the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions

Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms

Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwandt, Thomas A., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Focusing primarily on philosophical and methodological concepts raong>theong>r than technical aspects of methods and procedures, this dictionary fills a crucial gap in ong>theong> literature. In this indispensable volume, Thomas A Schwandt provides a guide to ong>theong> terms and phrases which help shape ong>theong> nature, purpose, logic, meaning and methods of qualitative inquiry. Intended as a reference book for this vocabulary, ong>theong> volume examines ong>theong> key concepts and issues which help shape ong>theong> field. ong>Theong> definitions acknowledge ong>theong> multiple and often-contested points of view that characterize qualitative inquiry.

Sharks of the World

Sharks of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Steel, Rodney, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, Ever since ong>theong> hit film Jaws, ong>theong> terrifying image of ong>theong> shark as a mindless killing machine has firmly imprinted itself on many of us. But with ong>theong>ir large brains and extraordinarily keen sensory perception, sharks have a more sophisticated physiology than previously thought. Take a "dive" into shark-infested waters to watch and understand ong>theong>ir behavior patterns. Very adaptive, ong>theong>y act in accordance with ong>theong> demands of feeding and reproduction. ong>Theong> breeds range from ong>theong> tiny (6 inches) Squaliolus laticaudus to ong>theong> famed White Shark, who can measure 39 feet. Many live primarily on fish, though ong>theong>y will attack unfortunate humans who cross ong>theong>ir path, as a number of stories recounted here prove. Incredible photographs offer a glimpse into ong>theong> shark's wide jaws and toothy mouth, and of an incredible variety of species, including ong>theong> handsome zebra shark, sand tiger, and nurse shark. An informative view of a much misunderstood creature.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: Sharks of the World
Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rippin, Andrew / Rippin Andrew, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> religion of Islam is of vital concern to ong>theong> modern world. In Muslims Volume 2: ong>Theong> Contemporary Period Andrew Rippin examines Muslims' perception of and reaction to ong>theong> challenges and changes occurring in contemporary life and questions ong>theong>ir ability to relate ong>theong> Qur'an and ong>theong> figure of Muhammed to 19th and 20th century culture. ong>Theong> inherited world view of Islam is compared with ong>theong> emerging newly-discovered world view of ong>theong> late 20th century and is explored in two ways, firstly by examining modern Muslim views on religious authority and by considering ong>theong>ir effect on ong>theong> actual lived practice of Islam. Essential reading for all scholars and lecturers of Islam and comparative religion.

The Dragons of Expectation: Reality and Delusion in Course

The Dragons of Expectation: Reality and Delusion in Course

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Conquest, Robert, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, ong>Theong> publication of "ong>Theong> Dragons of Expectation" in reaffirmed Robert Conquest's stature as a leading intellectual and one of ong>theong> world's great humanists. In ong>theong> tradition of Isaiah Berlin's "ong>Theong> Crooked Timber of Humanity" and George Orwell's "Essays," this book brilliantly traces how seductive ideas have come to corrupt modern minds; to often disastrous effects. In what "Publishers Weekly" called "a frontal assault on ong>theong> pieties of ong>theong> left," Conquest masterfully examines how false nostrums have infected academia, politicians, and ong>theong> public, showing how ong>theong>ir reliance on "isms" and ong>theong> destructive concepts of "People, Nation, and Masses" have resulted in a ruinous cycle of turbulence and war. Including fresh analyses of Russia's October Revolution, World War II, and ong>theong> Cold War, "ong>Theong> Dragons of Expectation" is one of ong>theong> most important contributions to modern thought in recent years.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: The Dragons of Expectation: Reality and Delusion in Course
Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between

Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moalem, Sharon / Prince, Jonathan, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Joining ong>theong> ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change ong>theong> way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every oong>theong>r living thing on earth. Through a fresh and engaging examination of our evolutionary history, Dr. Moalem reveals how many of ong>theong> conditions that are diseases today actually gave our ancestors a leg up in ong>theong> survival sweepstakes. But "Survival of ong>theong> Sickest" doesn't stop ong>theong>re. It goes on to demonstrate just how little modern medicine really understands about human health, and offers a new way of thinking that can help all of us live longer, healthier lives.

160 Ways to Help the World: Community Service Projects for

160 Ways to Help the World: Community Service Projects for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Duper, Linda Leeb, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, This guide for young adults gives ideas and instructions for a wide variety of activities including handling money, conducting drives, obtaining sponsorship, creating publicity, and more.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: 160 Ways to Help the World: Community Service Projects for
The Genealogy of Morals

The Genealogy of Morals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Major work on ethics, by one of ong>theong> most influential thinkers of ong>theong> last 2 centuries, deals with master/slave morality and modern man's current moral practices; ong>theong> evolution of man's feelings of guilt and bad conscience; and how ascetic ideals help maintain human life under certain conditions.

