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This encyclopedia is the result of a highly selective enterprise that provides a careful selection of key topics in essays written by top scholars in their fields. Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of a limited number of countries, regions and themes is provided. The essays not only feature statistical and factual information but significant interpretation of those facts and figures. The chapters on themes and topics are both analytic and interpretative and deal with the most important topics relevant to higher education everywhere. More than a compendium of facts and figures the encyclop.
Mini-set G: Higher and Adult Education re-issues 11 volumes originally published between 1974 and 1992. They discuss and analyze adult education from both theoretical and practical standpoints and look at the challenges facing adult education during the 1970s and 80s as well as examining the history of higher & adult education in the UK. The mini-set includes one volume which although previously available with another publisher (and out of print for some years) is now available for the first time from Routledge.
It�s another dark year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod . . . The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend doesn't want to be his drudge anymoreand it�s getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on those around him. But when D'Ablo shows up demanding his father's journal, Vlad realizes that having a normal high school year is the least of his concerns. Vlad needs to act fast, and even his status as the Pravus won't save him this time . . .
Nicknamed the Sunshine State, Florida is a peninsula surrounded by tropical waters. Popular with tourists seeking sand and sun, the state is also home to a varied landscape and plenty of cultural diversity. This fact-filled title covers Florida’s landscape, people, and history. Profiles highlight a famous face and common animal, while other features present a history of Florida’s native peoples, show off wildlife range maps, and more. Grab your sunglasses and get ready to explore the great state of Florida!
Describes the experiences of a newcomer to the Yukon when he attempts to hike through the snow to reach a mining claim.
Will they find the lost treasure before time runs out? A gripping adventure about a desperate race through the wastelands of future London to find a relic of extraordinary power.For Cass and Wilbur, life as scavengers is all they've ever known -- rummaging the ruins of London in search of a precious, powerful relic no one, not even their new Russian masters, has ever seen.But when Erin and Peyto, two strangers from a faraway place, show up and claim they hold the key to locating the mysterious missing artifact, the treasure hunt takes on a lethal urgency. If the kids don't find the crucial object in SIX DAYS, their world will come crashing to an end!
'Dazzling...Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to geese...Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations' - Independent 'A marvellously readable book...illuminates every facet of human language: its biological origin, its uniqueness to humanity, it acquisition by children, its grammatical structure, the production and perception of speech, the pathology of language disorders and the unstoppable evolution of languages and dialects' - Nature
Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs...
Une nouvelle année au lycée de Bathory commence pour Vlad, avec son lot de problèmes habituels pour un ado... à moitié vampire ! Son meilleur ami, Henry, ne veut plus lui servir de protecteur. Or, sans allié humain, Vlad sera beaucoup plus vulnérable... Et ça tombe mal, car sa nature vampirique se fait de plus en plus sentir, et Vlad ne sait pas combien de temps il pourra encore tenir sans s’attaquer à quelqu’un... Que se passerait-il s’il s’en prenait à Meredith, qui a enfin accepté de devenir sa petite amie ? Mais tout cela n’est rien comparé à ce que lui réserve le vampire d’Ablo... Vlad ne pourra échapper à la confrontation s'il ne veut pas subir le rituel qui lui volera ses pouvoirs.