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Landscape from a Dream is Elisabeth Bletsoe's first collection in ten years and offers startling evidence of a powerful voice that should be better known. Very much a poet of place, Elisabeth Bletsoe fuses elements of folklore, botany, literature, myth and narrative into a poetry that is at once feminist in spirit, forthright, and - to a certain extent - at odds with the prevailing British poetic styles, whether conservative or radical. Rooted...

This book provides a balanced selection of both conventional optimization algorithms and modern metaheuristic methods commonly used in mathematical optimization. Conventional algorithms include gradient-based methods such as the steepest descent method, the simplex method for linear programming, Lagrange multipliers, and Hooke-Jeeves pattern search. Metaheuristic methods include ant colony optimization (ACO), particle swarm optimization (PSO...

Los ejercicios de estiramientos y técnicas de relajación que se describen en esta obra son excelentes para recuperar la flexibilidad corporal y evitar el deterioro de músculos y articulaciones. Con ellos se previenen los dolores de espalda, se retrasa la vejez y se mejora el rendimiento en diferentes deportes. Se trata de ejercicios sencillos, aptos para cualquier edad, que se realizan dentro de las posibilidades de cada persona y sin afán de ...

Quincy Burke is sent to Maui as a Department of Homeland Security. Her new computer program is on the high tech edge of combating terrorist activity. The Koreans have a mole in the NSA and they are after Quincy and her program. A powerful Mana is also after Quincy and the two sources direct her into a deadly trap. Another DHS chief is out to protect Quincy from the Koreans, but he can't protect her from a powerful Mana. Instead, he is led by t...

Ordinary Substance is a journey through relationships and spiritualism with a focus on Toaist and Buddhist perceptions as life presents itself through ordinary every day experiences. This book is a search through the imprints of the psyche at various levels of conditioning to simply be with it as it is, to fully accept ourselves as we are reflected in the mirror of words. Zayra's poetry invites the reader to be present within themselves, as mu...

Simple and direct view into street photography. Tips and techniques alongside many pictures, to help you navigate your way through the streets for rules-free picture making. Book includes topics such as: photographing at night, taking pictures in the rain, what is street photography, alternatives, accidental work and more. The main purpose of this book is to be an inspiration for you to find your own unique style and expression while having fu...

This story tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--bythe skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a gruesome end. The little girl's journey is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey's brilliant pinwork, so detailed and perfectly wrought that it's hard to believe he could master t...

Vanuatu es un país formado por 83 islas en el Pacífico Sur, situadas entre Australia y Fiji. Su historia es milenaria y es de los pocos lugares del mundo que ha preservado tradiciones pasadas de generación en generación por miles de años. En este libro la autora nos describe no sólo sus experiencias y la gente que conoció durante los cuatro años que vivió en Vanuatu, sino que escribe acerca de una cultura y unas tradiciones que persisten desde...

Set against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing.

Lori G. Beaman is the Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada at the University of Ottawa.

In journeys of self-discovery, quests to define our national identity, opportunities to escape from the daily routine, and expressions of social protest - the American road narrative has been a significant and popular literary genre for four decades. Romance of the Road captures America's love affair with roads, cars, travel, speed, and the lure of open spaces. With roots reaching back to quest romance and pilgrimage, the literature of the Ame...

The Morocco Maritime Survey (MMS) was initiated in 2001 in order to investigate the coasts of the Tangier peninsula in northern Morocco. This publication serves as a final report of the project, presenting the survey's findings from the two field seasons (2002-2003), subsequent artefact analyses and overall conclusions. The purpose of the MMS is to investigate the maritime record of Morocco through archaeological survey and historical research...

Caroline Beer's new book explores the consequences of democratic politics in Mexico. Focusing on struggles at the subnational level, she assesses how increased electoral competition alters the long-term distribution of power across political institutions in ways that shift power away from established elites and into the hands of ordinary citizens. Electoral Competition and Institutional Change in Mexico includes compelling case study compariso...

Explores the introduction of printing in symbolic terms. This book presents literary history in which the fifteenth century is crucial to the overall story of English literature. It argues that the development of print production is part of a larger social network involving the political, economic, and literary systems.

Peppered with authentic 19th Century photographs, this popular cookbook is smothered with old-timey recipes, kitchen proverbs, even a pinch of proper pioneer etiquette! Make-do cooking recipes include Leather Britches, Ash Cake and Portable Soup, using the ingredients available to settlers 150 years ago! Other goodies: hand-dipped candle making, soup warnings, molasses taffy, faux foods, zucchini clarinet and ginger beer!