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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

Managing personal finances is an unavoidable but laborious element of our day-to-day lives. From ISAs and pensions to the stock market and even cryptocurrencies, there are a dizzying number of complex options available to us when it comes to saving and investing our personal wealth.With everyone seeming to have their own opinion on the best options for saving money and boosting your pension (particularly on the internet), the task of deciding ...

Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around them, and from there they developed more and more sophisticated techniques for observing and documenting astronomy. This book brings readers on an astronomical journey through the age...

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Cicero's courtroom speeches are the most significant examples we have of the art of the ancient Roman advocate. This book is the first in English to take them seriously as examples of advocacy designed to secure a verdict. It aims to set them in the context of the Roman legal system and of ancient techniques of persuasion, and to compare their methods with those available to modern advocates.

When many people think of honey bees, they often think of lines of white boxes on the ground, and honey jars. However the natural habitat of a bee is not a box, and neither is it on the ground, and honey is really the bees food, needed to sustain the colony. There are still wild bee colonies, but they lack suitable natural nesting cavities in trees. This book describes how with some basic wood working skills you can make a nest that is perfe...

Ein Wetterrekord jagt den nächsten: Noch nie in der Geschichte der Menschheit sind Klimaschwankungen so rapide abgelaufen. In welcher Welt werden wir in Zukunft leben? Der renommierte Wissenschaftler James Powell nimmt uns mit auf eine Zeitreise durch den Klimawandel: Die Alpen schneefrei, Australien, Spanien und weite Teile der USA verwüstet und verbrannt, westliche Staaten führen neue Kriege um Ressourcen. Eine packende Dystopie, die leider ...

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Das Jahr 2019 war das wärmste seit Beginn der Wetteraufzeichnung. Noch nie in der Geschichte der Menschheit sind Klimaschwankungen so rapide abgelaufen. In welcher Welt werden wir in Zukunft leben? Der renommierte Wissenschaftler James Powell nimmt uns mit auf eine Zeitreise durch den Klimawandel: Die Alpen schneefrei, Australien, Spanien und weite Teile der USA verwüstet und verbrannt, westliche Staaten führen neue Kriege um Ressourcen. Eine ...

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Originally published in 1990, the teaching profession had seldom been under greater pressure. This book aimed to help teachers to understand the forces that shaped their personal and professional development and their relationships with children at the time.

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The universe contains many unusual sights and sounds, most of which are either very difficult to witness or simply go unnoticed. With the right tools, time, and location, some of the often talked about but seldom seen and heard gems in our skies can finally be observed.This book introduces readers to the rare and ephemeral happenings above our heads. It offers a crash course in astronomical history, detailing the observations, assumptions, and...

Originally published in 1990, the teaching profession had seldom been under greater pressure. This book aimed to help teachers to understand the forces that shaped their personal and professional development and their relationships with children at the time.

Fortress Wales' is a well researched book featuring selected castles throughout Mid, South and West Wales. As well as being a handy companion, 'Fortress Wales' is also an all encompassing guide to anyone wanting to find out more about Welsh history during the time when castles were very much in use. For Wales is the land of castles, where per square mile, its soil hosts more fortresses than anywhere else in Europe.Written by an enthusiast who ...

Explores the early westerns of John Wayne, from his first starring role in the 1930 epic The Big Trail through his breakthrough role as the Ringo Kid in John Ford's 1939 classic Stagecoach. This book argues that it was during these 1930s westerns that Marion Morrison transformed from a prop man into the John Wayne film persona that became world famous.

Cicero may be best known as a politician, but he was also one of the few significant Roman writers of philosophy. Powell presents a new and exciting selection of current scholarly work on this neglected side of him, establishing Cicero firmly as a serious philosophical writer of continuing importance and relevance.

This is the first book in English to take Cicero's forensic speeches seriously as acts of advocacy, i.e. as designed to ensure that the person he represents is acquitted or that the person he is prosecuting is found guilty. It seeks to set the speeches within the context of the court system ofthe Late Roman Republic and to explore in detail the strategies available to Roman advocates to win the votes of jurors. The volume comprises a substanti...

Unique in its approach and really helpful with its information - this book is a must have for any Swiss Shorthaired Pinscher owner" Written for the admirers, fans and owners of this wonderful breed, we are confident that you will greatly benefit from the techniques and information in this book. Composed by a long-term owner of the Swiss Shorthaired Pinscher, this book is certainly a must have addition to your collection.