“Whereas bee colonies were once seen as perfect societies of selfless workers and drones ruled by a queen, Tautz presents them as a self-organized, complex adaptive system that he considers “a mammal in many bodies”. This comprehensive introduction to honeybee biology (originally published as Phänomen Honigbiene) explores such topics as how bees obtain and communicate information about flowers, “whole-animal gametes”, and the comb’s contributi...
Learn all the necessary words and phrases that those other language books don't have the nerve to teach you! This totally up-to-date phrasebook fills the gap between how people really speak German and what students are normally taught.
Considered the definitive handbook on the terrorist threat to commercial airline and airport security, Sweet's seminal resource is now updated to include an analysis of modern-day risks as well as an examination of the plethora of changes made to air security policies, practices, and regulations since 9/11.
The latest addition to the RecorderWorld series, this is the first of many supplementary repertoire books. RecorderWorld Christmas contrasts tuneful original pieces with arrangements of favorite Christmas carols. The melody line is suitable for RecorderWorld Book 2 level players while the really easy second parts are appropriate for RecorderWorld Book 1 beginners. All the pieces are arranged as duets or trios, but work equally well as solos. Y...
Embracing the author's usual kaleidoscope of styles - from country and folk to Appalachian and Celtic, this work reminds us of the singer's consummate musicality and all-encompassing vocal skills.
The Complete Letters of Henry James" fills a crucial gap in modern literary studies by presenting in a scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. Comprising more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a remarkably wide range of topics--from James's own life and literary projects to broader questions on art, literature, and criticism--this edition is an indispensable resourc...
Most folks know the stories about Creation, the Jewish nation, and Jesus, but they don't know how all these things are connected. This book is a refreshing step back to illuminate the big picture.
A Contemporary Nursing Process" re-envisions the practice of nursing by configuring caring in terms of the person the nurse cares for. Locsin and Purnell stress the importance of knowing the patient, and differentiating the person from the disease. This text addresses this highly relevant issue, and provides a wealth of insight on how to care for the patient on a personal level, while still professionally administering clinical treatment. Chap...
Illuminating Fiction contains nineteen interviews with fiction-writing luminaries including Edward P. Jones, Julia Glass, Amy Bloom, Jill McCorkle, Margot Livesy, Ron Carlson and Steve Almond. The interviews contain questions about narrative, voice, character, place, point of view, arc of the story/novel plot, and revision, questions about the writing process, questions about the trajectory of the writer's career, questions about the role and ...
What really happened on the Australian home front during the Second World War? For the people of Melbourne these were years of social dislocation and increased government interference in all aspects of daily life. This book presents the story of their work, leisure and relationships.
No American dramatist has had more plays adapted than Tennessee Williams, and few modern dramatists have witnessed as much controversy during the adaptation process. His Hollywood legacy, captured in such screen adaptations as A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Suddenly, Last Summer, reflects the sea change in American culture in the mid-twentieth century. Placing this body of work within relevant contexts ranging from gender...
Cross-cultural research provides exceptional insights into the hopes and fears of dealing with people different to ourselves. In Australia, such research suggests that Australian Muslims have surpassed Asians as one of the country's most marginalised religious and ethnic groups. Muslims and people from the Middle East are thought to be unable to fit into Australia, with more than 50% of Australians preferring their relatives did not to marry i...
Ubiquitous computing is the third wave in computing, where the widespread use of new mobile technology-implementing wireless communications such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smart phones enables a new type of advanced applications. In the past years, the main focus of research in mobile services has aimed at the ¿anytime, anywhere¿ principle (ubiquitous computing). However, there is more to it than that.The increasing demand for d...
