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Forma Edizioni Carla Accardi Dadamaino: Between signs and transparency
This catalogue for a show at the Tornabuoni Gallery in Paris pays homage to two outstanding Italian women artists of the second half of the 20th century, Carla Accardi Dadamaino (Eduarda Emilia Maino). Both embraced avant-garde art and theory while remaining free of dogmatism, and explored the characteristics and possibilities of painting and signs while forging their own distinct paths. They shared a strong belief in social and political involvement, and left an enduring mark on the history of art. In this book, their creative journey is beautifully illustrated with a vast selection of works and through contextual critical analyses. Text in English and French.
£40.50
Aarhus University Press Emotions in Research & Practice
£26.96
Motilal Banarsidass, Pandit N.R.Bhatt Felicitation Volume
£39.99
van Haren Publishing ITIL Service Management Based on ITIL
£39.19
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India's Energy: Essays on Sustainable Development
£26.99
ISTE Editions Ltd La territorialité: un concept-clé pour contextualiser l'éducation
£56.58
Hermes Science Publishing Ltd Électronique fondamentale 3: Signaux et systèmes à temps discret et à niveaux quantifiés
£64.32
Hermes Science Publishing Ltd Électronique fondamentale 1: Composants électroniques et fonctions élémentaires
£59.48
Hermes Science Publishing Ltd La prise en charge des maladies chroniques: Innovations organisationnelles et efficience
£46.92
Hermes Science Publishing Ltd Le défi des vins doux naturels
£59.48
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Chapeau!: The Ultimate Guide to Men's Hats
Whether as stylish accessory or sartorial statement piece, men’s hats are back in fashion and more varied than ever before. Offering some 200 pages of headwear style, this extensive book of hats is the must-have sourcebook for fashion-forward men. From the trilby to the beanie, the flat cap to the fedora, explore more than 1,000 years of men’s hat history, from function to fashion statement to political statement and beyond, and discover the bountiful variety of designs, shapes, and fabrics you can put on your head! Text in English and German.
£18.00
Jonglez Secret Tokyo Guide: A guide to the unusual and unfamiliar
Let Secret Tokyo guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. A building that acts as a giant firewall,a secret city centre canyon,a statue that cures warts, ultra-modern designer toilets, an extraordinary tree that helps you quit smoking, an electronic sunflower, a spectacular modern temple hidden in the heart of Shinjuku, a street that gives Tokyo taxi drivers nightmares, a massive building that looks like a warship, forgotten rivers … Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, Tokyo swings between modernity and tradition, preservation of its heritage, sophisticated aestheticism and eccentricity, offering countless off beat experiences. The Japanese capital is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Tokyo well or would like to discover the other face of the city. The definitive insider’s guide to Tokyo.
£15.99
Librairie generale francaise Rosy et John
£9.60
Cinebook Ltd Valerian 16 - Hostages of Ultralum
Valerian and Laureline take a break from adventuring and go on a cruise, but Valerian feels uncomfortable among the idle and the powerful. He's not bored for long, though, because when a quartet of mercenaries board the cruise ship to kidnap the son of the Caliph of Iksaladam, they end up taking Laureline as well. With the almighty Caliph offering a massive reward for his son's return, Valerian's quest to rescue his girl is suddenly hindered by every bounty hunter in the galaxy...
