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This guide describes the long-distance St Cuthbert's Way through
the unspoilt scenery of Northumberland and the Borders. The 100km
(62 mile) route begins at Melrose and crosses the rugged crags and
heather moorland of the Cheviot Hills, passing through
Northumberland National Park to the atmospheric Lindisfarne (Holy
Island). It can be walked within a week, although there is scope
for shortening or lengthening the stages to suit different
itineraries. Includes an option to continue to Berwick-upon-Tweed
on the final stage of the Northumberland Coast Path. The guidebook
is crammed with interesting snippets of information, alongside
indispensable practical details of transport and accommodation in
the area. With varied scenery and a rich history encompassing
spectacular castles, medieval abbeys and Roman remains, this is one
of Britain's most beautiful corners to explore on foot.
Rudolph Breuss, a naturopathic practitioner, developed a 42 day
juice fasting program to nourish the body but starve cancer.
Also includes naturopathic treatment suggestions for a wide
range of conditions from leukemia to rheumatism, from infertility
to cramps. Translated from the original German, this book will give
hope to many who previously have not had access to Breuss' simple,
effective cures. Over 1 million copies of this booka re in print
worldwide.
This guidebook describes the St Oswald's Way and Northumberland
Coast Paths, both long-distance trails through Northumberland. St
Oswald's Way (156km, 97 miles) begins in Heavenfield and traverses
parts of Northumberland National Park and visits Hadrian’s Wall,
the Simonside Hills and the beautiful Coquet Valley, before
continuing up the coast to Lindisfarne (Holy Island). The
Northumberland Coast Path (100km, 62 miles) takes in the whole of
the Northumberland Coast AONB with its breathtaking coastal scenery
and birdlife. Both trails converge on Holy Island, with the Coast
Path continuing up to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Each trail can be walked
in a week. The guide includes practical advice on when to go and
what to take, and information on the region, its weather, wildlife,
history and heritage. Detailed route descriptions and clear,
step-by-step instructions are accompanied by 1:50K OS mapping.
Public transport options and accommodation listings are also given.
Described as the cradle of Christianity in England,
Northumberland's history is long and varied and the trails reflect
this with visits to some magnificent architecture – rambling
castles, Norman churches, medieval abbeys – as well as sites of
enormous archaeological and geological interest, quiet villages and
Sites of Special Scientific Interest. From rugged hills to coastal
dunes this is one of Britain's most beautiful landscapes for
walking and backpacking far away from it all.
Essential Paediatrics and Child Health ist ein praktischer
Leitfaden mit umfassenden Informationen zu Kinderkrankheiten.
Schritt-fur-Schritt-Anleitungen unterstutzen bei der Bewertung von
Symptomen, Anamnese, Untersuchung und Diagnose. Hinzu kommen
Leitfaden fur Management und Behandlung, Patientenaufklarung,
Nachsorge und Prognose. Die komplett uberarbeitete Neuauflage
dieses Klassikers bietet eine Fulle von Farbfotos, einzigartige und
innovative Lernansatze und ist ein Muss fur Studenten der Medizin
und Assistenzarzte. - Kinderkrankheiten werden zum schnellen
Nachschlagen in systembezogenen Kapiteln vorgestellt. Die Symptome
der wichtigsten Erkrankungen und Behinderungen im Kindesalter
werden ausfuhrlich erlautert. - Verbindet aktuelle Informationen zu
den jungsten Erkenntnissen aus Forschung und Klinikalltag mit
Kernkompetenzen, die in dem Fachgebiet von Studenten erwartet
werden. - Diagramme, Tabellen, Hinweiskastchen und Informationen
auf einen Blick, Verweise auf Richtlinien und Zusammenfassungen
erleichtern das Selbststudium. - Eigene Kapitel fassen die
Erfahrungen von Studierenden zusammen, ermoeglichen die
Selbstuberprufung des Gelernten und bieten Hilfestellung fur
Praktika auf Kinderstationen, die Prufungsvorbereitung und wichtige
Examina. - Eine neue Einfuhrung beschaftigt sich mit den
Perspektiven der Padiatrie und gibt Handreichungen fur den
gelungenen Einstieg. Neue Inhalte zu Kommunikationsstrategien,
nationalen Richtlinien, Bildgebungsverfahren, Genetik und
Epigenetik, Medikamentengabe bei Kindern, den jungsten
Fortschritten in Diagnostik und Behandlung und viele weitere Themen
runden dieses Lehrbuch ab. - Begleitende Website mit Videos zu
Untersuchungsverfahren, interaktiven Patientenszenarios und
Multiple-Choice-Fragen. Essential Paediatrics and Child Health ist
der perfekte Begleiter fur Studenten der Medizin und
Assistenzarzte.
