"The Pastoral Clinic" takes us on a penetrating journey into an iconic Western landscape - northern New Mexico's Espanola Valley, home to the highest rate of heroin addiction and fatal overdoses in the United States. In a luminous narrative, Angela Garcia chronicles the lives of several Hispano addi[...]
Describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend upon them. This title answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems.[...]
Amidst war, economic meltdown, and ecological crisis, a "new spirit of radicalism is blooming" from New York to Cairo, according to Chris Dixon. In Another Politics, he examines the trajectory of efforts that contributed to the radicalism of Occupy Wall Street and other recent movement upsurges. Dra[...]
This book, first published in 2000, presents a history of Western monetary systems and explains why bimetallism was preferred to a gold standard before 1800. Professor Redish argues that the technological ability to issue fiduciary monies, and a commitment mechanism to prevent opportunistic governme[...]
An innovative, new multi-level course for the university and in-company sector.
An innovative, new multi-level course for the university and in-company sector.
This unique textbook describes how past changes in sea-level can be detected through an analysis of the sedimentary record. In particular, it concentrates on the current sequence stratigraphy model. It explains this model from basics and shows how the model can be applied to both siliciclastic and c[...]
This book reports on a two-part study: the validation of a test of spoken English for Norwegian secondary school pupils and the corpus-based investigation of the role played by 'smallwords', such as 'well', 'sort of', and 'you know', in bringing about fluency. The first study builds on the Messickia[...]
A powerful, timelydebut, "The Turner House"marks a major new contribution to the story of the American family.
The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fal[...]
Wanted: One amazing forever home for one amazing sixth grader.
"My name is Gaby, and I'm looking for a home where I can invite my best friend over and have a warm breakfast a couple of times a week. Having the newest cell phone or fancy clothes isn't important, but I'd like to have a cat that I [...]
Features recipes designed for two people, ranging from Spicy Chicken Couscous to feasts such as Seared Beef with Bean Mash. With chapters that include Starters, Salads and Snacks, Special-occasion Meals, Low-fat and Healthy, and Something Sweet, this work includes ideas and takes on recipes in this [...]
Packed with inspirational ideas, impressive menus and fantastic recipes, with this Christmas cookbook, festive foodies will find everything they need to make Christmas magical. Add sparkle to party food, rev up the Turkey roast, delight your guests with truly decadent desserts. From canapes to Chris[...]
This title is a guide to how to revitalize ancient spiritual practices for the life of the local church. Many churches recognize the importance of the genuine spiritual hunger in our time and are attempting to bridge the gulf between traditional religious institutions and the contemporary spiritual [...]
Everyone's talking about the 5:2 Diet - the easiest fasting plan to adapt to your tastes and hectic weekly lifestyle. Reduce your calorie intake two days a week, and you can eat whatever you like for the other five days, with freedom to drink, eat out or have treats. This is your guide to those[...]
Whether you're new to the 5:2 diet and you're thinking about giving it a go, or you're already a convert and are looking for recipes to improve your fasting days, this is the book for you. Choose from a delicious range of satisfying light meals from a variety of world cuisines, all organised by meal[...]
Essential skills practice for better reading and writing
New edition of the much loved series.
New edition of the much loved series.
Pocket-sized fun reads from big name authors
The long-awaited debut cookbook from one of the most popular vegan food bloggers on the web
After a decade of struggling with an eating disorder and subsisting on diet, low-calorie processed foods, Angela Liddon vowed to get healthy once and for all. Done with feeling sick and tired, she threw [...]