Achieve IELTS is written by experienced IELTS teachers and examiners and offers a unique approach to preparing students for the IELTS examination. It is a two-level, student-centred course that not only prepares students for the test but also for academic life after IELTS. This popular IELTS preparation course has been completely revised. The Student's and Teacher's Books have been redesigned. The Student's Books have new and updated listening and reading texts, and almost all of the photographs, charts and graphs have been replaced.
Tootekood: 44754212GTIN: 9781475850512Palliative medicine
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Rowman & Littlefield, Author: Chris Palmer, ISBN-13: 9781475850512, Date of issue: 2024
Tootekood: 04634189GTIN: 9780674003125United States of America, USA
The author argues that the Left wing in America sees the sins of America's past poisoning hope for the future, and challenges the "lost" generation of the Left to understand the role it might play in the tradition of democratic intellectual labour that started with writers like Walt Whitman and John Dewey. The book traces the source of the debilitating mentality of shame in the Left of how national pride and American patriotism come to seem an endorsement of atrocites - from slavery to the slaughter of Native Americans, from the felling of ancient forests to the Vietnam War. At the centre of this history is the conflict between the Old Left and the New that arose during the Vietnam War era. The author describes how the paradoxical victory of the antiwar movement, ushering in the Nixon years, encouraged a disillusioned generation of intellectuals to pursue "High Theory" at the expense of considering the place of ideas in our common life. He sees a retreat from secularism and pragmatism, and decries the tendency of the heirs of the New Left to theorize about the United States from a distance instead of participating in the civic work of shaping our national future.Richard Rorty looks to redress the imbalance in American cultural life by rallying those on the Left to the civic engagement and inspiration needed for "achieving our country".
Tootekood: 04112742GTIN: 9780684813219Society & Social Sciences
Using vivid narratives of Vietnam veterans afflicted with posttraumatic stress disorder, his own discoveries in treating these men, and the profound poetic truths of the Iliad, Shay reveals the devastating effects of catastrophic war experiences on the minds and spirits of soldiers.
Tootekood: 28365559GTIN: 9783570554388European history
»Eine herausragende gesamteuropäische Studie.« The Times Nach seinem Bestseller »Höllensturz« nimmt Ian Kershaw nun die Jahre von 1950 bis heute in den Blick und spannt einen großen Bogen von der existentiellen Unsicherheit, die die Staaten Europas im Kalten Krieg durchlebten, bis zu den Herausforderungen, vor denen sie heute, in Zeiten ökonomischer und politischer Krisen, stehen. Trotz einer bis heute andauernden Phase des Friedens, so Kershaw, sind die Jahrzehnte nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs für Europa eine Achterbahnfahrt - voller Aufs und Abs, voller Nervenkitzel und Ängste. Und mit ungewissem Ausgang.
Es ist der 8. 8., acht Uhr acht. Sie haben 80 Millionen Feinde.Werden Sie die AchtNacht überleben?Stellen Sie sich vor, es gibt eine Todeslotterie.Sie können den Namen eines verhassten Menschen in einen Lostopf werfen.In der "AchtNacht", am 8. 8. jedes Jahres, wird aus allen Vorschlägen ein Name gezogen.Der Auserwählte ist eine AchtNacht lang geächtet, vogelfrei.Jeder in Deutschland darf ihn straffrei töten - und wird mit einem Kopfgeld von zehn Millionen Euro belohnt.Das ist kein Gedankenspiel. Sondern bitterer Ernst.Es ist ein massenpsychologisches Experiment, das aus dem Ruder lief.Und Ihr Name wurde gezogen! Der neue Blockbuster von Sebastian Fitzek, dem "Meister des Wahns" - exklusiv im Taschenbuch.
Björn Diemel wird von seiner Frau gezwungen, ein Achtsamkeits-Seminar zu besuchen, um seine Ehe ins Reine zu bringen, sich als guter Vater zu beweisen und die etwas aus den Fugen geratene Work-Life-Balance wieder herzustellen. Denn Björn ist ein erfolgreicher Anwalt und hat dementsprechend sehr wenig Zeit für seine Familie. Der Kurs trägt tatsächlich Früchte und Björn kann das Gelernte sogar in seinen Job integrieren, allerdings nicht ganz auf die erwartete Weise. Denn als sein Mandant, ein brutaler und mehr als schuldiger Großkrimineller, beginnt, ihm ernstliche Probleme zu bereiten, bringt er ihn einfach um - und zwar nach allen Regeln der Achtsamkeit.Achtsam morden ist die Geschichte eines bewussten und entschleunigten Mordes, der längst überfällige Schulterschluss zwischen Achtsamkeitsratgeber und Krimi, vor allem aber ein origineller Unterhaltungsroman.
