Julian: 1621 books

Now in its second edition, Construction Law is the standard work of reference for busy construction law practitioners, and it will support lawyers in their contentious and non-contentious practices worldwide. Published in three volumes, it is the most comprehensive text on this subject, and provides...

This unique and insightful text offers an exploration of the origins and subsequent development of the concept of just sustainability. Introducing Just Sustainabilities discusses key topics, such as food justice, sovereignty and urban agriculture; community, space, place(making) and spatial justice;...

The New Geopolitics of Terror examines the impact of global reach terror on states. This book surveys the current crises and tensions in the Middle East, focussing primarily on the upheavals in Syria and Iraq, and the interaction between groups, such as Al Qaeda and ISIS state actors and Western...

This volume of Research in Global Strategic Management, the first under the new editorship of William Newburry, provides new perspectives on headquarters-subsidiary relationships in the context of the contemporary multinational corporation. By focusing on the role and the management of subsidiaries,...

St. Brigid Church was one of San Francisco’s great landmarks in the early 1990s. The church itself had weathered depressions and natural disasters, epic earthquakes and a massive fire. Its loyal congregation was active, vibrant, and growing. But in 1993, without warning, the Catholic archdiocese...

Despite all the efforts being put into expanding renewable energy sources, large-scale power stations will be essential as part of a reliable energy supply strategy for a longer period. Given that they are low on CO2 emissions, many countries are moving into or expanding nuclear energy to cover their...

Open Science is about how we address the profound challenges which now confront humanity: climate, the food crisis, environmental degradation, resource scarcity and disease; through science communication. These call for the sharing of scientific knowledge among billions of humans, on a scale never before...

We’ve come a long way since the days of flashing banner ads and scrolling news tickers. Today, the stunning motion design of iOS and Android dramatically improves a user’s experience — instead of detracting from it. The best sites and apps of today leverage animation to improve the feel and intuitiveness of their interfaces. Sites without animation are starting to feel antiquated.

Hello, I'm Johnny Debonair and this is my book - Murder Most Fab. Buy it. You won't regret it. Everything that has happened so publicly is explained. Of course, I'd prefer it if you remember me as I was at my height, before the past caught up with me so spectacularly - TV's Mr Friday Night with an...

500 Questions and Answers on the Black Presence in the Bible is one of the most remarkable books for modern-day literature. It is a master collection of critical questions and answers that expose some of the world's best-kept secrets about the Bible's account of Africa and People of Color. This...

Mahler's Voices brings together a close reading of the renowned composer's music with wide-ranging cultural and historical interpretation, unique in being a study not of Mahler's works as such but of Mahler's musical style.

Ambientada nos anos 1840, quando os altos escalões da sociedade londrina começam a conviver com a classe industrial emergente, e com um riquíssimo rol de personagens, Belgravia acompanha a história de duas famílias e um segredo que perdura há décadas, guardado a portas fechadas em um dos endereços...

Ambientada nos anos 1840, quando os altos escalões da sociedade londrina começam a conviver com a classe industrial emergente, e com um riquíssimo rol de personagens, Belgravia acompanha a história de duas famílias e um segredo que perdura há décadas, guardado a portas fechadas em um dos endereços...

Ambientada nos anos 1840, quando os altos escalões da sociedade londrina começam a conviver com a classe industrial emergente, e com um riquíssimo rol de personagens, Belgravia acompanha a história de duas famílias e um segredo que perdura há décadas, guardado a portas fechadas em um dos endereços...