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The second novel in the much-loved Exiles series and winner of the Smarties Prize. When Ruth Conroy decides to sponsor a child in Africa, she is unprepared for the difficulties involved in finding ?10 a month. So she enlists the help of her sisters - Phoebe, Naomi and Rachel - who are only too eager to dream up hare-brained fund-raising schemes... Undisciplined baby-sitters, unhygienic caterers or fraudulent pavement artists, their hilarious p...

The number of people age 100 and older increases a whopping 8 percent every year in the United States? If you choose to, you can become one of them someday. Let "Living Longer For Dummies" show you how.

Communication is no longer considered an optional soft" skill for climbing the corporate ladder. More and more businesses are placing emphasis on being able to communicate effectively. "Communicating Effectively For Dummies gives you the tools and insight you need to manage conflict, build teams and communicate persuasively at work.

This friendly cookbook helps you choose a grill, understand the health and convenience benefits of indoor grilling, and enjoy 80 great recipes. Find out what all the fuss is about with "Indoor Grilling For Dummies" -- soon you'll be hooked on year-round grilling for its convenience, great taste, and health benefits.The book details the types of indoor grilling products, from grill pans to uncovered indoor electric and gas grills to covered gri...

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The presumed link between mental disorder and violence has been the driving force behind mental health law and policy for centuries. Legislatures, courts, and the public have come to expect that mental health professionals will protect them from violent acts by persons with mental disorders.Yet for three decades research has shown that clinicians' unaided assessments of "dangerousness" are barely better than chance. Rethinking Risk Assessment:...

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Das sechssätzige, von Tabea Zimmermann uraufgeführte Werk umfasst alle Möglichkeiten des Instruments vom lyrischen bis zum explosiven chromatischen Doppelgriffspiel. Mit osteuropäischem Folk, abstrakter Polyphonie und wiederholten subtilen Fragmenten der Sonate wird Ligetis weite Musikwelt im Kleinen gespielt. Obwohl ein virtuoses Stück, ist es doch idiomatisch und von erstklassiger Kunstfertigkeit. Ein Muss für den fortgeschrittenen Spieler.S...

In "Class Management in the Primary School, " Ted Wragg helps teachers to clarify their own aims and to find the strategies which will work for them.Topics covered include: *first encounters*the establishing rules*management of*time and space*coping with specific discipline problemsThere are certain skills that teachers possess that are of paramount importance - class management is one of those areas. Effective classroom management can be the ...

This book brings together contemporary plays from Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and South Africa, the Caribbean, South East Asia and India - countries which have all experienced Imperialism.

This book provides critical thinking on one of Brazil's most prolific and widely read novelists for his English-speaking audience, providing an introduction and chronology to his life and a comprehensive survey of his major works.

In examining the links between gender and the media, this volume asks questions involving the relationship between global media flows, gender and modernity in the region.

This book is one of a set of eight innovative yet practical resource books for teachers, focussing on the classroom and covering vital skills for primary and secondary teachers. The books are strongly influenced by the findings of numerous research projects during which hundreds of teachers were observed at work. The first editions of the series were best sellers, and these revised second editions will be equally welcomed by teachers eager to ...

How do we extend the "conservation ethic" to include the cultural links between local populations and their physical environments? Can considerations of human capital be incorporated into the definition and measurement of sustainability in managed forests? Can forests be managed in a manner that fulfills traditional goals for ecological integrity while also addressing the well-being of its human residents?In this groundbreaking work, an intern...

Zur Hölle mit der Schatzkarte! Dadurch dass die Abenteuer-Schriftstellerin Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) den Lageplan des grünen Diamanten besitzt, beginnt für sie das Abenteuer, das alle ihre Romane weit in den Schatten stellt. Gangster fordern die Karte für das Leben ihrer Schwester. Doch es kommt anders als man denkt: Joan wird auf dem Flughafen von Bogotá entführt, von Gangstern verfolgt, gerät in die Gewalt korrupter Militärs und kann sic...

These selections of literary texts are accompanied by commentaries designed to help the student contextualize their own responses. The book highlights key issues, from textual editing to the politics of gender and includes advice for those wishing to read more about a particular issue or approach.

A guide to implementing and operating a practical reliability program using experiments. It emphasizes real world solutions to daily problems. It also demonstrates how to combine accelerated testing with design of experiments for immediate improvement.

This book examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. It examines their protection under the Basic Law, the institutional and individual independence of the judiciary, and the maintenance of the due process and a free press. It also scrutinizes the threats from the need to accommodate national security and wider political concerns. The assessments are set in the context of a co...

The Price of Freedom surveys and explains the fascinating and intricate history of East Central Europe - the present day countries of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.