Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was an English composer, writer and poet. He was a prolific composer-pianist writing over 400 works including four symphonies, three operas and concerti for piano, violin, cello, oboe and harpsichord. Often performing his own compositions he became a pioneer of British piano [...]

For a long time, Cyril Ramaphosa was the nearly-man of South African politics. He was Nelson Mandela's preferred successor, but the ANC opted for his rival, Thabo Mbeki, as the second post-apartheid president. Ramaphosa had led South Africa's huge mineworkers' union against the apartheid regime and [...]

President Cyril Ramaphosa is South Africa's fifth post-apartheid president. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as the founder of the National Union of Mineworkers. When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February 1990, Ramaphosa was at the head of the reception committee that greeted h[...]

Parrots' colour and charisma, coupled with the fact that they mimic human speech, make them fascinating to many people. They are ancient birds with unique bill and foot structures that enable them to forage on fruits in the canopy of forest trees as well as on seeds in grasslands. Because they depen[...]

Why did the 1917 American Red Cross Mission to Russia include more financiers than medical doctors? Rather than caring for the victims of war and revolution, its members seemed more intent on negotiating contracts with the Kerensky government, and subsequently the Bolshevik regime. In a courageous i[...]

"This compact, little pocket book - the first ever to feature the natural insect next to its matching artificial fly - arms the angler with all the information he needs to select the right fly from his flybox.* Superb photographs of aquatic insects (larvae, pupae, adults)with the artificial flies po[...]

Designed as an easy-to-use and comprehensive reference for practicing pathologists, Diagnostic Pathology: Soft Tissue is a highly anticipated volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series offered by Amirsys. As readers have come to expect from Amirsys reference tools, Diagnostic Pathology: Soft Tissue i[...]

"Animals from the Bible" is a collection of delightful tales from Christianity's most sacred book, the Bible. This unique children's pictorial is a modern-day compilation of biblical stories from which we learn God's vision for the world and our role in it. Written with elegant simplicity by Cyril A[...]

Menneskehetens fantastiske historie i ett komplett oversiktsverk. Menneskets historie er en fortelling om enorme fremskritt, brutal motgang og en forbløffende tilpasningsevne. Cyril Aydon bretter ut hele vår sivilisasjons historie med vekt på de store utviklingstrekkene som har formet menneskenes[...]

Vi får följa bratsen Simon och Charlie i 25-års åldern som lever ett trasigt liv i staden. De tvingas av olika anledningar ta jobb på ett servicehus där de förälskar sig i samma kollega. På servicehuset har Simon hand om den kraftigt överviktige, handikappade mannen Styrbjörn som gör liv[...]

Green Valley, en utopi för svenska, hispanics och svarta outcasts, där alla årstider är vår och färgen violett. Där utspelar sig Liten Vinge liksom den svävar över platser som Aten, Riga, Köpenhamn, London, Marbella, New York, Santiago, Helsingfors, Phnom Penh, Bogotá och Stockholms Vasas[...]