Knight: 2012 books

Combining poetry with divination, this collection resurrects the ancient Greek art of Rhapsodomancy, or divining one's fortune or destiny through the use of poetry or verse. Harkening back to antiquity, when Polyhymnia-the muse of sacred poetry-and Calliope-the muse of epic poetry-were invoked for...

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Schools must actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. The Teachers' Standards make it clear that teachers themselves must do nothing to undermine these fundamental British...

Gypsy Joe is not only a story of redemption, but an uplifting account of a young gypsy determined to realize his dream. Joe Smith tells of his formative years travelling the country in a caravan and how he encountered crushing prejudice when his extraordinary talents as a golf boy prodigy became apparent.Disillusioned,...

The Bay City Rollers were one of the brightest things to happen in the tumultuous 1970s, illuminating a dark decade marred by falling stock markets, a plummeting economy and industrial unrest. Alan Longmuir, an apprentice plumber from Edinburgh, was inspired by the Beatles to form a band. After enlisting...

Joanna and Richard Howell thought they had it all-until they lost their precious little boy. Broken-hearted, their perfect marriage crumbled. Since then, Jo's thrown herself into nursing, determined to distract herself from what she's lost. She loves her newfound inner strength, but seeing her gorgeous...

微生物全面包圍你身體內外的每一個層面 保持好情緒，健康不生病，從認識微生物開始 **　　§《金融時報》、Examiner.com 、Brain Pickings報導 　　§ 超人氣TED演講影片點閱破百萬次** 　　你知道嗎？人有十兆個細胞，但全身內外更充滿高達百兆的微生物細胞，在這世界上，成為你不可或缺的夥伴。懂得與微生物相處，就能擁有健康自在的人生 　　微小到肉眼不可見的微生物，其實對我們有巨大的影響，從或胖或瘦、睡眠模式、憂鬱症、關節炎，甚至成為蚊子叮咬的目標，都與體內的微生物關聯密切。要讓自己更健康、更愉快，就不能不了解微生物！ 　　本書作者奈特和波瑞爾，透過幽默且易懂的例子，為我們導覽前所未見的身體之旅，分析微生物新發現對每個人的重要性，並指出最可能被微生物影響的疾病和情況。透過實證研究，作者不僅提出了抗生素、益生菌、飲食選擇以及不同出生方式對孩子一生健康的影響，也顛覆了過去人們的既定印象，包括：貓狗容易讓孩子過敏？其實在懷孕期間到孩子五歲之前，養寵物能夠降低過敏的風險。玩泥巴容易細菌感染？事實上，居住在農場或是靠近農場，孩童鼻子中微生物多樣性較高，將來出現氣喘和過敏的機會較低。也就是說玩泥巴有益健康！ 　　這不是一本高深、難懂的微生物學，而是運用最新研究作為指南，讓我們了解自己體內的環境，讓自己更健康。 TED...

Understanding Australia's Neighbours is a comprehensive introduction to the study of Asia. Written thematically, it provides comparisons between Asian and Australian societies and encourages readers to think about Australia's neighbours across a wide range of social, economic and historical contexts....

Do people have second chances in their life? And what is the price we pay for past mistakes? How important is karma? This compilation of short stories, inspired in real events and people, intend to show you how so many individuals were able to redirect their life towards a more fulfilling outcome,...

Probably The Best Marian Anderson Biography To Date. This book is your ultimate resource for Marian Anderson. Here you will find the most up-to-date 115 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know...

Part of the bestselling Making Sense series, this sixth edition of Making Sense in Geography and the Environmental Sciences is an indispensable research and writing guide for students in any area of the discipline. Maintaining the signature straightforward style of the series, this fully updated edition...

Women of Color Navigating Mentoring Relationships explores and critically examines the opportunities and challenges presented in mentoring relationships involving women of color. While all mentoring relationships are unique to the individuals involved in them, this book highlights the roles of race,...

Barry Desmond is a wanker. Masturbation has formed the unwelcome backdrop to his life; from his early teens when he was tortured by the belief he was the only one of his peer group doing this thing to himself to the current day when he thinks he must be the only man over 50 still doing it. Barry was...

Iris is used to getting what she wants. Men have always been her playthings and in her world she is the one in control. August is the one man that could shatter everything she thought she knew about herself. She tries every trick she knows to seduce her strict, serious boss, but he ignores all her...