Finde dich selbst. Bevor es ein anderer tut.Um der Midlifecrisis zu entgehen, begibt sich Björn Diemel auf Anraten seines Therapeuten auf Pilgerreise. Schnell stellt sich als Erkenntnis auf dem Jakobsweg heraus, dass Björns Leben die Mitte bereits längst überschritten haben könnte: Ein unbekannter Mitpilger versucht, ihn zu töten.Während bei den scheiternden Anschlägen auf ihn ein Pilger nach dem anderen seinen Lebensweg verlässt, versucht Björn ganz achtsam, sich seiner Haut zu wehren. Seine Pilger-Fragen nach Leben, Tod und Erfüllung bekommen plötzlich eine sehr praxisnahe Relevanz.
Der operative Einsatz von Panzern wurde schon vor dem II. Weltkrieg erdacht, in England, Frankreich, Russland und Deutschland - mit je ganz eigenen Schwerpunkten und Ideen. General Heinz Guderian gehörte zu den brillanten Köpfen der Wehrmacht, theoretisch und auf dem Schlachtfeld. Als Veteran des I. Weltkrieges studierte er das neue Waffensystem Panzer, bei Freund und Feind. In dieser Schrift von 1937 analysiert Guderian die furchtbaren Grabenkämpfe des I. Weltkriegs, das Aufkommen der Panzer und die Art und Weise, wie diese zukünftig eingesetzt werden müssten, um das Grauen des Krieges kurz zu halten. Denn einen langen Krieg, das wusste Guderian, würde Deutschland notwendig verlieren. Bevor also der erste Schuss des II. Weltkriegs fiel, sind hier einige seiner Merkmale vorweggenommen: der Blitzkrieg, die Panzerschlachten, die neuen motorisierten und mechanisierten Schützen. Eine Schrift von prophetischer Brillanz - mit allen Abbildungen des Originals und erstmals auch mit farbigen Karten!
*** Interaktives Mitmachbuch zum Lesenlernen ***Der zweite Band der abenteuerlichen Escape-Reihe für Leseanfänger*innen ab 6 JahrenEin neuer gefährlicher Schulweg muss bezwungen werden. Ans Ziel kommt nur, wer sich richtig durchrätselt. Aber mit der Hilfe von Paula und Paco gelingt es bestimmt, denn sie begleiten die lesenden Kinder auf dem Weg zur Schule und kennen sich im Dschungel aus. Teamgeist, Mut und Köpfchen führen einen näher ans Ziel: zur Schule. Aber wer nicht aufpasst, wird vom Krokodil gefressen! Zum Glück beißt es sich an den Kindern die Zähne aus und spuckt sie wieder an Land. So können die Rätsel im Escape-Buch mehrfach gespielt und der Schulweg beliebig oft ausprobiert werden - vielleicht bringt eine andere Rätselentscheidung die Kinder doch noch zum Unterricht.Spielerische Leseförderung von Erfolgsautor Christian Tielmann: Um die abwechslungsreichen Rätsel herum wird die spannende Story eines gefährlichen Schulwegs erzählt. Dabei werden die Leser*innen nicht von zu viel Text überfordert, unterschiedliche Rätseltypen wie Buchstaben- und Zahlenrätsel, Suchbilder, Labyrinthe u.v.m. sorgen für Abwechslung.Einfach Lesen lernen:2. Lesestufe: Kurze Sätze, große SchriftKleine Texteinheiten in Kombination mit vielen bunten BildernComicelemente, um die Sehgewohnheiten von Kindern zu berücksichtigenSpannende interaktive Geschichte, mit der Lesenlernen Spaß machtAlle Bänder der spannenden Escape-Reihe:Achtung! Steiler SchulwegAchtung! Sumpfiger Schulweg
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 224, Publishers: Longleaf Services B/O Univ of Pittsburgh, ISBN-13: 9780822948568, Date of issue: 2025
In the last few years, researchers around the world have increasingly reported the importance of acid-alkaline balance. The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide was designed as an easy-to-follow guide to the most common foods that influence
Tootekood: 02115310GTIN: 9780802130624Social & cultural anthropology
Few events have had a more profound impact on the social and cultural upheavals of the Sixties than the psychedelic revolution spawned by the spread of LSD. This book for the first time tells the full and astounding story--part of it hidden till now in sec
Tootekood: 25656949GTIN: 9781472230836Popular music
Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.
