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Smålands historia är den första moderna populärvetenskapliga bok som tar ett samlat grepp om hela landskapets historia. Den inleds med ett tematiskt kapitel om Småland och smålänningen i myt och verklighet. Varför förknippas den röda stugan med Småland? Varför känns Emil och Döderhultarn så urtypiskt småländska? Det är ett par av frågorna som ställs i detta kapitel. Därefter följer en kronologisk redogörelse av landskapets historia från förhis...

Three boys, a Box, a Genie, a Wish … what could go wrong?Twelve-year-old Jack Coughlin and his younger brother, Collin, and Collin's friend, Danny, find a small wooden box that's supposed to hold magic. A genie answers their call. But he hasn't been out and about for years, and instead of flying them to the Space Center in Florida like Jack wants, the genie mistakenly sends them to outer space. On the eerie hidden moon of Anron, things are not...

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The concept of the state plays a central role in international relations, particularly in realist and neo realist approaches. Yet, the meaning of the state is taken to be self evident by both its advocates and its critics. This volume counters this trend.

Craniopharyngiomas: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome is a comprehensive guide to the science, diagnosis and treatment of craniopharyngiomas, rare brain tumors that grow near the pituitary gland. Even though these tumors are generally benign, due to the location, prognosis was often bleak. This reference provides a resource for specialists requiring a comprehensive overview of this rare form of tumor, outlining new diag...

The Oxford Handbook of WIlliam Wordsworth provides an indispensable guide to beginning or continuing study of the life and career of William Wordsworth

To leverage the power of brand meaning or semiotics, management needs a research approach that taps into consumers' experiences, cultural perspectives, and emotional intelligence. This book presents just such an approach by decoding the cultural myths, social networks and deep experiences consumers associate with marketing signs, spaces and rituals

And I've always believed that the milk that forms clouds in my coffee, like my fears would soon disappear." Life is unpredictable, thus we have to make every second of it worthwhile. At the early age of fifteen, Michael Testa learned to treasure every moment when his sister, Janice, perished in a plane crash in 1972. Although his sister died a long time ago, Michael as well as his family and friends still remembers her in every passing day. Ho...

At the crossroads of various disciplines, this collective work examines the possibility of a new end-user “engagement” in ongoing digital/technological products and services development. It provides an overview of recent research specifically focused on the user’s democratic participation and empowerment. It also enables readers to better identify the main opportunities of participatory design, a concept which encourages the blurring of the ro...

Essential Clinical Anatomy of the Nervous System is designed to combine the salient points of anatomy with typical pathologies affecting each of the major pathways that are directly applicable in the clinical environment. In addition, this book highlights the relevant clinical examinations to perform when examining a patient's neurological system, to demonstrate pathology of a certain pathway or tract. Essential Clinical Anatomy of the Nervous...

On one level, this is the story of a bright, inquisitive, affectionate child - Divya - who has to grapple with some of life's toughest problems in her troublesome 'destiny' of cancer. And it is about her loving relationship with her Thatha, both grandfather and guru to her.On another, it is philosophy in its purest, most fearless form: we are led to stare the big questions in the eye - "Who am 'I'? What is 'destiny'? What is 'God'? Why do we s...

With two failed marriages and a broken soul, Amanda finally faces the demons that have chased her throughout her life in her tell-all, two-part memoir. As a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, Amanda bares her soul, addressing all of the normally secret emotions and struggles that come with trauma. In this two-part memoir series, Amanda shares the most intimate moments of her life that had led her to being the successful flight p...

The devastating disease, Alzheimer's, that ravaged her mother, left the author, Aileen Friedman, inspired to share her emotional rollercoaster ride. A heartfelt and non-fictional short story told from the depths of her heart also includes humorous encounters with other residents of the home in which her mother spent her remaining days. Included are six more short stories, all designed to encourage and inspire the reader. From the story about a...

In 1976, two idealistic newlyweds find what they believe is the perfect spot to settle, at the very end of a dirt road in Sleeping Moose, Alaska. They soon learn that 'end of the road' living is not for the faint of heart. Luckily, they have two great mentors, homesteaders from the 1950s, who teach them everything they'll need to know, in order to cope with life in the bush.

Wade Williams is a prick. He wasn't always, but years in the soul-shattering world of retail have made him bitter and cynical. Impeded by a lack of direction and infinite levels of apathy, Wade idles through his days avoiding waves of annoying customers, his pugnacious boss, and any kind of work in general. A management opportunity turns into an internal struggle of career wants and needs, and a training conference turns into a weekend of reck...

What would it be like to be Albert Einstein? What kind of struggles can this great man have? As the last blood relative of Albert Einstein, Stephen, his nephew, would definitely know. The first man to be named the Man of the Century, Albert Einstein is the man who the world looks up to because of his excellence and supreme intellect. He is a genius, for a fact. But to his family, especially to Stephen, who was able to live with his uncle Alber...

Curious how Pope Francis I might be compelled to modernize the Catholic Church? Then this work of fiction is for you! Faced with a widening river of disappearing souls and mountains of unsettled legal challenges, Francis is facing his life's ultimate challenge: enticing the modern man anew to follow God's word. Surrounded by reform-defiant cardinals and hopelessly stuck in century-old dogmatic muck, he desperately turns to his Jesuit brotherho...

What did you learn?" asked Miss Elizabeth. Dolly thought for a minute and said, "I learned that it's not enough to be pretty on the outside. You have to be pretty on the inside as well. When you help someone and they help you then everyone is a beautiful bunny." Concludes one of the delightful stories contained in this little book. Nana's Little Stories are filled with heart-warming tales about animals and things that children and even adults ...

What did you learn?" asked Miss Elizabeth. Dolly thought for a minute and said, "I learned that it's not enough to be pretty on the outside. You have to be pretty on the inside as well. When you help someone and they help you then everyone is a beautiful bunny." Concludes one of the delightful stories contained in this little book. Nana's Little Stories are filled with heart-warming tales about animals and things that children and even adults ...