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Musical sounds are some of the most mobile human elements, crossing national, cultural, and regional boundaries at an ever-increasing pace in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Whole musical products travel easily, though not necessarily intact, via musicians, CDs (and earlier, cassettes),...

Jaime Cox was the lucky girl who'd won the heart of the handsome hockey star, Justin Rowland, before all his fame and fortune. For fourteen years she awaited his proposal before finally giving him the ultimatum, but, to her shock and dismay, he let her walk out of his life. Now, after basking in the...

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...

The impact of basic science radiobiological research is now being recognized of significant importance in clinical radiation oncology. Observations made in the laboratory using animals as'well as tissue culture have led to a better biologic understanding of techniques for altered fractionation, techniques...

Based on the Commonwealth Harvard Alcohol Research and Teaching Program, this clinically oriented work is designed to give internists and primary care practitioners the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and care for patients with alcoholism.

The basic principles of the phenomenon "erection" have been known since the pioneering work of Kolliker, Eckhard and Langley in the nineteenth century. Nonetheless, under the influence of Freud, erectile dysfunction was predominantly at­ tributed to psychogenic factors. A more liberal perception...

After winning VIP tickets to the new Clown Carnival funhouse, Daphne's cousin and her best friend drop her off. Well, not quite. On the drive up, her cousin fails to take her back and then her best friend acts like a complete bitch. Then they abandon her. Not that Daphne cares. She'd rather do the Clown Carnival alone. And she will be alone. Except for the clown, of course.

Zu Ostern 1942 befreit der 22-jährige Deutsche Heinrich Heinen unter lebensgefährlichen Bedingungen seine jüdische Braut Edith Meyer aus dem Ghetto von Riga. Gemeinsam flüchten sie Richtung Schweiz, wo sie hoffen, eine Zukunft für ihre Liebe zu finden. In Feldkirch an der Grenze zur Schweiz scheitert...

Toute l'actualité 2015 : tous les sujets et les chiffres clés de l'actualité de l'année pour vous préparer aux écrits et aux oraux des concours (grandes écoles, administratifs…) et examens. Cet ouvrage propose une synthèse des événements majeurs de 2015 en France et dans le monde. Il...

Hide & Seek Lola's weekend is interrupted. Her new patient is not acting like his usual self, so she's asked to make a home visit. Determined to help him, Lola will do what she can to save him even though his demands will test her dedication to her profession. The thing is, Lola's...

« Langage, éthique, éducation » est un ouvrage pour lequel les auteurs n’ont pas cherché à exposer une théorie homogène et à l’organiser dans un exposé commun et consensuel. Il s’agit bien au contraire de proposer trois éclairages différents du même questionnement, celui des rapports...

Cette vaste synthèse sur le monde musulman du XVe s. à nos jours offre un panorama unique sur l’histoire politique, économique, culturelle et artistique des pays d’Islam. L’ouvrage couvre l’ensemble des territoires concernés : partie occidentale méditerranéenne (Maghreb), partie proche...

A major new examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece ‘The Hobbit’, including his complete unpublished draft version of the story, and many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps by Tolkien himself. For the first time in one volume, The History...

The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice. This landmark work is the first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists...