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Little, Brown & Company Sword Art Online abec Artworks Wanderers
This second collection of gorgeously illustrated artworks highlights events fromvolumes 10 through 15 of the main story. The definitive edition also includesillustrations from volumes 1 through 3 of Sword Art Online: Progressive, as well as artfrom animated productions, games, and conventions. A must-have for SAO fans andabec fans alike!
£21.59
Oxford University Press Inc Ecology: International Edition
The bestselling textbook for undergraduate ecology courses, Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics of the field. Bowman and Hacker motivate students with an engaging case study-driven, conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples.
£174.99
Rowman & Littlefield Travellers on a Trade Wind
When Marcia and David Pirie abandoned their careers and sailed off in their home-built ketch Moongazer, They embarked on a journey that took them around the world, and became a way of life for nine years. Travellers on a Trade Wind covers the highlights of the journey.
£11.69
Nova Science Publishers Inc Mathematical Models in Environmental Policy Analysis
Presents mathematical ideas and models that can be used to facilitate rational environmental policy making. Describes classical models for biological community performance, ecological system stability, and population dynamics, presents air pollution models and methods for solving emission problems, and highlights major results of the application of
£127.80
De Gruyter Computer Vision: Applications of Visual AI and Image Processing
This book focuses on the latest developments in the fields of visual AI, image processing and computer vision. It shows research in basic techniques like image pre-processing, feature extraction, and enhancement, along with applications in biometrics, healthcare, neuroscience and forensics. The book highlights algorithms, processes, novel architectures and results underlying machine intelligence with detailed execution flow of models.
£121.05
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Practice of Virtue: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Virtue Ethics
This collection provides readings from five classic thinkers with importantly distinct approaches to virtue theory, along with five new essays from contemporary thinkers that apply virtue theories to the resolution of practical moral problems. Jennifer Welchman's Introduction discusses the history of virtue theory. A short introduction to each reading highlights the distinctive aspects of the view expressed.
£19.99
Batsford Ltd Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry
Ever since it came to the world's attention in the 17th century, the world's most famous tapestry has been a source of never-ending speculation. This book highlights the background of its construction and the events of 1066 that it portrays. It details warfare and weaponry, armour and costumes, depictions of everyday life, houses and farming.
£6.73
Silvana From Impressionism to Bonnard: A Private Collection
The Bonnard Museum has the privilege of unveiling, in the summer of 2019, a selection of remarkable works from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth, preserved by an exceptional private collection. Privilege in more than one way since such an ensemble also highlights the fruitful relations between museums and private collectors. Text in English and French.
£23.85
Guilford Publications The Unconscious
*Provides a state-of-the-art understanding of unconscious processes, their role in psychological functioning, and their importance to psychotherapy. *Highlights the clinical relevance of theories and empirical findings, leaving readers with a clear direction for applying what is known. *Covers social, clinical, experimental, and cognitive perspectives. *Will inform the work of researchers, theorists, and clinicians.
£74.56
V & S Publishers World Famous Unsolved Mysteries: Unusual Facts of Science That Will Surprise Youscience Funnies
The book highlights some of the astonishing features of numbers, such as how to make a magic box, guessing the number in a friend's mind, telling the year printed on a coin etc. The book is not only fun and informative, but also aweinspiring. It is a priceless treasure of your knowledge and entertainment. #v&spublishers
£11.85
Bradt Travel Guides Jordan: Petra - Wadi Rum - Dead Sea
Jordan is an enticing, curious mix of new and old. From the glass-and-steel high rises of Amman to the goat hair tents of the Bedouin in Wadi Rum, this tiny country also abounds in ancient ruins. Petra is undisputedly the jewel in Jordan's crown; a vast site of pink-tinged facades hewn into craggy rock faces. From floating in the Dead Sea to adventure activities in the desert, Footprint's Handbook will help you make the most of Jordan's highlights. * Practicalities section with indispensable information on getting there and around. * Highlights map and inspirational colour section, so you know what not to miss. * Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep and relax. * Detailed street maps for Amman, the main entry point for Jordan, as well as other key destinations From the shimmering blue blaze of world's saltiest lake to the soft rose hues of Petra's mighty Treasury, this concise Footprint Handbook will show you the the best of Jordan without weighing you down.
£9.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Long-run Collaboration On Long-run Games, A
This book brings together the joint work of Drew Fudenberg and David Levine (through 2008) on the closely connected topics of repeated games and reputation effects, along with related papers on more general issues in game theory and dynamic games. The unified presentation highlights the recurring themes of their work.
