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“Millie’s gift of revealing the Scriptures with insight helps children understand the Word of God so they will draw closer to our Lord, Jesus Christ. Children will relate to the characters and their problems, while they see life in a different perspective and learn Christian principles. These...

This book describes how, after the Second World War, the Labour Party assumed leadership of the International Socialist Movement, thanks to the achievements of the Attlee Government. International Secretary Denis Healey guided the reconstruction of the Socialist International through the early Cold...

When nothing works, we turn to our mind, the tiny thought within speaking in simple words. Fundamental philosophy in poetry form draws us and we suddenly find our sanity back in our character. This is the swag the poems here give you back. From the window of a pavement prostitute, to travel,...

Uma conspiração maquiavélica que beira as raias do absurdo. Mais do que duas forças políticas, duas elites disputando um ardiloso jogo de xadrez. Um tsunami prestes a engolir os donos do poder. E você, de que lado estaria? Para entender o Brasil de hoje é preciso entender os bastidores de uma...

Variâncias e constâncias, realidade extralinguística e linguagem: a partir desses dois pares de opostos, este livro traz à tona discussões sobre as especificidades do fazer histórico. A cada ensaio o autor encontrará desdobradas questões que volta e meia são postas como problema para o historiador,...

En el comedor de los Extranjeros del Club Automóvil, los convidados estaban acabando de comer. Eran las diez de la noche y los jefes de comedor servían el café. Los mozos se habían retirado y en el salón contiguo estaban preparadas las cajas de cigarros para los fumadores. Había allí doce comensales,...

A IDA Onde vae, Tejo em fóra, a lusa armada?.. Naus altivas, possantes caravelas! Vae em busca da India enfeitiçada, Sobre as ondas azues, pandas as vélas. II E quem é, que essa gente assim conduz A cumprir o prodigio nunca visto? Accesa levam n'alma a viva luz Da fé, e nos pendões a cruz de Christo! III

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...

Features a practical approach to the analysis of biomedical data via mathematical methods and provides a MATLAB® toolbox for the collection, visualization, and evaluation of experimental and real-life data Applied Mathematics for the Analysis of Biomedical Data: Models, Methods, and MATLAB®...

While the theoretical development of DSGE models is not overly difficult to understand, practical application remains somewhat complex. The literature on this subject has some significant obscure points. This book can be thought of, firstly, as a tool to overcome initial hurdles with this type of...

International mobility is not a new concept as people have moved throughout history, voluntarily and forcibly, for personal, familial, economic, political, and professional reasons. Yet, the mobility of technical talent in the global economy is relatively new, largely voluntary, structurally determined...

If you are an experienced Objective-C programmer and are looking for quick solutions to many different coding tasks in Swift, then this book is for you. You are expected to have development experience, though not necessarily with Swift.

This book offers a fascinating exploration of the evolution of the Portuguese economy over the course of eight centuries, from the foundation of the kingdom in 1143, when political boundaries began to take shape in the midst of the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula, and the formation...

Healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and nurses, are often confronted with patients who use over-the-counter (OTC) herbal medicinal products and food supplements. While taking responsibility for one’s own health and treatment options is encouraged, many patients use these products...