New Zealand (NZ) offers an astonishing story regarding its Covid-19
response. This book argues that NZ offers lessons for business and
management actors across various geographical and political
contexts in the world. In this book, we draw attention to problems
and challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic from a functional
management and organisational perspective. In particular,
contributors explore centralised and decentralised decision-making,
the notion of economic growth, well-being on a national level and
on a personal level, and business recovery and how NZ's exporting
and internationalisation strategies have been affected by Covid-19.
The intricate complexity of globalised supply chains, the
consequences of low levels of buffer in optimised outsourcing and
offshoring agreements and the criticality of 'non-critical' labour
for the seamless functioning and organisation of society are also
examined. Finally, the contributors explore the NZ Covid-19
response's geopolitical significance beyond the Pacifica/Oceania
region. In so doing, they illuminate how the NZ experience can
offer insights and learning for business and management in other
countries. This book will be key reading for business and
organisational scholars interested in international business,
internationalization and the geo-political and business
implications of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Travel back in time to meet the dinosaurs and other prehistoric
creatures From the terrifying T. rex to the speedy Velociraptor and
the ferocious Tylosaurus, this book captures thirty-six prehistoric
beasts through stunning illustrations. Intriguing facts accompany
every illustration, so you can find out which dinosaur jumped the
highest, how fierce Ankylosaurus really was, which pterosaus was
the size of a small aeroplane and why Triceratops had a large bony
frill. Meet the giant plant-eaters Dreadnoughtus, Stegosaurus and
Brachiosaurus, the mighty predators Giganotosaurus, Spinosaurus and
Allosaurus, and the small, fast hunters Compsognathus and
Oviraptor.
Be astounded by the incredible plant life that lived on Earth
millions of years ago! Hundreds of millions of years before humans
evolved, our planet was already teeming with life. In prehistoric
oceans, stony deserts, warm swamps and vast grasslands, there lived
an incredible variety of plants and animals. The variety of plant
life on our prehistoric planet was staggering. Evolving from the
simplest single-celled life-forms, Earth bloomed with colourful
flowers, tiny plants, massive trees and bizarre meat-eating plants.
Discover how the warm, wet climate provided the perfect environment
for plant life to explode and the variety of ways in which plants
were able to reproduce. Children will pour over the incredibly
detailed illustrations and timeline, and be absorbed by the wealth
of information. This stunningly illustrated series looks at life in
the prehistoric era, focusing not just on dinosaurs, but looking at
the world as a whole. The prehistoric era is absolutely fascinating
for children and adults alike, and is useful for schools studying
history chronologically. Amazingly detailed and accurate
illustrations bring the prehistoric era to life. An Engaging read
for children aged 7+. Titles in the series: Dinosaurs Insects, Bugs
and Other Invertebrates Mammals, Birds and Other Vertebrates Plants
Originally published in 1983, this volume represents the edited
proceedings of the first conference organized by the European Group
for Eye Movement Research with the theme "Eye Movements: Current
Research and Methodology". The conference was held at the
Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland in 1981.
The book is divided into four parts covering: Methods; Central and
Peripheral Processing; Picture Viewing and Visual Tracking; and
Cognitive Processes and Reading. Each part is introduced by one of
the session chairpersons of the conference.
The Juliana Trail is a 330-km-long circular long-distance hiking
trail through the Julian Alps in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.
The trek takes in some less familiar valleys along with well-known
spots such as Lake Bohinj and Bled, swings briefly through the
corner of Italy, and into the Brda wine region. Accessible by
public transport, the trek is straightforward and relatively easy,
perfect for hikers of various skill levels. The guidebook offers
route description for every stage of this 20-day trekking route,
along with providing background information on local history,
geology, and wildlife, as well as planning details on when to go,
where to stay, and what facilities are available along the trail.
