In 1987, after a twelve year absence, Chistopher Hope returned to South Africa to report on the run up to that year's whites-only election. The nature of the election campaign and the bitter defeat of the liberals lead him to write this satirical, evocative portrait ... Полное описание

This study, originally published in 1959, traces the origin of Buddhism in Brahmanism, and fixes its relationship to Hinduism, describing and stressing the basic importance of Buddhist contemplation. The first half of the book introduces the very heart of Buddhism, w... Полное описание

We are surrounded by medical miracles: polio has been eradicated; childhood leukemia is now treatable; death by cardiovascular disease has declined by two-thirds in the last fifty years. Yet while American medicine has never been better, angst over American health ca... Полное описание

Draw and Paint Realistic Trees in All Four SeaonsBestselling author and naturalist Claudia Nice is back with another studio essential for every landscape artist. Drawing and Painting Trees in the Landscape features Claudia's best tips and techniques for painting tree... Полное описание

Jugendwerkhofe (JWH) waren Einrichtungen der staatlichen Jugendhilfe der DDR. Als Spezialheime im System der Jugendhilfe dienten sie vor allem der Umerziehung von schwererziehbaren und straffalligen Jugendlichen in der DDR. Unter der Pramisse der Form- und Planbarkei... Полное описание

Of the thousands of novel compounds that a drug discovery project team invents and that bind to the therapeutic target, typically only a fraction of these have sufficient ADME/Tox properties to become a drug product. Understanding ADME/Tox is critical for all drug re... Полное описание

This is a study of a distinctive brand of modernism that first emerged in late nineteenth-century Germany and remained influential throughout the inter-war years and beyond. Its supporters saw themselves as a new elite, ideally placed to tackle the many challenges fa... Полное описание

'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what you do not see is wholly altered.'Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution (1867) is the b... Полное описание

The Deerslayer (1841) is the last-written of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, but the first in the development of the hero, Natty Bumppo. Here, Cooper returns Leatherstocking to his youth and to a pristine wilderness that D. H. Lawrence said was perhaps `lovelier than... Полное описание

Particles are words that do not change their form through inflection and do not fit easily into the established system of parts of speech. Examples include the negative particle "e;not,"e; the infinitival particle "e;to"e; (as in "e;to go"e;),... Полное описание

In 2004, Darfur, Sudan was described as the worlds greatest humanitarian crisis. Twenty years previously, Darfur was also the site of a disastrous famine. Famine that Kills is a seminal account of that famine, and a social history of the region. In a new preface prep... Полное описание

`This is an important book that deserves to be read by everyone concerned with presenting major environmental issues.' Geography` ... an essential text for policy makers and aid professionals, as well as for students of environmental studies and international develop... Полное описание

Using the practical yet comprehensive approach found in the first edition, the author considers each anxiety disorders clinical complexity while simultaneously using an integrative orientation toward finding clinical solutions. The author considers the presentation o... Полное описание

The United States health care system is broken. Critics and commentators point to the staggering costs of health care, the shrinking insurance coverage, and the diminishing access that many U.S. citizens have to essential services and treatments. These problems are c... Полное описание

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The Kentucky State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of Kentucky's constitutional history, it provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constit... Полное описание

Many researchers have explored the impact of British and French Orientalism in the reinterpretations of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Less noticed, however, and infrequently discussed is the impact of Portug... Полное описание

In recent years there has been a great deal of discussion about the social economy and the term 'the third way' has attained a level of household recognition, especially in America and Britain. Academics and commentators have debated the usefulness of the social econ... Полное описание

This book is based on a series of reports on the health and social consequences of alcohol misuse presented to the European Economic Community. Each of the chapters is written by internationally acclaimed experts, who have reviewed their own chosen fields and contrib... Полное описание