Dictionary of Modern English Grammar

Dictionary of Modern English Grammar

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Halley, N., PUBLISHER: Wordsworth Classics, ong>Theong> Wordsworth Reference Library includes language dictionaries, language guides, historical references, and much more. This popular series covers everything from ong>theong> familiar and practical to ong>theong> extraordinary and outrageous.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: Dictionary of Modern English Grammar
Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora

Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ogundiran, Akinwumi / Falola, Toyin, PUBLISHER: Indiana University Press, This is ong>theong> first book devoted to ong>theong> archaeology of African life on both sides of ong>theong> Atlantic and highlights ong>theong> importance of historical archaeology in completing ong>theong> historical records of ong>theong> Atlantic world's Africans. Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and ong>theong> African Diaspora presents a diverse, richly textured picture of Africans' experiences during ong>theong> era of ong>theong> Atlantic slave trade and offers ong>theong> most comprehensive explanation of how African lives became entangled with ong>theong> creation of ong>theong> modern world. Through interdisciplinary approaches to material culture, ong>theong> dynamics of a comparative transatlantic archaeology is developed.

The New Oxford Picture Dictionary: English-Navajo Editon

The New Oxford Picture Dictionary: English-Navajo Editon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oxford University Press / Parnwell, E. C. / Yellowhair, Marvin, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, A favorite for many years, "ong>Theong> New Oxford Picture Dictionary contains over illustrated vocabulary words divided into 82 topics. ong>Theong>re are nine bilingual editions of ong>theong> "Dictionary. Acquista Ora

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: The New Oxford Picture Dictionary: English-Navajo Editon
Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public

Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Dorothy, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Health, Civilization and ong>theong> State" examines ong>theong> social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. Focusing on Britain, Continental Europe and ong>theong> United States, Dorothy Porter provides a comprehensive outline of ong>theong> development of public health care from ong>theong> ancient world to ong>theong> modern state. Covering a broad range of historical issues, ong>theong> book includes discussion of: pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times; ong>theong> Enlightenment and its effects; health care centralization in Victorian Britain; localization of health care in ong>theong> United States; population issues and family welfare; ong>theong> rise of ong>theong> classic welfare state; and current attitudes towards public health as we approach ong>theong> twenty-first century.

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea

Kim Jong Il on ong>theong> Juche Philosophy; Binding: Softcover; Pages:190; Dimensions: 21x15cm Weight:140 grams; Brand: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Korea . Collection of 6 Works of Kim Jong Il On ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy. Includes: - On Some Questions In Understanding ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - On Correctly Understanding ong>Theong> Originality Of Kimilsungism - On ong>Theong> Juche Idea - On Some Problems On ong>Theong> Ideological Foundations Of Socialism - On Having A Correct Viewpoint And Understanding Of ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy Is An Original Revolutionary Philosophy. Le tariffe postali sono: - Raccomandata.........€. 5,10 - Piego libri ordinario.........€. 2,10

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea
Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frymer-Kensky, Tikva, PUBLISHER: Schocken Books Inc, "Reading ong>theong> Women of ong>theong> Bible "takes up two of ong>theong> most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: ong>theong> experiences of women in a patriarchal society and ong>theong> relevance of ong>theong> Bible to modern life.

Kant: A Biography

Kant: A Biography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuehn, Manfred, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of ong>theong> giants among ong>theong> panong>theong>on of Western philosophers, and one of ong>theong> most powerful and influential in contemporary philosophy. Taking account of ong>theong> most recent scholarship, Manfred Kuehn allows ong>theong> reader to follow ong>theong> same journey that Kant himself took in emerging as a central figure in modern philosophy. Manfred Kuehn was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. A specialist on German philosophy of ong>theong> period, he is ong>theong> author of numerous articles and papers on Immanuel Kant.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: Kant: A Biography
Fate and Destiny: From the Holocaust to the State of Israel

Fate and Destiny: From the Holocaust to the State of Israel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House, One of ong>theong> classics of modern Jewish thought, Kol Dodi Dofek, is here translated into English. In it Rabbi Soloveitchik presents an extended ong>theong>ological meditation on ong>theong> Holocaust and ong>theong> rise of ong>theong> State of Israel, ong>theong> Jewish "covenant of faith," and ong>theong> "covenant of fate and destiny" which links all Jews, religious, irreligious, and nonreligious. Rabbi Dr. Walter S. Wurzberger, a prominent discipline of ong>theong> Rav, has provided an introduction.

Rivers in the Rain Forest

Rivers in the Rain Forest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pirotta, Saviour, PUBLISHER: Raintree, Hands-on activities and meaningful text relate rain forest ong>factsong> to a child's world. Large, colorful photos of people, animals, and plants convey ong>theong> wonder of ong>theong>se unique environments. Exploration of conservation and environmental protection issues help readers contemplate ong>theong> future of rain forests and ong>theong>ir own role in preservation efforts.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: Rivers in the Rain Forest
WEBSTER'S Third Dictionary of the English Language

WEBSTER'S Third Dictionary of the English Language

WEBSTER'S -Third New International Dictionary of ong>theong> English Language. 3 Volumi. Edizione . Condizioni perfette.

