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Twenty-five long years after the war that was supposed to liberate Bangladesh--and that instead, for far too many people, merely brought fear, violence, and loss--a young researcher arrives on the doorstep of one survivor in Dhaka, Mariam, armed with a set of questions that have no easy answers. How did Mariam and women like her--who lived through violence and rape--survive the war? How did the Pakistani army deal with women they found in home...

A is for all of us--everyone. Playing, learning, having fun. The letters of the alphabet are brilliantly brought to life in a bright nursery school, where the children learn and play. B is for building blocks . . . but also for blowing out the candles on a birthday cake! C is for the colorful chairs the children take when the teacher rings a chime. Lively pictures designed around each letter show the children dancing, singing, listening to sto...

Swamp is an engaging, accessible, informative, lavishly illustrated journey into the cultural and ecological histories of these mysterious, mythologized and misunderstood landscapes.

This is a new account of Cuba's complex and turbulent history, told through an exploration of its rich and varied culture. Alan West-Duran shows Cuba to be a rare and fascinating place, remaining one of the few nations on the planet guided by a Communist party, and still committed to fighting imperialism, globalization and capitalism.

John Dixon Hunt's new biography takes a fresh look at the life and work of 17th-century English writer, gardener and diarist John Evelyn. Hunt discusses Evelyn's most famous work, his Diary, as well as his domestic life, his extensive European travels, and his wide-ranging work on social and ethical issues.

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In this lively and entertaining book, Yvette Florio Lane embarks on a culinary and historical tour of the small-but-mighty shrimp. Containing fascinating lore, unusual recipes, and compelling images, the book explores the shrimp in art, music and popular culture, from Hiroshige to anime, and from Shakespeare to Seinfeld.

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This engaging history brings together the interwoven stories of the original Goths, who sacked the imperial city of Rome and set in motion the decline and fall of the western Roman empire, and the diverse Gothic legacy, a legacy that continues to shape our modern world.

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A new biography of the famous Anglican army chaplain and priest Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, 'Woodbine Willie', providing a new examination of his remarkable career.

This book guides readers through a wide spectrum of clinical presentations in patients with arterial hypertension and different degrees of renal impairment, ranging from asymptomatic urine abnormalities to end stage renal disease. On the basis of six case studies, the author reviews and discusses current guidelines and recommendations aimed at optimizing the diagnostic and therapeutic approach both to renal and cardiovascular risk in commonly ...

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Together on God's Mission investigates Southern Baptist history, showing how and why the Southern Baptist Convention came to embrace the vision of a cooperative denomination.

Separated by 80 years, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill led their nations to victory in wars of national survival and became revered leaders and statesmen. Yet the two have never been seriously compared at book length. Acclaimed historian Lewis Lehrman finds that the two led in remarkably similar fashion, guided by similar principles.

Die anspruchsvolle Tätigkeit als ÜbersetzerIn und DolmetscherIn an Gerichten und Behörden erfordert neben hervorragenden Sprachkenntnissen auch juristisches Know-how sowie Erfahrung in den verschiedenen Dolmetsch-Techniken. Dieses Studienbuch vermittelt sowohl die unterschiedlichen translatorischen Kompetenzen als auch das nötige juristische Grundlagenwissen über Zivil- und Strafverfahren, die für das Gerichtsdolmetschen und -übersetzen notwen...

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