Tootekood: 32263989GTIN: 9781455530540Popular music
New York Times BestsellerA #1 LA Times BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerOne of NPR's "Favorite Books of 2019"With "virtuosic vulnerability" (The Atlantic), the iconic bassist and Red Hot
The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyle into a house-fly; and in the novella,
Tootekood: 27961454GTIN: 9781710618143Cookery for specific diets & conditions
With The Acid Reflux Diet Plan & Cookbook, you will finally know how to have Tasty Meals without having Acid Reflux and solve your problems If you want to know more about Acid Ref
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A full-color cookbook and health guide for heartburn sufferers that presents lifestyle recommendations, dietary guidelines, and 100 gourmet recipes to alleviate the symptoms of acid reflux. Millions of Americans suffer from acid reflux--and although medication can bring short-term relief, over time, drugs may have serious health consequences. In this combination cookbook and health guide, Dr. Jorge E. Rodriguez--who suffers from acid reflux himself--offers a simple plan for controlling reflux, including 100 delicious and reflux-free recipes that promote better health and weight loss. In fact, Dr. Rodriguez lost 35 pounds while writing (and following) the plan for this book. By busting popular myths and drawing on the latest evidence-based research, "The Acid Reflux Solution" provides real heartburn relief--even for longtime sufferers.
"A book that should start a long-overdue national conversation." -Dave Barry §§Despite their illegality, many Americans are already familiar with the effects of psychedelic drugs. Yet while LSD and MDMA (better known as Ecstasy) have proven extraordinarily effective in treating anxiety disorders such as PTSD, they remain off-limits to the millions who might benefit from them. Through the stories of three very different men, awardwinning journalist Tom Shroder covers the drugs' roller-coaster history from their initial reception in the 1950s to the negative stereotypes that persist today. At a moment when popular opinion is rethinking the potential benefits of some illegal drugs, Acid Test is a fascinating and informative must-read.
Jonathan Aviv, renowned ENT physician and author of The Acid Watcher Diet, supplies readers with new recipes and advice on how to stay acid-free and reverse inflammation for optimal health. In The Acid Watcher Diet, Dr. Jonathan Av
Dr. Aviv guides readers through healthy dietary choices with targeted recipes, helping them balance their bodies and minds for optimal health and break acid-generating habits for good. Do you suffer from abdominal bloating; a chronic, nagging co
A groundbreaking book showing how to heal acid reflux and cure the uncomfortable health issues it provokes. Includes a 28-day programme with a two-phase eating plan, menu guide and recipes, which works immediately to neutralise acid, stabilise pH levels and relieve inflammation.
In Find Me, Aciman shows us Elio's father, Samuel, on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, now a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train upends Sami's visit and changes his life forever. Elio soon moves to Paris, where he, too, has a consequential affair, while Oliver, a New England college professor with a family, suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic. Aciman is a master of sensibility, of the intimate details and the nuances of emotion that are the substance of passion. Find Me brings us back inside the world of one of our greatest contemporary romances to show us that in fact true love never dies.
Create individualized nursing care plans with ease and confidence! Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 13th Edition uses an easy, three-step system to guide you through client assessment, nursing diagnosis, and care planning. Step-by-step instructions show how to implement care and evaluate outcomes, and help you build skills in diagnostic reasoning and critical thinking. To make care planning easier, this handbook allows you to look up nursing diagnoses and care plans for more than 1450 client symptoms, as well as interventions from NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and outcomes from NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification). Edited by noted nursing educators Mary Beth Flynn Makic and Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz, this reference provides everything you need to write nursing care plans in just one book!