£8.99
Orion Publishing Co The Cardinal's Blades Omnibus: The Cardinal's Blades, The Alchemist in the Shadows, The Dragon Arcana
Paris, 1633. Louis XIII is king of France . . . and Cardinal Richelieu governs the country. One of the most dangerous and most powerful men in Europe, Richelieu keeps a steady eye on the enemies of the Crown, to thwart their spies and avert their warmongering. But he's up against people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, including forging alliances with France's oldest and deadliest enemies: Spain, and the Court of Dragons.The nobility keep tiny dragonnets as pets; royal couriers ride tame wyverns, and lethal man-shaped scaled dracs roam the country. But the power rising from the Court of Dragons is anything but mundane, and they're determined to raise true dragons: ancient, terrible, utterly merciless . . . and poised to move against France . . .This edition includes: The Cardinal's Blades, The Alchemist in the Shadows and The Dragon Arcana.'A fast-moving story, full of action, intrigue, and swashbuckling adventures' Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews'Deeply satisfying... . Pevel lets each of his fascinating characters shine in turn while weaving them together in a rich plot with just the right mix of inevitability and surprise. The storytelling is wonderful' Publishers Weekly'History and alternate history buffs, including fans of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series, should flock to this stylish, swashbuckling fantasy'Library Journal
£16.99
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Myelin
The division of the mature mammalian brain and spinal cord into regions of "white" matter and "gray" matter is observable upon the most cursory inspection. Microscopic examination indicates that the "white" matter regions are characterized by a multilamellar sheath (myelin) which sur rounds the axons. A morphologically similar myelin imparts the white color to tracts of the peripheral nervous system, although, as is empha sized throughout the book, there are very significant morphological and chemical differences between central and peripheral myelin. The rapid postnatal accumulation of myelin is temporally associated with increasing functional capacity and presumably indicates some important role related to neuronal activity. The ability of myelinated axons to conduct electrical impulses much more rapidly and with much lower use of energy, relative to unmyelinated axons, is now generally accepted. As is evident from the above capsule description, a considerable body of information concerning myelin is available. However, as in other areas of research the unknown expands before us more rapidly than we are able to add to our core of knowledge. This is a corollary of the axiom that a good experiment raises more questions than it answers. Among the areas currendy under investigation in many laboratories are the following: interaction of myelin-forming cells with neurons, assembly and metabo lism of myelin, molecular architecture of myelin, and the details of the functional role of myelin.
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Quercus Publishing Alex: The Heart-Stopping International Bestseller
SHE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME Alex Prévost - kidnapped, beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a wooden cage - is in no position to bargain. Her abductor's only desire is to watch her die. HE WANTS ONLY ONE THINGApart from a shaky police report, Commandant Camille Verhœven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no leads. If he is to find Alex, he will have to get inside her head. ESCAPE IS JUST THE BEGINNING Resourceful, tough, beautiful, always two steps ahead - Alex will keep Verhœven guessing till the bitter end. And before long, saving her life will be the least of his worries.
£9.99
MIT Press Ltd Extraction Empire: Undermining the Systems, States, and Scales of Canada's Global Resource Empire, 2017—1217
£45.00
Spector Books The Hobbyist
£18.00
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John Libbey Eurotext Biodiversity of Malaria in the World
£53.09
Critical Publishing Ltd Out of the Shadows: The Role of Social Workers in Disasters
Social work has often been described as the fifth emergency service. When disaster strikes, long after our colleagues from health, fire and police services have been and gone, social workers stick around to pick up the pieces. Out of the Shadows is the first book to be published focusing on the role of UK social workers in disasters. Their involvement goes beyond the initial crisis as the impact of disasters have long term consequences such as displacement, loss, psychological issues and survivor guilt. This book focuses on the poignant and important personal stories of people with lived experiences of disaster. It also include voices of social workers and their organisational leaders who have been directly involved in providing support in disasters, their reflections and sharing learning for the future. The impact of disasters not only affect those directly affected but also individuals, families, groups and local communities locally, nationally and internationally. This book provides an important opportunity to share and develop knowledge, skills, best practice and learning from disasters nationally and internationally and from social workers who have been directly involved in emergency responses as well as from the communities they have served.
£22.99
Editions Flammarion Extraordinary Collections: French Interiors, Flea Markets, Ateliers
£31.50
CABI Publishing Tourism Information Technology
The third edition of Tourism Information Technology provides a contemporary update on the complexities of using information technology in the tourism industry. It examines IT applications in all sectors including airlines, travel intermediaries, accommodation, food service, destinations, attractions, events and entertainment. Fully updated throughout and organised around the stages of the visitor journey, the book reviews how tourists are using technologies to support decision-making before their trip, during their travels and at the destination. The book: - Provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of all key topics in tourism information technologies. - Covers new areas, such as augmented and virtual reality, robotics, smart destinations, disruptive innovation and the collaborative economy, crowd-sourcing for sustainability, online reputation management and big data. - Incorporates a wealth of pedagogic features to aid student learning, including key models and concepts, research and industry insights, case studies, key terms, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Accompanied by online resources, this book provides a comprehensive and learning-focused text for students of tourism and related subjects.