The Essence of Time

The Essence of Time

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tiezzi, Enzo / Tiezzi, E. / Computational Mechanics, PUBLISHER: Computational Mechanics, With ong>theong> ever-accelerating pace of daily life, ong>theong> modern age seems to demand that science, too, should respond at speed. In this book Tiezzi highlights ong>theong> continuity between ong>theong> physical-maong>theong>matic and humanistic sciences. He also urges us to reflect on ong>theong> tempo of ong>theong> modern era, and to contrast it with ong>theong> brilliance and complexity of ong>theong> human relationship with a living world. An illuminating guide to ong>theong> key scientific ideas of our time which relate ecology with economy with ong>theong> laws of ong>theong>rmodynamics, and those that highlight an understanding of ong>theong> human relationship with planet earth, ong>theong> text traces ong>theong>mes such as entropy to negentropy, flux of energy and material and information. ong>Theong> result is an exploration of great scientific depth and ong>theong> most complete historical survey to date of ong>theong> ideas behind ecological economics.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: The Essence of Time
Making Choices:

Making Choices:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Various / Storr, Robert / Umland, Anne, PUBLISHER: Museum of Modern Art, Making Choices celebrates ong>theong> diversity of modern art by focusing on four landmark years--, and . A variety of works representing all of New York MOMA's curatorial departments--architecture and design, drawings, film and video, painting and sculpture, photography, and prints and illustrated books.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

LIBRO IN INGLESE CON SOVRACCOPERTA ROVINATA E RIPARATA CON NASTRO ADESIVO INTERNAMENTE IN OTTIME CONDIZIONI COPERTINA RIGIDA BLU ong>Theong> New Grove Dictionary of JAZZ di Barry Kernfeld St Martins Pr; Reprint edizione (ottobre ) (PESO circa Kg 3,00)

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
Drug Interaction Facts& #;: Published by Facts and

Drug Interaction Facts& #;: Published by Facts and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tatro, David S. / Published by ong>Factsong> and Comparisons, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, This comprehensive reference includes clinically significant drug interactions as well as interactions that are suspected but unsubstantiated. Every monograph includes a concise synopsis of ong>theong> onset, severity and documentation of ong>theong> drug interaction. ong>Theong> comprehensive index permits rapid screening for potential interactions by class, generic drug or trade name. All information has been thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by an interdisciplinary panel of experts.

Country Conversations: Timeless Stories from the Legends of

Country Conversations: Timeless Stories from the Legends of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Timothy Edward, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Country Conversations explores ong>theong> world of country music through ong>theong> eyes of some of country musicas greatest artists. Country music icons Charlie Louvin, Bill Anderson, ong>theong> Bellamy Broong>theong>rs, Hal Bynum, and Ricky Lynn Gregg share unforgettable stories in ong>theong>ir own words. From ong>theong> artistsa own personal experiences on and off ong>theong> stage to priceless advice for up-and-coming country singers and songwriters, Country Conversations takes you deep inside ong>theong> vortex of Americaas music, highlighting ong>theong> ups and downs of country stardom. Country Conversations shares rare insights on ong>theong> music business, humorous stories, uplifting anecdotes, and behind-ong>theong>-scenes glimpses from artists who shaped country music. Filled with interesting country music ong>factsong>, trivia, history, and entertainment, Country Conversations sheds new light on what it means to be a country music legend. Acquista Ora

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: Country Conversations: Timeless Stories from the Legends of
African-American Athletes

African-American Athletes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aaseng, Nathan, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, "Writing is clear... a] useful source...recommended for school and public libraries." Booklist "ong>Theong> range of entries is impressive...ong>Theong> writing is clear...valuable for brief student reports. Recommended." Library Media Connection African-American Athletes, Revised Edition highlights athletes who have competed at ong>theong> highest levels in one or more sports. Each entry provides an exciting and enlightening biographical profile, concentrating on ong>theong> events in that person's life related to his or her accomplishments in sports, followed by an up-to-date furong>theong>r reading list on that individual.

A Dictionary of Geography

A Dictionary of Geography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mayhew, Susan, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This unique new dictionary offers comprehensive coverage in a single volume of words and terms encountered in both human and physical geography. Each of ong>theong> over updated, clear and concise entries provides an initial brief definition followed by a more in-depth explanation, making ong>theong> book useful for novice and expert alike. This new edition also features a factfinder with key economic and population statistics, making this ong>theong> most up-to-date dictionary of geography available. Authoritative and completely accessible, A Dictionary of Grography, Second Edition covers a vast scope of subjects, including cartography, surveying, meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, geology, geomorphology, population, migration, agriculture, industry, transport, and development. ong>Theong>re is also extensive discussion of ong>theong> most recent advances in and information on topics such as plate tectonics, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and aerial differentiation. Wide-ranging and highly readable, this invaluable reference guide answers questions about all aspects of geography quickly and effectively using ong>theong> most recent advances in ong>theong> field.

Offerte relazionate the facts on file dictionary of modern allusions: A Dictionary of Geography
DITIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LONGMAN NUOVO

DITIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LONGMAN NUOVO

vendo dizionario monolingue DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH ong>THEong> LIVING DICTIONARY ed LONGMAN + 2 cd. nuovo. prezzo interessante

Contatto