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This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICe. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar­ dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment...

During the past decade, no industry has grown faster than that of mobile communications, yet coverage of its operations remains scarce. This state-of-the-art book examines the evolving structure and strategic behaviour of the thirty largest operators in the mobile communications industry.The focus of...

Steven Townsend is a teenager who, after the death of his mother, feels lost and confused. He is expelled from his expensive school and is sent to California to spend time with his aunt to sort things out. On the airplane, a curious incident occurs and he finds himself inexplicably floating in the ink...

Nach dem ersten Band, der den indischen Buddhismus beschrieben hat, behandeln die Kapitel dieses Bandes die geschichtliche und lehrmäßige Entwicklung des Theravāda-Buddhismus in seinen "klassischen" Ländern (Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Kambodscha, Thailand und Laos), aber auch dessen Verbreitung und Revitalisierung...

Written and published by P.J. Harding. Another in the ‘LOOK BOOK’ series - Your child will love this easy reader and brilliant color picture book of airplanes.Each page has a photographic image of all kinds of airplanes from all over the world. The simple text is easily understood by young pre-readers and easy to learn for emerging readers.

Written and published by P.J. Harding. Another in the ‘LOOK BOOK’ series - Your child will love this easy reader and brilliant color picture book of helicopters.Each page has a photographic image of all kinds of helicopters from all over the world. The simple text is easily understood by young pre-readers and easy to learn for emerging readers.

Writings from the old-school Republican and New York Times–bestselling author of How the Hell Did This Happen?: “Hilarious” (Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking).   In this collection of pieces, the outrageous political satirist renowned for such classics as Parliament of Whores...

The #1 New York Times–bestselling political humorist reads Adam Smith’s classic economic treatise—so you don’t have to.   Recognized almost instantly on its publication in 1776 as the fundamental work of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also recognized as really long. The original edition...

For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...

The Justified Tight B****rd's Guide to Life is a book of down-to-earth, no-nonsense, everyday financial advice written and presented with curmudgeonly black humour in the style of Victor Meldrew from One Foot in the Grave. Taking a lateral and critically reflective look at some of our modern consumer...

The true story of Major Jan Pretorius, a South African elephant hunter and adventurer, this is a true tale of continuous adventure for a lifetime and considered one of the most extraordinary ever written. Pretorius also gives the first full account of the search for the German cruiser Königsberg...

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...

George Orwell famously argued that those who control the past control the future, and those who control the present control the past. In this study of the relationship between democracy and memory, P. J. Brendese examines Orwell's insight, revealing how political power affects what is available to...