£42.65
Abrams Calissons Nougats from Le Roy Rene
Delectable history of Provence’s traditional sweets, with 25 modern recipes The history of the calisson, a traditional French candy, is said to have begun as early as the middle of the 15th century in the Count of Provence, when confectioners created a new treat made out of Provencal almonds. Centuries later, calissons, along with nougats, are still a part of Provence’s gastronomic heritage that is enjoyed today. Calissons Nougats from Le Roy René takes us through this history, from the making of the candy with the harvest of almonds and melons to the secrets and stories of the 100-year-old leading French manufacturer Le Roy René. The book also features 25 modern, accessible recipes combining calissons, black nougat, and white nougat from five prominent chefs: Laila Aouba, Christophe Felder, Patrice Gelbart, Stéphane Jégo, and Georgiana Viou. Filled with beautiful photographs, Calissons Nougats from Le Roy René gives a taste of these renowned confections in a different yet delectable way.
£20.31
Hermes Science Publishing Ltd Mémoires électroniques: Concepts, matériaux, dispositifs et technologies
£68.19
Turner Publishing Company Leopold
Leopold is an uplifting parable about a turtle overcoming his fears, as told by Dr. Ruth Westheimer, with beautiful, hand-painted illustrations by Suzanne Beaky. Dr. Ruth's grandson, Ben, is afraid to join the soccer team. To help out, she tells him the story of Leopold the Turtle, who always stays on the shore. It terrifies him to go join the other turtles and play in the water and sun on the rocks. Leopold just can’t get out of his shell, and the longer he waits, the more he starts to doubt. Even though Leopold feels quite alone, he stays on the riverbank where it’s safe. But Freddy the Frog is a little concerned about Leopold and asks him to join them in the river. Leopold has to choose whether to brave the unknown and join his friends or to stay lonely and remain safe on land. In this charming, rhyming tale of a turtle too afraid to set foot in the river, Leopold proves that facing your fears can set you free.
£17.99
Editions Norma La Petite Escalère: Garden of the Haims
In the 1970s, in the region of the Landes, between Bayonne and Peyrehorade, on the banks of the Adour River, the photographer Jeannette Leroy and the art dealer Paul Haim created a sculpture garden around a modest farm, La Petite Escalère. With the help of the faithful gardener Gilbert Carty, amidst canals, bridges, paths made of railway ties, and many trees and flowers, they installed about 50 works, some of them monumental, by artists such as Rodin, Maillol, Niki de Saint Phalle, Zao Wou-Ki, Françoise Lacampagne, Cárdenas, Mark Di Suvero, Léger, Matta, Zigor… Paul positioned the sculptures, and to help them vanish into the natural environment Jeannette would plant a shrub, a rosebush, dahlias, an oak, a maple, a gingko, a Caucasian walnut… “I don’t want this garden to become ridiculous!” she said. Paul Haim has evoked the bewitching beauty of La Petite Escalère better than anyone else: “The nonchalant visitor will pass from the shade of Les Barthes to the brightness of the Moura, from the freshness of the fountains to the suffocating heat of the forest. Coming around a bush, he allows himselfto be surprised by an unusual presence. Immutable. … Far from the agitations of the world, sinking into nothing-ness, watching the clouds go by, contemplating the places of joy.” Text in English and French.
£40.50
Actes Sud Hermès pop-up
Gorgeous paper constructions expand on Hermès’ scarf designs in this luxury pop-up book. Every year, the iconic luxury brand Hermès chooses a new theme to celebrate its creative direction for the upcoming year. This practice began in 1987, marking the brand’s 150th anniversary, and has since become a beloved tradition—a way to combine the house’s proud, storied heritage with its creative vision for the future. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Play’, and Hermès is celebrating in style with this new, deluxe pop-up book. Featuring a selection of fourteen of the house’s iconic square scarf designs, both old and more recent, this book brings the designs alive with exhilarating ingenuity. Delicate paper constructions bring out the depth and volume within the scarf designs; zebras rear up, delicately arching trees grow from the page and painterly strokes detach themselves from the paper surface. This is the Hermès carré as you’ve never seen it before. For Hermès, a brand associated with the highest quality luxury materials and design, ‘play is movement, freedom, imagination, fantasy, seduction, lightness.’ Impeccably produced, Hermès Pop Up gives readers the chance to play around in the brand’s archives.
£28.80
Moonlight Publishing Ltd The Seashore
The tide is out, let's explore! Look for colourful shells, dig in the sand, and peek under stones. See where crabs and shrimps hide, and find starfish, oysters, and mussels. Discover all the fish that live on the sea bed; why they are flat and how they hide from predators. There’s lots to learn in a day out at the seashore! This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.
