We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other? Every act of human behaviour has multiple layers of causation, spiralling back seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, even centuries, right back to the dawn of time and the origins of our species. In the epic sweep of history, how does our...

First published in 1961, following the successful Cuban Revolution, this is Che Guevara's handbook for guerrilla war. Che considered that the Cuban Revolution taught would-be insurrectionists three fundamental lessons: (1) Popular forces can win a war against the army. (2) It is not necessary to wait until all conditions for making revolution exist; the insurrection can create them. (3) In...

The chance to join 'the Revival of the Great Lucia Berlin' (New York Times) From the author of A Manual for Cleaning Women. Ranging from Texas, to Chile, to New Mexico and New York, in Evening in Paradise Berlin writes about the good, the bad and everything in between: struggling young mothers, husbands who pack their bags and leave in the middle of the night, wives looking back at their...

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Nathan Law has experienced first-hand the shocking speed with which our freedom can be taken away from us, as an elected politician arrested simply for speaking his mind. He remembers what it is like to lack freedom - and his father's precarious three-day escape from China in a small rowing boat. When authoritarianism makes gains around the world, demanding our...

Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? This book aims to change the way you think about business and the world. It also seeks to shatter the illusions of people around the world by teaching them how.

The official study guide for the entry-level Oracle Certified Associate exam for Java Programmers--fully updated for Java SE 8 Confidently prepare for the OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I exam with this thoroughly revised, up-to-date guide from Oracle Press. Featuring step-by-step exercises, comprehensive chapter self-tests, and a CD-ROM containing two complete practice exams, this volume provides...

The next step in HR's creation of value--turning the war for talent into victory through organization -HR is not about HR. HR begins and ends with the business.-The RBL Group and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan have shaped much of the HR profession for 30 years through the Human Resource Competency Study (HRCS). With this latest (7th) round of research, Dave Ulrich,...

How can you save your friend's life if she doesn't want to be rescued? In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues...

Publishing in English for the very first time, Japan's beloved coming-of-age classic on what really matters in life The streets of Tokyo swarm below fifteen year-old Copper as he gazes out into the city of his childhood. Struck by the thought of the infinite people whose lives play out alongside his own, he begins to wonder, how do you live? Considering life's biggest questions for the first...

The book is comprised of three components. The first component analyses the creative contribution to the theory of imperatives and norms provided by 20th-century Polish researchers. The second component summarizes their reflections and considerations. The third component is an anthology of the classic writings of Polish authors of the time; it constitutes an illustration of the first part...

With over 1.3 million copies sold of the previous edition, Pearson’s textbooks are the market-leading and most trusted resources for AS and A level Mathematics. This book can be used alongside the Year 1 book to cover all the content needed for the Edexcel A level Pure Mathematics exams.Fully updated to match the 2017 specifications, with more of a focus on problem-solving and modelling as...

Album dedykowany jest pamięci niestrudzonych obrońców wartości chrześcijańskich i patriotycznych, tragicznie zmarłych w pobliżu Lasu Katyńskiego Lecha Kaczyńskiego i Ryszarda Kaczorowskiego. Monumentalny album (296 stron, ponad 300 fotografii) wydany w roku 600-lecia bitwy pod Grunwaldem. Zwycięstwo grunwaldzkie zajmuje niezwykłe miejsce w tradycji historycznej i świadomości...

Album pokazuje zarówno dawne związki Papieża z Wadowicami, jak i Wadowice współczesne - pięknie odnowione, zadbane, naprawdę godne miana miasta papieskiego. Kreślone są tu dwa portrety jednocześnie - miasta oraz związanego z nim nierozerwalnie i na zawsze Karola Wojtyły - Jana Pawła II. Urokliwe zdjęcia wybitnego fotografika Adama Bujaka uzupełnione zostały wadowickimi homiliami Ojca...

Ich kann nichts Wesentliches finden, das ich an diesem Buch heute andern wurde, wohl auch deshalb, weil nicht ich mich im Besitz des Schussels fur die Zukunft der Sowjetunion fuhle. Daher wage ich keine Prognosen, sondern ziehe es vor, festzuhalten und lebensfahigen Krafte sind, die zur Formund dieser Zukunft in der Lage sein konnten. Und die Photographien, heute viellecht sogar mehr denn...

In Zusammenarbeit mit Dr. K. Uecker Dr. S. Franz, Dr. med. K. Yilmatz und C. Schork Zeichnungen von Slavka Zsolnai Die Anatomie des Körpers ist durch einen langen evolutionären Prozess entstanden, an dessen Ende die heutige ausbalancierte Form von Knochen, Muskeln, Nerven und Organen steht. Das funktionelle Gleichgewicht des Körpers beruht auf dem Prinzip der gegensätzlichen Kräfte, die...

Douce mode pour bébés et enfants de Jersey & Co. • D'adorables modèles pour les petits de 0 à 2 ans • Facile à coudre grâce à des instructions précises étape par étape et de nombreuses photos • Tous les patrons en plusieurs tailles, clairement disposés sur deux planches de patrons Même les plus petits l'aiment chic ! Les 21 idées de couture magiques contenues...

Dieses Handbuch ist der perfekte Begleiter für den Physik- und Chemieunterricht der Klassenstufen 5 bis 10. Übersichtlich, kompakt und kompetent werden alle wichtigen Begriffe, Formeln und Gesetze dargestellt und anhand zahlreicher Grafiken und Beispiele genau erläutert. Ein ausführliches Inhaltsverzeichnis und ein Register machen das schnelle Nachschlagen noch einfacher.

Humankind has always been fascinated by the magic of the ocean, its power and unpredictability. The open sea awakens a desire to set forth and sail, but also the urge to step back in awe and fear. Today, however, our oceans are more threatened than ever before. Worldwide plastic waste pollution and industrial fishing threaten the existence of countless ocean species. Global warming and the...

Czarna woda poprzez opowieść o pogrążonym w kryzysie człowieku zgłębia najbardziej mroczne wydarzenia historii najnowszej – przenosimy się z Indonezji końca lat dziewięćdziesiątych do zimnowojennej Europy, z okresu dzieciństwa głównego bohatera w Kalifornii z czasów walki o prawa obywatelskie do Indonezji 1965 roku, gdy rozpoczynają się zbrodnie ludobójstwa. John Harper ukrywa się w...

Wrocławski Rynek to od ponad 750 lat najważniejszy plac miasta. Powstał w XIII wieku, ale zgodnie z treścią średniowiecznych dokumentów dopiero w latach 30. Następnego stulecia ostatecznie ustaliła się hierarchia poszczególnych placów średniowiecznego Wrocławia. Fragment