, simbología normalizada y muestras de ins

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A fascinating introduction to a variety of Native American projects and history!Learn everything there is to know about Indian crafts and lore. Julian Harris Salomon takes you on a breathtaking journey of Native American customs and traditions. Originally published in 1928, this book is filled with dozens of illustrations portraying Indian art that will help you learn about traditional creations and customs. See why camp directors and leaders of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts look to Indian lore to enrich their programs in handicrafts, ceremonial studies, and geography. Some of the many projects featured include: Crafting eagle-feather bonnets Building campfires Making bow and arrows Constructing tipis and wigwamsAdults and children alike will learn about the history behind each and every project. Why are dance ceremonies an integral part of Native American culture? Why did the Indians prefer using a bow and arrows for survival in an age when muskets were the norm? Explore the numerous methods and instructions for an assortment of games and sports, such as lacrosse, football race, and toss and catch. These particular games and dances weren’t just for entertainment; they were also performed to avert disaster, heal the sick, and summon rain.The Book of Indian Crafts and Indian Lore isn’t just an instructional piece, but an anthropologist’s companion. It is a book of wonder containing valuable research and information you won’t find anyplace else.

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Viruses have limited genome-coding capacities and must therefore rely on their host cells to facilitate every step of the infection cycle from the replication of their genomes, transcription and translation of mRNAs to virus assembly. Aimed at virologists and cell biologists Viruses and the Nucleus provides a comprehensive and cohesive overview of this fascinating and fast moving field. It compares and contrasts the ways in which DNA viruses, retroviruses and RNA viruses interact with the host cell nucleus to bring about replication and how they subvert the host cell function to proliferate and survive. Written by a team of leading experts in the field, this multi-authored text begins with an introduction to the key nuclear process that effect virus biology including cell cycle, transcription, splicing and protein trafficking. It then goes on to explore the advances that have been made in understanding the ways in which specific viruses interact with nuclear sub-structures such as the nucleolus and ND10s, and the implications this interrelationship has for the cell cycle as a whole. Key Features Comprehensive cross disciplinary coverage of the interrelationship between cell biology and virology. Written by leading experts, this authorative book provides an up to date overview of this highly active field. Covers the latest research areas including virus interactions with sub-nuclear structures, virus protein trafficking into and out of the nucleus and subversion of host-cell function through specific nuclear interactions. Viruses and the Nucleus is an invaluable resource for students of virology, microbiology and cell biology as well as for those who work within the industry.

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