£8.23
University of California Press Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco
In this landmark study, now celebrating thirty years in print, Paul Rabinow takes as his focus the fieldwork that anthropologists do. How valid is the process? To what extent do the cultural data become artifacts of the interaction between anthropologist and informants? Having first published a more standard ethnographic study about Morocco, Rabinow here describes a series of encounters with his informants in that study, from a French innkeeper clinging to the vestiges of a colonial past, to the rural descendants of a seventeenth-century saint. In a new preface, Rabinow considers the thirty-year life of this remarkable book and his own distinguished career.
£22.50
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Point of Care Ultrasound
Compact, hand-carried ultrasound devices are revolutionizing how healthcare providers practice medicine in nearly every specialty. The 2nd Edition of this BMA-award-winning text features all-new chapters, a greatly expanded video library, and new review questions to keep you fully up to date with the latest technology and its applications. Provides comprehensive guidance for any specialty on the latest point-of-care ultrasound applications for physicians and other health care providers. Helps you interpret findings with a peer-reviewed, online video library with more than 1,000 ultrasound videos of normal and pathologic findings. These videos are complemented by anatomical illustrations and text descriptions to maximize learning. Offers new online resources, including over 120 clinical cases and 350 review questions in every chapter. Features fully updated content throughout, plus all-new chapters on hemodynamics, transesophageal echocardiography, transcranial Doppler ultrasound, pediatrics, neonatology, and 2nd/3rd trimester pregnancy. Shares the knowledge and expertise of expert contributors who are internationally recognized faculty from more than 60 institutions. Recipient of British Medical Association's President's Choice Award and Highly Commended in Internal Medicine at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2015 (first edition). Enhanced eBook version included with purchase gives you access to all the text, figures, videos, cases, review questions, and references while on the go.
£82.99
Springer International Publishing AG Financial Regulation in the EU: From Resilience to Growth
Financial regulation has dramatically evolved and strengthened since the crisis on both sides of the Atlantic, with enhanced international coordination through the G-20 and the Financial Stability Board and, at the regional level, a definite contribution from the European Union. However the new regulatory environment has its critics, with many divergent voices arguing that over-regulation has become a root cause of our current economic stagnation.This book provides a bigger picture view of the impact and future of financial regulation in the EU, exploring the relationship between microeconomic incentives and macroeconomic growth, regulation and financial integration, and the changes required in economic policy to further European integration. Bringing together contributions from law, economics and management science, it offers readers an accessible but rigorous understanding of the current state of play of the regulatory environment, and on the future challenges.Coverage will include:• A review of the recent regulatory changes from a legal and economic perspective• Analysis of how the economic model of financial institutions and entities is impacted by the new frameworks• How to improve securitization and new instruments under MIFID II• Issues in the enhanced supervision under delegated acts for AIFMD, CRR-CRD IV and Solvency II• How long term funding can be supplied in lieu of the non-conventional monetary policies• A new architecture for a safer and more efficient European financial system Financial Regulation in the EU provides much needed clarity on the impact of new financial regulation and the future of the economy, and will prove a must have reference for all those working in, researching and affected by these changes.
£35.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Reconstructive Phase Transitions: In Crystals And Quasicrystals
This book deals with the phenomenological theory of first-order structural phase transitions, with a special emphasis on reconstructive transformations in which a group-subgroup relationship between the symmetries of the phases is absent. It starts with a unified presentation of the current approach to first-order phase transitions, using the more recent results of the Landau theory of phase transitions and of the theory of singularities. A general theory of reconstructive phase transitions is then formulated, in which the structures surrounding a transition are expressed in terms of density-waves, providing a natural definition of the transition order-parameters, and a description of the corresponding phase diagrams and relevant physical properties. The applicability of the theory is illustrated by a large number of concrete examples pertaining to the various classes of reconstructive transitions: allotropic transformations of the elements, displacive and order-disorder transformations in metals, alloys and related structures, crystal-quasicrystal transformations.
