Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold... Zobraziť viac
Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication, and research on this phenomenon has been a thriving field of study over the past three decades. However, a problem that has plagued this research is that these markers exhibit... Zobraziť viac
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc: Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his... Zobraziť viac
The Dictionary of Christian Art, now rebranded in the best-selling Oxford Paperback Reference series, is a unique and fascinating exploration of the art and architecture that has been influenced and inspired by biblical stories and... Zobraziť viac
Social inequality is a subject of contemporary concerns. Life capabilities and the access to resources vary significantly in rich and poor countries, between elites and others. Furthermore, inequalities based on bio-anthropological and... Zobraziť viac
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist John Hendrix comes this charming, funny, and thought-provoking collection of spiritual comicsDoes God exist? Is there a heaven... Zobraziť viac
10 years after founding the Everyday Sexism Project, feminist writer and activist Laura Bates connects the dots between... Zobraziť viac
This book describes the latest advances in health education and patients' self-management, addressing core questions such as: How can you motivate a patient to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and how can you support their ... Zobraziť viac
It's lucky you're here. But for a series of choices, accidents and coincidences - any of which could have gone otherwise - your life would have been very different... Zobraziť viac
Usborne Publishing: A stunning atlas with 15 beautifully illustrated maps for children to pore over. Young explorers can... Zobraziť viac
A legendary record producer–turned–brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music... Zobraziť viac
Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto es una historia llena de historias, una gran novela que esconde muchas novelas y que, desde su enigmático título hasta su inesperado final, alberga más de una sorpresa y emociones a flor de piel... Zobraziť viac
It is the summer of 1947, and Stingo is living in a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate... Zobraziť viac
The second volume of this beautiful pocket-sized book from Seigensha Publishing reveals two more works by Sanzo Wada. Published in 1935–1936 and 1938, respectively,... Zobraziť viac
From Graeme Wood, author of the explosive Atlantic cover story "What ISIS Really Wants," comes the definitive book on the history, psychology, character, and aims of the Islamic State. Based on Wood's unprecedented access to supporters, recruiters, ... Zobraziť viac
Case Studies in Public Health contains selected case studies of some of the most important and influential moments in medicine and epidemiology. The cases chosen for this collection represent a wide array of public health issues that go into the ... Zobraziť viac
Ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is attacked and raped by two local men. Carl Lee, Tonya’s father, shoots them. Now only his lawyer and friend, Jake Brigance, stands between him and the electric chair... Zobraziť viac
Follow a cast of curious bugs as they travel the world, finding out what continents and oceans are, what makes a capital city, where people live... Zobraziť viac
These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There’s the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair! And there’s the man who tries to catch a ghost... Zobraziť viac
In 1673 young John Ridd meets a little girl called Lorna Doone. Seven years later they meet again, and fall in love. But the Doones are a family of robbers and murderers... Zobraziť viac