£130.00
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Groups and Symmetry
This is a gentle introduction to the vocabulary and many of the highlights of elementary group theory. Written in an informal style, the material is divided into short sections, each of which deals with an important result or a new idea. Includes more than 300 exercises and approximately 60 illustrations.
£44.99
Medina Publishing Ltd The Imam The Pasha The Englishman
The dramatic encounter between Muhammad Ali Pasha, Ottoman governor of Egypt, and his vanquished Saudi foe, Imam Abd Allah, in Cairo in November 1818. The book highlights the importance of this historic moment in the uneasy relationship between Muhammad Ali and his nominal sovereign, Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II.
£25.00
Oxford University Press Economic Survey 2015-16
This volume one, a flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the Economic Survey reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the previous twelve months, summarizes the performance on major development programmes, and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy in the short to medium term. This document is presented to both houses of Parliament during the Budget Session, tabled a day ahead of the Union Budget. The survey is the most authoritative and updated source of data on Indias economy. It highlights a growth rate of 7.6% hailing India as a bright spot amidst a slowing global economy. Elucidating further, it identifies wide-ranging challenges and summarizes policy and performance of the government, while advocating inclusive development in key sectors with the right strategies, policies, and interventions.
£26.09
University of Toronto Press Reconsidering Boccaccio: Medieval Contexts and Global Intertexts
Reconsidering Boccaccio highlights the great Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio’s remarkable achievements in the fourteenth century as a cultural mediator; his exceptional social, geographic, and intellectual range; and the influence of his legacy on numerous cultural networks. Grounded in Boccaccio’s own writings, Reconsidering Boccaccio brings a variety of methodologies and critical approaches to the works of one of the ‘three crowns’ of Italian literature. Containing essays by scholars not only of Italian literature, but also history, law, classics, and Middle Eastern literature, this collection is part of a vital movement to open up a dialogue among researchers in various areas of study that touch on the works of Boccaccio. The volume highlights the necessity of a technical and historical framework when approaching Boccaccio studies, while also shedding new light on the lives of women and their role in the reception of Boccaccio’s works.
£76.99
RIBA Publishing Designed to Perform: An Illustrated Guide to Delivering Energy Efficient Homes
How do we ensure sustainable buildings perform as intended? The performance gap between predicted and actual energy use in new homes has been identified as a key problem by government and industry experts. This updated edition is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It introduces readers to the concept of the performance gap and highlights clear issues and solutions to help architects improve their detailing at design stage. The book: Features annotated details with photos taken from live construction sites Includes accessible practical guidance for busy practitioners Highlights how to boost the construction quality and performance of new homes Promotes the case for more architect supervision throughout the construction process. A new chapter features innovative, low-carbon building methods, including hempcrete blocks, clay blocks and straw bales. All information has been updated to reflect the latest data with fresh details and technologies.
£32.00
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Leadership after COVID-19: Working Together Toward a Sustainable Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed lives around the world and no dimension of life and leadership seems to have been spared from its wrath. It has also stirred us into thinking about novel approaches to lead organizations and societies toward a shared, sustainable future. This book offers novel perspectives on leadership and change management after the COVID-19 pandemic that take us beyond striving for thriving—perspectives that are grounded in emergent theory, research and practice. It highlights sustainable leadership and change management strategies to effectively deal with unpredictable and rapidly changing situations—particularly in a world that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). This book also highlights engaging perspectives by specialists from different disciplines such as business, psychology, education, and health care. It serves as a practical guide in identifying and responding to leadership challenges and opportunities in each of the four VUCA categories of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—and how they affect businesses, organizations, and societies as a whole.
£40.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Cricket Performance Management: Mathematical Formulation and Analytics
This book focuses on the application of data mining techniques in cricket. It provides detailed examples of how data mining can be helpful for decision-making in sports with special reference to cricket, particularly the quantitative features related to Twenty20 cricket, the latest and the most popular format of the game. The book highlights the performance quantification of cricketers (batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders, and wicket keepers), determining the market valuation of cricketers based on their on-field performances and the effect of age on the performance of the cricketers. It also provides a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of the game where quantitative techniques are beneficial, and highlights the use of statistical and data mining tools in analysing sports-related data and objective decision-making in sports. The book appeals to a wide readership, including postgraduate students of statistics/mathematics, data analysts, sports management bodies. It also offers data miners, such as researchers in statistics, mathematics, operations research, and computer science ideas for projects.
£40.49
Plural Publishing Inc Speech Sounds
Speech Sounds contains maps of the mouth. As an atlas is a collection of maps in book form; so this book contains a collection of images or maps that have captured different aspects of the production of the consonants and vowels of English. As an atlas highlights topographies and landmarks.