Russell Ackoff is a very special management thinker. As an architect, city planner, doctor of philosophy, behavioral scientist, trailblazer in the fields of organizational, operations, and systems theory, bestselling author, distinguished Wharton School professor, and head of his own management education and consulting firm, he qualifies, as do few others in this century, for the title of "Renaissance Man." Fortunately, he makes up for this grievous shortcoming by also being an outrageously funny observer of homo commercium. Now, Ackoff's Best offers you an opportunity to become acquainted with this irreverent genius who, over the past forty years, has done so much to shape our understanding of the modern business organization. Compiled by the author, Ackoff's Best encapsulates the author's most controversial, influential, and wittiest work to appear since the 1970s. Ackoff's groundbreaking exploration of systems theory and its effect on business provides the backbone of this collection.Also included are his most lasting and thought-provoking writings on an array of topics in business, society, and human behavior that well reflect the sweeping scope of Ackoff's intellect and expertise. From managing teams, maximizing the effectiveness of information systems, and problem solving, to creativity, crime, and the role of the corporation in a democratic society, these writings are a cornucopia of insights, observations, and powerful lessons that will help you maximize your personal development and the effectiveness of your organization. An excellent introduction for newcomers to Russell Ackoff, and a welcome compendium of Ackoff's pithiest writings for those already familiar with his ideas from such classic works as Creating the Corporate Future and The Art of Problem Solving, Ackoff's Best is required reading for every intelligent businessperson. "The range, depth, and perspectives of these essays on management illustrate, once again, Russ Ackoff's unique genius."-Warren Bennis, University Professor, University of Southern California, and Co-author, Co-Leaders "Russ Ackoff uses words that cut through the familiar and open doors in one's brain."-Arie P. de Geus, Author, The Living Company "Ackoff's Best captures the lucid and compelling explorations of one of the most profound and influential thinkers of our time."-Ray Stata, Chairman of the Board, Analog Devices "This collection reminds me that I have learned my most valuable lessons from Russ Ackoff."-Vince Barabba, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Knowledge Development, General Motors Corporation
Straggling behind the mild 2003 success of cartoonist Chris Ware's first facsimile collection of his miscellaneous sketches, notes, and adolescent fantasies arrives this second volume, updating weary readers with Ware's cliched and outmoded insights from the late twentieth century.Working directly in pen and ink, watercolor, and white-out whenever he makes a mistake, Ware has cannily edited out all legally sensitive and personally incriminating material from his private journals, carefully recomposing each page to simulate the appearance of an ordered mind and established aesthetic directive. All phone numbers, references to ex-girlfriends, "false starts," and embarrassing experiments with unfamiliar drawing media have been generously excised to present the reader with the most pleasant and colorful sketchbook reading experience available. Included are Ware's frustrated doodles for his book covers, angry personal assaults on friends, half-finished comic strips, and lengthy and tiresome fulminations of personal disappointments both social and sexual, as well as his now-beloved drawings of the generally miserable inhabitants of the city of Chicago. All in all, a necessary volume for fans of fine art, water-based media, and personal diatribe. This hardcover is attractively designed and easy to resell.
Outtakes Of An American Genius Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth (Pantheon). This book is as much a companion volume to Jimmy Corrigan - one of the great crossover success stories - as a tremendous art collection from of one of America's most interesting and popular graphic artists. Ware has a passion for drawing that is surprisingly wideranging in style and subject. This book surprises the reader on every page with its sense of spontaneous vision. Architectural drawings from Chicago and interplanetary robot comics collide with cruelly doodled human figures and quietly troubling studies of still life. A must for people with a passion for modern design and old-fashioned style.
Acne is a common ailment for teenagers but can persist well into middle age. Although the formation of comedones in hair follicles is quite well understood, the actual causes initiating the process are less well so. Many theories have been forwarded, from hormones through cleanliness to diet, none of which fully explain the condition. Indeed the variation in presentation and classification (there are three acnes) can make precise diagnosis troublesome. It is likely the causes are multifactorial, and evidence is accruing for all the above contributors.§Many books have focused on the straightforward pathophysiological processes of hormones and cleanliness but have neglected the contribution of diet as a possible guide to prevention and other medical approaches to treatment. This book will take more catholic view, with a practical focus on all the possible modes of treatment based on current pathophysiological knowledge.§The aim of the book is to assemble the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle so that the resulting picture will be comprehensible to physicians and other caregivers, and identify what is known and what needs more investigation.
Tootekood: 02095465GTIN: 9780757316449Coping with drug & alcohol problems
Bestselling author, psychologist, and psychodramatist Dayton examines childhood trauma through an exploration of the way the brain and body process frightening or painful emotions and experiences.
Guidebook to climbing Aconcagua in Argentina. With descriptions for the Normal route (taking 12 days) or the Vacas Valley route (14 days). The treks cover difficult mountain terrain up to 6962m and are suitable for experienced walkers and mountaineers. Also features other treks in the southern Andes, including the Vallecitos and Tupungato ranges.
Tootekood: 34339968GTIN: 9782366622447Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes, etc)
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 344, Publishers: BIOTOPE, Author: MICHEL BARATAUD YVES TUPINIER, ISBN-13: 9782366622447, Date of issue: 2020
This book contains everything I wish I knew when I started making acoustic guitars over fifteen years ago. It is not an ABC book, but a companion that teaches many of the things that the other books leave out. In these pages are instructions for making