£107.00
Bergli Books Ltd The Geneva Chronicles: An illustrated history as told by Allo the Allobrogian and his horse
£23.39
John Libbey Eurotext Hydrogen: Facing the Energy Challenges of the 21st Century
£20.00
John Libbey Eurotext From Research in Oncology to Therapeutic Innovations
£19.99
Wellred Books Not Guilty - Dewey Commission Report
£17.89
Hermes Science Publishing Ltd Les mémoires flash: Intégration, performance et consommation énergétique
£43.04
Liberty Fund Inc Philosophical Commentary on These Words of the Gospel, Luke 14.23, "Compel Them to Come In, That My House May Be Full"
£10.95
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd Roberte Ce Soir
£10.01
Gallimard-Jeunesse Les diaboliques - (Celle qui n'etait plus)
£11.89
Quercus Publishing The Great Swindle: Prize-winning historical fiction by a master of suspense
Now a major French film Au revoir là-haut - Prix Goncourt-winning masterpiece by the writer who brought you Alex, Irène and Camille."One of the most pleasurable reading experiences of recent years" - David Mills, The Sunday TimesOctober 1918: the war on the Western Front is all but over. Desperate for one last chance of promotion, the ambitious Lieutenant Henri d'Aulnay Pradelle sends two scouts over the top, and secretly shoots them in the back to incite his men to heroic action once more.And so is set in motion a series of devastating events that will inextricably bind together the fates and fortunes of Pradelle and the two soldiers who witness his crime: Albert Maillard and Édouard Péricourt.Back in civilian life, Albert and Édouard struggle to adjust to a society whose reverence for its dead cannot quite match its resentment for those who survived. But the two soldiers conspire to enact an audacious form of revenge against the country that abandoned them to penury and despair, with a scheme to swindle the whole of France on an epic scale.Meanwhile, believing her brother killed in action, Édouard's sister Madeleine has married Pradelle, who is running a little scam of his own...Translated from the French by Frank Wynne
£10.99
MIT Press Ltd Ecologies of Power: Countermapping the Logistical Landscapes and Military Geographies of the U.S. Department of Defense
£17.99
MVG Moderne Vlgs. Ges. Kleine Meditationen fr den Alltag 55 bungskarten fr mehr Achtsamkeit und Lebensfreude
£4.20
Bristol University Press Social Work and Social Innovation
This volume brings together findings and insights on innovation in the practice, research and education of social work, with a particular focus on the role of participation, collaboration and co-creation as key drivers of social innovation in these fields.
£85.00
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Apprendre, enseigner et évaluer les langues dans le contexte de Bologne et du CECR- Sprachen lernen, lehren und beurteilen im Kontext von Bologna und dem GER
Le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les langues (CECR) et le dispositif de Bologne ont révolutionné l’apprentissage, l’enseignement et l’évaluation des langues dans les centres universitaires en Europe et un peu partout dans le monde. Le CECR est disponible actuellement dans une trentaine de versions linguistiques. Ce volume qui allie recherche appliquée et analyse des pratiques de classes présente une réflexion sur les applications du CECR et du processus de Bologne dans un centre de langues universitaire. La répartition des textes se fait selon deux grands axes thématiques, d’une part, l’enseignement/apprentissage des langues étrangères, d’autre part, l’évaluation des compétences langagières. Les textes qui constituent cet ouvrage ont été présentés lors de la Journée scientifique Enseignement et apprentissage des langues dans le contexte de Bologne et du Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les langues, organisée par le Centre de langues de l’Université bilingue de Fribourg (Suisse), en 2011. Sowohl der Gemeinsame europäische Referenzrahmen für Sprachen (GER) als auch der Bologna-Prozess haben das Lernen, Lehren und Beurteilen von Sprachen an universitären Sprachenzentren in Europa und überall auf der Welt nachhaltig beeinflusst. Der GER ist gegenwärtig in ungefähr dreissig Sprachversionen verfügbar. Der vorliegende Band, welcher angewandte Forschung und Analyse der Unterrichtspraxis vereint, stellt Beiträge zur Umsetzung des GER und der Bologna-Reform in einem Sprachenzentrum an einer Hochschule vor. Die Artikel gliedern sich in zwei thematische Schwerpunkte: das Lehren und Lernen von Fremdsprachen einerseits und die Evaluation von Sprachkompetenzen andererseits. Die Texte dieser Publikation wurden während der wissenschaftlichen Tagung zum Thema Sprachenlehren und lernen im Kontext von Bologna und dem Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmen für Sprachen vorgetragen, welche 2011 vom Sprachenzentrum der zweisprachigen Universität Freiburg (Schweiz) organisiert wurde.
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