£102.00
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Paying for politics: Party funding and political change in South Africa and the Global South
Examining the corruptive effects that money can have on politics, this book explores the challenges of party funding reform in South Africa. With input from leading analysts, academics, and journalists, key controversies in party finance reform—including one-party dominance, party-controlled businesses, corruption, and public financing—are analyzed. Thorough and candid, this account highlights the intricacies of contemporary South African politics.
£19.95
McNidder & Grace Dilemma Management: Joined up thinking for fragmented times
This book is about the management of dilemmas and describes the process of Dilemma Management in its real-world UK context. It highlights and explains the critical and current need for effective Dilemma Management. Illustrated with a wide variety of case examples from UK business, entrepreneurial, social, political, healthcare, security, sport, media, and the taxpayer-funded public and civil service sectors.
£12.99
Lifeway Christian Resources Shepherds Notes The Cost of Discipleship
Understand the Bible like never before, book by book. Each Shepherd ' s Notes volume highlights and explains the authorship, circumstances of writing, and main points of the Bible book being explored in a concise and easy-to-understand format. These unique and helpful books can be used for Bible studies, teaching, personal devotions, Christian and home schools, or sermon preparation.
£7.58
Minhaj-ul-Quran Publications Introduction to Fatwa on Suicide Bombings and Terrorism
The English version of the introduction to the historic fatwa on terrorism and suicide bombings. This 88-page includes answers to various questions which radicals ask about suicide bombing and jihad, hijacking of foreign diplomats and explains why it is not jihad. The fatwa on terrorism highlights and discusses various issues including suicide bombing, terrorism, jihad, dar ul islam, dar ul harb.
£7.28
Springer International Publishing AG Number Fields
Requiring no more than a basic knowledge of abstract algebra, this text presents the mathematics of number fields in a straightforward, pedestrian manner. It therefore avoids local methods and presents proofs in a way that highlights the important parts of the arguments. Readers are assumed to be able to fill in the details, which in many places are left as exercises.
£39.99
North Star Editions Esports: NBA 2K
Log in and learn about the exciting world of esports with these thrilling and informative books. Readers will learn about the history, league highlights, and top teams for games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and NBA 2K! With easy text and breathtaking photos, these hi-lo books will make any kid game to read more! Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
£9.99
North Star Editions Esports: Rocket League
Log in and learn about the exciting world of esports with these thrilling and informative books. Readers will learn about the history, league highlights, and top teams for games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and NBA 2K! With easy text and breathtaking photos, these hi-lo books will make any kid game to read more! Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
£10.33
North Star Editions Esports: League of Legends
Log in and learn about the exciting world of esports with these thrilling and informative books. Readers will learn about the history, league highlights, and top teams for games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and NBA 2K! With easy text and breathtaking photos, these hi-lo books will make any kid game to read more! Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
£10.33
Pastest MRCS Part A: Essential Revision Notes: Book 2
Provides the most up-to-date material, matching the MRCS syllabus, to aid preparation for the MRCS A examinations. The book covers every major subject in the MRCS syllabus; works systematically through every general surgical topic likely to appear in the exam; highlights important principles of Surgery; contains important lists and vital points; is clearly laid out with illustrations to aid understanding.
£55.99
Freytag-Berndt Large nature book Austria animals & plants
Marvel at the diversity of nature! This book contains all the important animal and plant species in Austria and highlights the most important national parks, nature parks and nature reserves. Zoos, animal parks and botanical gardens are also presented. Informative texts, professional photos and clear maps with pictograms make this book an ideal reference work.
£20.00
Capstone Global Library Ltd Alexander Graham Bell
A world without telephones? Impossible for most young readers to imagine. Find out how you can thank inventor Alexander Graham Bell for every ringtone! Filled with facts and photos, Bell''s story highlights the scientific process he followed, failures and all, from identifying a problem to getting his communication technology into the hands of users.
£14.72
Paperblanks Astronomica Midi Lined Softcover Flexi Journal
Discover the ancient legends of the constellations! This journal design highlights the craftsmanship involved in the production of illuminated books such as De sideribus tractatus, a 15th-century manuscript copy of De astronomia. Though the 1st-century BC original is long lost, it has been kept alive by the scribes and miniaturists who reproduced it.
£17.99
Christian Focus Publications Ltd From the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law
This book investigates the biblical and theological basis for the classical division of biblical law into moral, civil, and ceremonial. It highlights some of the implications of this division for the doctrines of sin and atonement, concluding that theologians were right to see it as rooted in Scripture and the Ten Commandments as ever-binding.
