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Umuahia, Nigeria. Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, sees a woman attempting to jump to her death from a highway bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, Chinonso joins her on the roadside and hurls two of his most prized chickens into the water below to demonstrate the severity of the fall. The woman, Ndali, is moved by his sacrifice. Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, Chinonso and Ndali fall in love. But Ndali is from a wealthy family,...

Girls' Series Fiction and American Popular Culture examines the ways in which young female heroines in American series fiction have undergone dramatic changes in the past 150 years, changes which have both reflected and modeled standards of behavior for America's tweens and teen girls. Though series books are often derided for lacking in imagination and literary potency, that the majority of American girls have been exposed to girls' series in...

This volume reviews key debates concerning reflexivity in theory, methods, and practice.

John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae's accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1, 550 miles (2, 494 kilometres) of Arctic coastline, he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic's greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae's unfinished autobiography. William Barr ...

Mit zunehmender Digitalisierung steht das Controlling vor einem radikalen Wandel und muss sich den digitalen Herausforderungen stellen. Das reicht von Automatisierung und Standardisierung von Prozessen, über verkürzte Zeiträume für Datenerfassung und -analyse im Management Reporting, bis hin zur Verbesserung von Planung und Budgetierung. Diese disruptiven Veränderungen erfordern vom Controller auch, neue Rollen zu übernehmen sowie sich neue Sk...

Project Exploreis a five-level course which combines the tried and trusted Project methodology and structure with 100% brand-new content from a new author team. Take a look inside and you'll find clearly structured, vibrant lessons with exciting new characters and stories! Be ready for each lesson with your full course audio CDs, containing your class listening resources.

Der "Schrödter" setzt seit mehr als 50 Jahren den Standard für eine praxisorientierte und zugleich wissenschaftlich fundierte Anwendung des BauGB. Schwerpunkt bilden die immer stärker mit dem Städtebaurecht verzahnten Rechtsgebiete. Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die Bezüge des Bauplanungsrechts zum Umweltrecht gerichtet. Aktuelle Themen: Beschleunigung der Bauleitplanung "Urbanes Gebiet" elektronische Information der Öffentlichkeit Rec...

The best-known novel of Sophie von La Roche, a German 18th-century woman writer. The plot reflects typical 18th-century concerns: the value of sentiment and the importance of virtue in attaining a good life. The publication of this novel reflects a recent revival of interest in the author.

This book introduces readers to brain changes with age. It covers a breadth of abilities, from cognitive to social and emotional, and focuses on how research revealing the plasticity of the brain has changed thinking about aging. It does not assume an extensive background in neuroanatomy, by including many images.

The first history-based integrated overview of Islam and Muslims in present-day Central Asia Between the tenth and sixteenth centuries Central Asia was one of the most prestigious cultural areas of the entire Muslim world, playing a pivotal role in the Silk Road trade. Throughout that history, and up to the present, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Turkmen and other Muslim peoples of Central Asia have developed their own unique understanding ...

This book introduces readers to brain changes with age. It covers a breadth of abilities, from cognitive to social and emotional, and focuses on how research revealing the plasticity of the brain has changed thinking about aging. It does not assume an extensive background in neuroanatomy, by including many images.

In addition to re-examining Schumpeter¿s Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy and undertaking a 21st century update of its main themes, this book brings together leading social scientists to provide contemporary extensions ¿ or eventually refutations ¿ of key elements of Schumpeter¿s vision and thesis.

First published in 1974. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This collection of papers grew out of a concern of several at Creighton University for the perduring nature of the thought of John Henry Cardinal Newman. First published in 1992.

The contention of Film and the American Presidency is that over the twentieth century the cinema has been a silent partner in setting the parameters of what we might call the presidential imaginary. This volume surveys the partnership in its longevity, placing stress on especially iconic presidents such as Lincoln and FDR. The contributions to this collection probe the rich interactions between these high institutions of culture and politics¿H...

Looks at families that have faced murder and how they have dealt with the trauma. This work offers an interpretation of personal accounts of homicide survivors in order to understand the particular nature of homicide bereavement. It offers an unique perspective and experiential base for examining the phenomenon of homicide bereavement.

To understand how strong worker protection systems differ from weak ones, this volume reports and interprets a study carried out in six nations-Sweden, Finland, The German Democratic Republic, The Federal Republic of Germany, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America.

Describes why and how applied research carried out in a national public health program sometimes influenced program action in the field-and sometimes did not. This title presents and analyses a number of case studies to draw some practical lessons and to provide a theoretical basis for future program action.

Fast 13 Jahre lang war Gunta Stölzl Mitglied des Bauhauses, zuerst als Studentin und Gesellin in Weimar, dann als Meisterin in Dessau. Sie entwarf und webte eine Fülle von eindrucksvollen Raumtextilien und entwickelte neuartige, industriell herstellbare Stoffe für den modernen Innenraum. Die Weberei war während der ganzen Zeit die am besten funktionierende und erfolgreichste Bauhauswerkstatt. In Dessau baute Gunta Stölzl einen Studiengang auf ...

Elemental carbon materials take numerous forms including graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, graphene, carbon black, activated carbon, fullerene and diamond. These forms differ greatly in the structure, properties, fabrication method, and applications. The applications of these carbon forms include electronic, electromagnetic, electrochemical, environmental and biomedical applications. Carbon materials are a subject of intense research, w...