A unique insight into one of science\'s greatest minds of the last half-century. Undoubtedly the most famous name in science and the very face of physics over the last half-century, Stephen Hawking was remarkable for many reasons, not least because he continued to strive to achieve so much while being hindered by debilitating illness. He demonstrated categorically that if you put your mind to it,

Exploring the potential of coding technology as a critical tool in caring for our environmentThis volume gathers contributions from renowned authors and artists exploring how we can use coding technology to better understand nature and shape a more sustainable coexistence with our environment, especially in regions that are not yet fully

The Boost Spelling Skills series provides strategies to improve primary school pupils\' spelling skills, making them more confident readers and writers.Teaching children to spell is essential if we want them to become confident writers. Good spellers can write more fluently, as they don\'t have to pause to consider how each word should be spelt. Furthermore, children with good spelling skills are more

This revised and updated new edition of a best-selling text remains a fast and convenient overview of the clinical trials in gynecologic cancer treatment, outlining the evidence base of treatment decisions in uterine, ovarian, cervical, and vulvar cancers, and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Residents and fellows will find this book an indispensable reference, while practitioners will welcome

I thought I would never see him again. But here he is, standing there, not a care in the world. No thought to the pain he caused me a year ago. Ruby thought she could move on from her break-up with best friend Danny until he shows up at her university campus with a quick smile, sexy abs and eyes that you could easily drown in. Ruby resolves to stay away, not entangling her heart again. But her hormones

She\'d cycled this way hundreds of times before, every twist and turn familiar. She didn\'t know this would be the last. When the body of local architect James McCallum is found hanging in the grounds of his former school one cold, dark night, DI Danny Stowe and forensic psychologist Rose Lainey suspect foul play behind his apparent suicide.To their astonishment, the trail leads to a 20-year-old cold

The Rights Track: Sound Evidence on Human Rights and Modern Slavery uses rich content from The Rights Track podcast [www.rightstrack.org] in an innovative book that enhances and enriches our understanding of the human rights challenges facing the world

In this intriguing book, one of the world\'s foremost art historians traces how cast shadows have been depicted in Western art through the

Saint Thomas Aquinas\'s masterwork, the Summa theologiae, can be daunting to beginners. This volume by an expert on Aquinas\'s theology offers an ideal introduction. It presents key selections from the Summa along with accessible commentary designed to provide background, explain key concepts, and walk readers through Aquinas\'s arguments. Previously published as Holy Teaching, this new edition has

A Study Guide for Helene Hanff\'s \"84 Charing Cross Road,\" excerpted from Gale\'s acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research

In his new foreword to The Board Book, former Mellon Foundation and Princeton University president William G. Bowen brings his immense experience to bear on the most pressing questions facing boards of directors and trustees today: seeking collaborative relationships and placing a renewed emphasis on sustainable initiatives. The strategies Bowen relates throughout the book foster the collegiality and

Population-based survey experiments have become an invaluable tool for social scientists struggling to generalize laboratory-based results, and for survey researchers besieged by uncertainties about causality. Thanks to technological advances in recent years, experiments can now be administered to random samples of the population to which a theory applies. Yet until now, there was no self-contained

The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B.C.--greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides--produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. Their poetry was perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, and reflected all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived. This new poetic translation by a leading expert captures

The Gateway to Knowledge is a condensationof the Tripitaka and its accompanying commentaries. Consolidating the intent ofBuddha Shakyamuni\'s teachings into a unified body of textbooks, it is the philosophical backbone of the living traditionof Tibetan Buddhism. This rich source book embodies the basics of Prajnaparamitaand Madhyamika as well as Abhidharma from both the Mahayanaand Hinayana perspectives.

This sweet bedtime book, which features soft felt arms, is the perfect way for little ones to help the animals give hugs to their babies. This adorable board book, which features felt arms and gentle rhyming text, is the perfect way to end the day with a special little one. Toddlers can help Daddy Monkey, Mommy Sheep, and more animals give their babies a hug before bed. Finger holes in the back of

Explores the dealings and manoeuvring on both sides of the case, and how a combination of the prosecution\'s over-confidence, the defence\'s shrewdness, and the Los Angeles Police Department\'s incendiary history with the city\'s African-American community, gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt. This is an account of the O J Simpson

Approach the New Testament with confidence.Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament will help students organize and synthesize the vast amount of biblical and extrabiblical information on the New Testament by providing a helpful visual overview of the data, chronology, historical background, and criticism.This format allows facts, relationships, parallels, and contrasts to be grasped

Fatal Denial argues that over the past 150 years, American health authorities\' explanations of and interventions into Black infant mortality have been characterized by the \"biopolitics of racial innocence,\" a term describing the institutionalized mechanisms in health care and policy that have at once obscured, enabled, and perpetuated systemic infanticide by blaming Black mothers and communities