£16.19
Oxford University Press Quality Management in Pakistan's Export-Oriented Industries
This book is a study of nine industrial sub-sectors and demonstrates how industry can maintain its growth path independently of govenment incentives and protection through increased competitiveness based on quality, cost, and high responsiveness to changing customer needs and external environmental factors. It highlights the importance of quality management through scientific study.
£28.99
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Working with Domestic Violence and Abuse Across the Lifecourse: Understanding Good Practice
Spanning children's and adult's services, this book explores the nature and impact of domestic abuse and violence (DVA) throughout the lifecourse. It highlights evidence-informed practice and serves as an accessible and invaluable resource for all working with and supporting those dealing with DVA.Structured around three core themes of coercive control, developmental experiences of violence and the importance of an intersectional understanding of DVA, this book highlights the need for a coordinated 'whole family' approach in safeguarding work in this area. Chapters move through different stages of life, addressing topics such as children living with domestic violence, abuse in young people's relationships, mental illness, substance use and adolescent to parent abuse. Following significant changes in this field, including the introduction of coercive control as a legal offence and the global impact of COVID on DVA cases, this is a timely and much-needed resource.
£20.55
Levy Gorvy Carol Rama: Eye of Eyes
Turin landscape from an overlooked master of painting, whose bestselling books are long out of print Accompanying Lévy Gorvy’s exhibition of the same name, this beautifully produced catalog highlights the celebrated Italian painter Carol Rama’s (1918–2015) engagement with the artistic landscape of her home city of Turin. Alongside color plates, an essay by Robert Storr explores Rama’s examination of conventionally obscured and shamed parts of human bodies, and shows how she diverged from the oppressive social order of her time. Curator Flavia Frigeri places Rama within the artistic landscape of the city in her essay, and a text by the writer Robert Lumley explores Rama’s engagement with the political scene in Turin. An illustrated chronology of Rama and the city highlights exhibitions of artists whose catalogs Rama collected in her home library, and newly commissioned poetry by Sylvia Gorelick and Lara Mimosa Montes responds to Rama and her oeuvre.
£51.30
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Malamih Aldimouqratia Alsiniyya (A Look at Chinese Democracy)
Text in Arabic. The series of four books takes a look at different geo-political, historical, and socio-economical aspects of China and its development as a country. Malamih Aldimouqratia Alsiniyya highlights the historical period in which modernization in China took place and explores how the foundations were laid for democracy as an inevitable product of this development.
£9.99
Candy Jar Books Jill Curzon 2023 A.D. My Eventful Life
Jill Curzon writes her memoirs with absolute candour, detailing the highs and lows of her professional and private life. Within these pages are reflections on her life along with reminiscences on those who have mattered the most. The book highlights Jill''s absolute zest for life and a great love of humour both professionally and personally.
£13.99
F&W Publications Inc Acrylic Illuminations: Reflective and Luminous Acrylic Painting Techniques
Each technique starts with an illustrated demonstration, then continues with other suggested projects. Highlights include: • how to obtain interesting sheens like an encaustic look • tips on applying gold leaf and shifting metal leaf hues with glazes • exploration of an array of new specialty paints • using real metal paints for grounds and surfacing techniques to create drawing surfaces • and more
£26.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Big-(Wo)men, Tyrants, Chiefs, Dictators, Emperors and Presidents: Towards the Mathematical Understanding of Social Groups
This book highlights mathematical ideas to help explain a number of important aspects of the dynamics of social groups. These ideas are similar to those used to describe the behaviour of Lagrangian mechanical systems, and as such this book appeals to anyone wanting to gain an understanding of the intrinsic unity of natural phenomena.
£22.49
Freytag-Berndt Worlderberegion Wartburg Hainich
With its national park, the Hainichland offers a variety of insights into one of the last primeval forests in Germany. Many cycling and hiking trails lead through the area, connecting it to Eisenach, Bad Langensalza, the Eichsfeld National Park and routes along Unstrut and Werra. Worth mentioning: the treetop path, 24 m high in the treetops. Further highlights are compiled in the info section of the map.
£9.85
Nova Science Publishers Inc Typical Imaging in Atypical Parkinson's, Schizophrenia, Epilepsy and Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease
The aim of this new book is to provide readers some new insights into applying various imaging techniques to diagnose and distinguish subtypes and rare/comorbid cases of several brain disorders more accurately. Specific and comprehensive imaging features utilized that could pinpoint the exact abnormalities of these atypical and/or rare diseases are the highlights of this book, which will provide guidance for better disease mechanism interpretation.
