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Although some may argue that democracy is more widespread today than at any time in history, others point to the dangerous, irrational forces in both the West and the East that threaten the future of democratic government. The contributors to this volume of essays from The Humanist Institute all share this concern for the serious challenges that have recently arisen to confront the democratic way of life. They point to the strengthening of irr...

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The Italian Renaissance was the home of modern ideas about republican freedom, democracy, balance of power, and free competition. But the period in which these ideas originated, the 14th and 15th century, is still relatively unknown, in spite of the fact that this time displays a remarkable similarity with our own.Leonardo Bruni was the first to formulate these new ideas. His impact on the later thinkers of the Renaissance has been enormous. T...

Project Day Lily" Summary(186 words)The Project Day Lily story chronicles the events surrounding what the public knows as "Gulf War Syndrome." To this day, the public perception of that tragedy is very limited, but now there are over 150, 000 veterans of that conflict that suffer from chronic illnesses and tens of thousands have died without acknowledgment or proper assistance to keep secret the origin of their illnesses.Project Day Lily tells...

The fascinating biography of Sean Penn, the actor-director, including countless interviews with family, friends and colleagues, plus the ex-Mr Madonna himslef.

Dieser erste Band des zwölfbändigen Werkes enthält nahezu 390 Verfassungsrechtsdokumente einschließlich der dazugehörigen "Historischen Einführungen". Im Mittelpunkt stehen die im Zeitraum zwischen 1806 und 1918 existierenden Verfassungsrechtsdokumente von gesamtdeutscher Bedeutung. Darüber hinaus trägt der Band aber auch mit dem in ihm niedergelegten Verfassungsrecht der Anhaltischen Herzogtümer (Anhalt, Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt...

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New Zealand's favourite bestselling cookbooks gathered in this classic collection.

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Ubiquitin and Protein Degradation, Part B will cover chemical biology, ubiquitin derivatives and ubiquitin-like proteins, deubiquitinating enzymes, proteomics as well as techniques to monitor protein degradation. The chapters are highly methodological and focus on application of techniques. *Second part of the Ubiquitin and Protein Degration series*Topics include: E1 Enzymes, E2 Enzymes, E3 Enzymes, Proteasomes, and Isopeptidases

This book brings together the most important research developments of the past 45 years that have enriched our knowledge and contributed to a better understanding of the biochemistry and cell and molecular biology of basement membranes. It describes the studies that shed light on the ultrastructural organization, the biosynthesis of the macromolecular components, their functions in embryonic development and differentiation, and in the mature s...

Comprised of two separate volumes, Neuroimaging provides a state-of-the-art review of a broad range of neuroimaging techniques applied to both clinical and research settings. The breadth of the methods covered is matched by the depth of description of the theoretical background. Part B covers the application of neuroimaging in both research and clinical settings for the study of anxiety disorders, dementia, depression, schizophrenia, functiona...

A delightful adaptation, faithful to the spirit of Louisa May Alcott's novels"--Sunday Telegraph

A moving and powerful play about the experiences of three very different mothers.

Three classic Spanish plays, made famous by Shakespeare and WebsterTwo of the most famous and successful playwrights of Spain's Golden Age of playwriting were Lope de Vega (1562-1635) and Rojas Zorrilla (1607-48). From their prodigious output, the three plays in this volume, based on similar sources to Shakespeare's and Webster's versions, provide a fascinating comparison with their Jacobean counterparts.Lope's The Duchess of Amalfi's Steward,...

Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968) features Mike Bond, the hitherto fortunate owner of Bond's Bank, who finds himself in a spot of trouble so serious that he wants someone to burgle the bank before the trustees inspect it.

This fourth book in the bestselling Can You See What I See? series features photographs of fun collections, including toy cars, teddy bears, dinosaurs, and much more. Full color.

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Arrow in the Blue is the first volume of Arthur Koestler's autobiography. In the years before 1931, Arthur Koestler lived a tumultuous and varied existence. The second volume of Arthur Koestler's autobiography is The Invisible Writing.

An unsettling and startingly authentic examination of complacency culture and the politics of beauty.