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Better watch out ...It's that time of year again. Hogswatchnight. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, to hang mistletoe and holly, and other stuff ending in olly. ‘Tis the season when the Hogfather himself dons his red suit and climbs in his sleigh pulled by -- of course! -- eight hogs and brings gifts to all the boys and girls of Discworld.But this year, there's a problem. A stranger has taken the place of the Hogfather. Well, not exactly a stranger...

This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known mathematics author Martin Gardner, this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun and informative.

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Dr. Michael D. Gershon's groundbreaking work clearly demonstrates that the human gut actually has a brain of its own. This remarkable scientific breakthrough offers fascinating proof that "gut instinct" is biological, a function of the second brain. An alarming number of people suffer from heartburn, nausea, abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, constipation, or related problems. Often thought to be caused by a "weakness" of the mind, these condit...

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This book examines the many forces that contribute to the ongoing construction, deconstruction and reconstruction of body images. Drawing on relevant discussions of embodiment in phenomenology, feminist theory, psychoanalytic theory, queer theory and post-colonial theory, "Body Images explores the role played by the body image in our everydat existence.

Die Saumfinger der Gattung Anolis bevölkern mit einigen hundert Arten und Unterarten die Neue Welt vom südlichen Nordamerika bis nach Paraguay und Bolivien. Ein besonderer Verbreitungsschwerpunkt liegt im karibischen Raum, wo fast jede Insel unterschiedliche Arten beherbergt. Da die Anolis seit vielen Jahren zu den beliebtesten Terrarientieren zählen, stellt der vorliegende Rateber eine Auwahl der interessantesten Arten aus dem karibischen Rau...

Vision, persistence, integrity, and respect for everyone in the workplace--these are all qualities of successful leaders. But Jeffrey J. Fox, the founder of a marketing consulting company, also gives these tips: never write a nasty memo, skip all office parties, and overpay your people. These are a few of his key ways to climb the corporate ladder.

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Ein "Arbeitsbuch" für Studierende der Wirtschafts- und Ingeneurwissenschaften sowie für Führungs- und Nachwuchskräfte, die in Unternehmungen und Verwaltung maßgeblich an Entscheidungen beteiligt sind.

Shows social workers, therapists, and other helping professionals how to avoid stereotypes surrounding stepfamilies, and gives guidelines and strategies that will enable professionals to offer more successful sessions for stepfamilies. Case studies and data on a variety of families and situations demonstrate that not all stepfamilies are the same a

Gelungene Einführung für Studenten und Praktiker in die monetäre Ökonomie sowie in die Geldpolitik und Geldtheorie.

Refugees, Environment and Development is concerned with the complex interrelationships between forced migration, natural resource management and 'sustainable development'. The book challenges the growing rhetoric that refugees 'cause' environmental degradation, and that environmental decline is promoting a new wave of 'environmental refugees'. Drawing on examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as detailed case studies of the Rwan...

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The World Wide Web is loaded with science and science-related material. For everyone who wants to learn more about this amazing resource, Ed Renehan has compiled this fun and informative guide to what's out there, what's interesting, what's new and who's doing it. Whether your interest is in artificial intelligence, Hubble Space Telescope images, or the latest dinosaur findings, the best sources and how to reach them are right here.

In her first novel since "Pigs in Heaven", Kingsolver offers a compelling exploration of religion, conscience, imperialist arrogance, and the many paths to redemption. An American missionary and his family travel to the Congo in 1959, a time of tremendous political and social upheaval. Web feature.

In "The Dilbert Principle" and "Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook", Adams skewered the absurdities of the corporate world. Now he takes the next logical step, turning his keen analytical focus on how human greed, stupidity, and horniness will shape the future. Comic strips throughout.