£76.49
Manchester University Press Theophile Gautier, Conteur Fantastique Et Merveilleux
Between 1831 and 1866, Théophile Gautier published two dozen tales which can be designated contes fantastiques or contes merveilleux. These works are examined in chronological sequence, in French, in order to follow the development of Gautier as a writer of fantastic stories. The analysis concentrates in particular on problems of genesis and intertextuality, and highlights the thematic continuity of this aspect of Gautier’s work.
£19.10
MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG Lisbon Marco Polo Travel Guide - with pull out map
Marco Polo Spiral Guides are for travelers who have little time to prepare for a trip, don't want to miss anything, like to be inspired by great ideas for exciting days out and love all things ultra-practical and easy to use. Top 10 sights: From the top down to make it easy to prioritise! Don't miss: Each chapter highlights the absolute must-sees for each area.
£9.99
Pindar Press Studies in Byzantine, Islamic and Near Eastern Silk Weaving
This volume complements Anna Muthesius' two earlier ground-breaking volumes in the field of silk as material culture: Studies in Byzantine and Islamic Silk Weaving and Studies in Silk in Byzantium. The publication highlights the fact that similar patterns of selection were at work in the acquisition of silks by secular and ecclesiastical bodies. These patterns of selection were governed not only by fashions of the time, but by access to international trade routes leading to the Great Silk Road linking the Near East to the Mediterranean. The surviving silks prove that Mediterranean/Near Eastern silk trade flourished continuously and for centuries prior to the thirteenth century, contrary to what has previously widely been assumed. It also highlights the crucial role of the Caucasian silk routes in accessing the Great Silk Road in the early period, and the contribution of Georgian (and Armenian) silk weaving after the thirteenth century. Above all, the book demonstrates how important it is to assess the impact of Near Eastern silk manufacture and distribution in relation to Byzantine and Islamic Mediterranean silk production and trade.
£120.00
Royal Society of Chemistry Neglected Diseases and Drug Discovery
There are about 8 million deaths each year from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the underdeveloped world, whilst drug discovery focus and practice is only recently taking on greater urgency and embracing the latest technologies. This unique book is a state of the art review of drug discovery in respect of NTDs and highlights best practice to guide the ongoing drug discovery effort and also to raise debate and awareness in areas that remain highly neglected. All the major diseases such as malaria, trypanosomatids and TB are covered, with a review of each disease and established compounds, new mechanistic classes and new horizons. Each chapter highlights the key science that has led to breakthroughs, with detailed assessment of the key medicinal chemistry involved, and critical appraisal of new emerging approaches. Later chapters highlight under publicized disease areas where the medical needs are neglected and research is very limited, to raise awareness. The editors, acknowledged experts in the field, have a wealth of experience in successful drug discovery practice and tropical diseases.
£132.99
Stanford University Press The Russian Way of Deterrence: Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War
From a globally renowned expert on Russian military strategy and national security, The Russian Way of Deterrence investigates Russia's approach to coercion (both deterrence and compellence), comparing and contrasting it with the Western conceptualization of this strategy. Strategic deterrence, or what Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky calls deterrence à la Russe, is one of the main tools of Russian statecraft. Adamsky deftly describes the genealogy of the Russian approach to coercion and highlights the cultural, ideational, and historical factors that have shaped it in the nuclear, conventional, and informational domains. Drawing on extensive research on Russian strategic culture, Adamsky highlights several empirical and theoretical peculiarities of the Russian coercion strategy, including how this strategy relates to the war in Ukraine. Exploring the evolution of strategic deterrence, along with its sources and prospective avenues of development, Adamsky provides a comprehensive intellectual history that makes it possible to understand the deep mechanics of this Russian stratagem, the current and prospective patterns of the Kremlin's coercive conduct, and the implications for policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic.
£21.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Canal du Midi: The Ultimate Guide
This is a must-have compact travel guide to the Canal du Midi, a picturesque waterway in Southern France, popular for boating trips and holidays. The Canal du Midi is recognised as one of the most beautiful and popular waterways in Europe. It is an UNESCO world heritage site and attracts many visitors every year. It’s widely regarded as the perfect boating region for wine tasting, sightseeing at medieval villages and cities, and visiting cafes and restaurants. This up-to-date, comprehensive travel guide covers all the practical information and sightseeing opportunities boaters need to know about during their holiday on the canal, including: -Highlights and itinerary for Canal du Midi trips for easy planning -Insider travel tips for your boating holiday: where to stop off, sightseeing highlights, recommended restaurants to visit along the way -Essential practical nautical information such as how and where to charter, locks, bridges and berths and so on -Concise English-French dictionary with the most important vocab -Fantastic photography and useful route maps
£15.99