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The Brainpower Plan

This book details the newly discovered ability of the brain to restore, renew and regenerate. Dr. Davis puts all the valuable information he has gleaned over thirty years as a neurosurgeon to use in this book which covers the all-too-prevalent, disastrous choices that can diminish the brain's power and with it, the quality of life. Dr. Davis tells readers that if they take the information and follow his advice, they will see improvement in as little as three weeks.

Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema

Sexuality within mainstream Hollywood cinema features primarily in comedy or rom-com genres, where lightness of tone permits audience engagement with what would otherwise be difficult affective terrain. Focusing on marginal productions in Anglo-American contexts, this collection explores the gendered dynamics of sex and the body, particularly embodied deviations from normative cultural scripts. It explores transgressions acted through and written on the body, and the ways in which corporeality inscribes gender discourse and reflects cultural and institutional power. Films analyzed include ...

SOCIAL MEDIA: NEW MENACE TO MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS

The advent of social media has brought several advantages into society. It has for example improved communications. However, the downside which is subtle is that it is creating more distractions in marriages than can be expected. Couples do not have time for interpersonal communication and intimacy. The resulting effect is pushing them sometimes to have affairs due to lack of attention, intimacy, and show of love. If couples do not get intimate, do not have time to talk and listen ...

Beast Quest: Fang the Bat Fiend

Evil Wizard Velmal holds Tom's mother captive, and death creeps closer with every moment. To rescue her, Tom still has to find four potion ingredients. Standing in his way is Fang the Bat Fiend - can Tom destroy this foul creature, or will he finally meet his doom?

FlashForward

Suddenly everyone in the world loses consciousness for two minutes. Planes fall from the sky, there are millions of car crashes, millions die. And when everyone comes round they have had a glimpse of their life in the future.When it awakes the world must live with the knowledge of what is to come.Some saw themselves in new relationships, some saw exciting new technologies, some saw the stuff of nightmares. Some, young and old alike, saw nothing at all ......

Introduction to International Relations

An accessible yet authoritative introduction to international relations and its enduring questions. Innovative features help students navigate the 'levels of analysis', view the world from multiple perspectives, and make connections between theory and practice, past and present and aspirations and reality.

The First Crash

For nearly three centuries the spectacular rise and fall of the South Sea Company has gripped the public imagination as the most graphic warning to investors of the dangers of unbridled speculation. Yet history repeats itself and the same elemental forces that drove up the price of South Sea shares to dizzying heights in 1720 have in recent years produced the global crash of 1987, the Japanese stock market bubble of the 1980s/90s, and the international dot.com boom of the 1990...

We Waved to the Baker

This title presents a series of childhood memories which are nostalgic, amusing and full of warmth. There were four children in this farming family, three boys and their younger sister, who often courted unintentional disaster at the hands of her brothers. Join Andrew in his reminiscences of Sunday school, school reports, secret hideouts and an almost-serious farm accident.

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Why Australia Prospered

This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Australia cultivated and sustained economic growth and success. Beginning with the Aboriginal economy at the end of the eighteenth century, Ian McLean argues that Australia's remarkable prosperity across nearly two centuries was reached ...

Englen med æselørerne

Otto Rung

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

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Smith and Hogan's Text, Cases, and Materials on Criminal Law

Smith and Hogan's Text, Cases, and Materials on Criminal Law provides an accessible account of the criminal law with clear text supplemented by extracts from the key cases in criminal law, together with essential materials from statutes, reports, and articles. A deep understanding of each topic is fostered through the inclusion of questions throughout the book.

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Anne Lise Marstrand-Jørgensen

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A Beginner's Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders

What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? What does a diagnosis of ASD mean for the child and for you? How can you learn to fully understand behaviours common to ASD and help the child grow and prosper?This short introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone encountering ASD for the first time. The book covers all of the essential information needed to ground an understanding of the condition and offers effective practical strategies for assisting children who are living with ...

The Trinity

The mystery of the Trinity is the central Christian belief that defines God's essence, God's ongoing love for humanity, and saving grace. Yet, over the past few centuries, especially in the West, Christians have either ceased believing in the Trinity or simply no longer recognize its relevance in their ecclesial or individual lives. Written in an ecumenical spirit that engages contemporary questions and theological viewpoints, The Trinity: Rediscovering the Central Christian Mystery articulates the mystery of the Trinity for people ...

Uncle John's Heavy Duty Bathroom Reader

The big brains at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have come up with 544 all-new pages full of incredible facts, hilarious articles, and a whole bunch of other ways to, er, pass the time. With topics ranging from history and science to pop culture, wordplay, and modern mythology, Heavy Duty is sure to amaze and entertain the loyal legions of throne sitters. Read about...Sideshow secretsThe worst movie ever madeThe hidden dangers of watching the Super BowlThe father of the shopping mallThe ...

For Kin or Country

The collapse of an empire can result in the division of families and the redrawing of geographical boundaries. New leaders promise the return of people and territories that may have been lost in the past, often advocating aggressive foreign policies that can result in costly and devastating wars. The final years of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, the end of European colonization in Africa and Asia, and the demise of the Soviet Union were all accompanied by war and atrocity. ...

Seven Princes

A sorcerer slaughters the King and his entire court in front of the disbelieving eyes of young Prince D'zan. From that moment, D'zan is driven by one thought - the need to regain his father's stolen throne. The lives of six foreign Princes are tied to D'zan's fate, as he seeks allies for his cause. In a land where Men and Giants battle side by side against ancient monsters and chilling sorcery, only one thing is certain - war is ...