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Popular science at its most exciting: the breaking new world of chronobiology - understanding the rhythm of life in humans and all plants and animals. The entire natural world is full of rhythms. The early bird catches the worm -and migrates to an internal calendar. Dormice hibernate away the winter....

From the lives of Latter-day Saint men, spanning nearly a century and a half from pioneer days to the present, come cherished stories of faith, inspiration, courage, testimony, love, and devotion to family, home, and Church. The examples and shown by these great men are eloquently expressed in this book....

Letting property can be financially rewarding, but to be successful landlords must grapple with finance, tax and business decisions, human relationships, and with a mountain of rules and regulations that have become increasingly demanding. The Landlord's Handbook is the ultimate guide to staying on top...

Where Eliot's poetry is dominated by cultural, religious, and philosophical anxiety, Stevens' is bright, witty, and playful - and commonly dismissed as superficial. Surette demonstrates the seriousness of Stevens' life-long engagement with the modern dilemma of disbelief, showing that he, like Eliot,...

Treine het nog altyd vir Marco Lange 'n bekoring ingehou. Tot daardie verskriklike nag van die ongeluk toe sy lewe ingrypend verander het. Hierna raak Marco intens bewus van die konflik tussen leuens en waarheid en sy pad kruis met die poligraaf wat tot in sy siel kan sien, wat dinge raaksien waarvan hy self nie bewus is nie.

As 'n Duitse wesie kom Gretl na die Tweede Wereldoorlog Suid-Afrika toe. Vir haar oorlewing, het Jakob Kowalski besluit. Maar net Jakob ken haar groot geheim, kan dalk die vuur in haar drome verstaan. En help heelmaak.

Ratels is ’n somerskool op ’n wildsplaas waar ’n groep jongmense, uit alle lae van die samelewing, bymekaarkom om oor hulself, die lewe en die natuur te leer. Dit raak aan alledaagse dinge soos korrupsie, dwelms, dobbelary, verhoudings, stropery en die algemene agteruitgang van die natuur. Lekker...

This book contributes substantially to urban affairs and public policy literature by presenting an introduction to the complex politics and public policy issues of Washington, D.C. The uniqueness of the city, as elaborated in this volume, provides background for understanding the non-traditional congressional...

Award-Winning Finalist in the Historical Fiction category of the 2010 International Book Awards! This is a fictionalised account of the role played by the Hotel Polski during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. Rosa Feurmann, a Jewish partisan, infiltrates the hotel. She is detected and comes under the personal control of the Hotel’s Nazi Commandant. The experience haunts her later life.

Awaken Your Inner True Power! Dare to achieve more? Dare to dream big? Dare to defy life? We are all born with natural talent and unique abilities to accomplish the most amazing things in our lives and to contribute immensely to the world around us. Now while some of our greatest innate...

Le 5 septembre eut lieu le combat de Schevardino ; le 6, pas un coup de fusil ne fut tiré de part ni d’autre, et le 7 vit la sanglante bataille de Borodino ! Pourquoi et comment ces batailles furent-elles livrées ? On se le demande avec stupeur, car elles ne pouvaient offrir d’avantages...

Tolstoï entame une enquête immense, descend dans l'enfer putride des prisons, scrute les détenus, polémique avec les idéologues " révolutionnaires, interroge le peuple. Résurrection se veut un roman total, mais cette fois-ci le Tolstoï millénariste refuse la durée et exige tout tout...

In this highly practical volume, the contributing authors explore some of the dimensions associated with aging in place. There are increasing numbers of older Americans who are faced with fundamental changes in their economic circumstances, health, and marital status which have an impact on their...

This is a collection of reminiscences written by people who lived in the South during the Civil War. A table of contents is included.