1:50,000 mapping is provided for each stage. Designed to promote
sustainable tourism this trail is a true gem of Slovenia's Julian
Alps.
Spectroscopy is a versatile tool for the characterization of
materials, and photons in the visible frequency range of the
electromagnetic spectrum have been used successfully for more than
a century now. But other elementary particles such as neutrons,
muons and x-ray photons have been proven to be useful probes as
well and are routinely generated in modern cyclotrons and
synchrotrons. They offer attractive alternative ways of probing
condensed matter in order to better understand its properties and
to correlate material behavior with its structure. In particular,
the combination of these different spectroscopic probes yields rich
information on the material samples, thereby allowing for a
systematic investigation down to atomic resolutions. This book
gives a practical account of how well they complement each other
for 21st century material characterization, and provides the basis
for a detailed understanding of the scattering processes and the
knowledge of the relevant microscopic interactions necessary for
the correct interpretation of the experimentally obtained
spectroscopic data.
In one of his most popular lecture courses - formerly published as
Man as Symphony of the Creative Word - Rudolf Steiner presents an
extraordinary panorama of spiritual knowledge centring on the human
being. We are the harmony of creation - a microcosm - containing
within us 'all the laws and secrets of the world'. Steiner begins
by speaking about our inner relationship to three ancient and
sacred representatives of the animal kingdom - eagle, lion and bul
- and to the forces of the cosmos that form them. He goes on to
deepen these themes by approaching the plant and animal worlds in
the context of planetary and cosmic evolution. A new category is
then introduced: the elemental nature spirits - the metaphysical
beings who work with plants and animals. Steiner gives a unique and
intimate description of them and describes the cooperation they
offer to mankind. Finally, the human being - the 'harmony of the
Creative Word' - is placed at the heart of this spiritual
celebration of life.
'A bracing account of abuses of power and corruption in the
criminal justice system.' The Guardian From the fearless defense
attorney and civil rights lawyer who rose to fame with Netflix's
The Staircase comes an essential examination of America's corrupt
and abusive criminal justice system. In the past thirty years, more
than 2,700 innocent American prisoners-their combined jail
sentences adding up to almost 25,000 years-have been exonerated and
freed. Terrifyingly, this number represents only a small fraction
of the number of persons wrongfully convicted each year. As a
result, US jails and prisons are packed with men and women who
should not be there, but for crooked police, false testimony,
shoddy investigators, vindictive judges, bogus expert witnesses or,
far too often, the colour of their skin and their economic
condition. Renowned criminal defense attorney and civil rights
lawyer David Rudolf has spent his career defending the wrongfully
accused. In American Injustice, he draws from his years of
experience in the American criminal justice system, including some
of his biggest cases, to shed light on the immorality and deceit
prevalent at all levels of law enforcement, and the tragic
consequences of this misconduct. Rudolf takes the reader to crime
scenes to reveal how detectives retrieve evidence that supports
their accusations and hide that which doesn't; revisits several
unsolved murders to detail how and why the true culprits were never
prosecuted; explores how unconscious bias frequently leads
prosecutors and police to jump to false conclusions; and exposes
how poverty and racism fundamentally deform the system-and why some
want to keep it that way.
8 lectures, Koberwitz, June 7-20, 1924 (CW 327) The audio book,
complete and unabridged (10 CD set), is read by respected actor and
speech teacher Peter Bridgmont, author of Liberation of the Actor
When Rudolf Steiner gave these lectures eighty years ago,
industrial farming was on the rise and organic methods were being
replaced in the name of science, efficiency, and technology. With
the widespread alarm over food quality in recent years, and with
the growth of the organic movement and its mainstream acceptance,
perceptions are changing. The qualitative aspect of food is on the
agenda again, and in this context Steiner's only course of lectures
on agriculture is critical to the current debate. With these talks,
Steiner created and launched "biodynamic" farming--a form of
agriculture that has come to be regarded as the best organically
produced food. However, the agriculture Steiner speaks of here is
much more than organic--it involves working with the cosmos, with
the earth, and with spiritual beings. To facilitate this, Steiner
prescribes specific "preparations" for the soil, as well as other
distinct methods born from his profound understanding of the
material and spiritual worlds. He presents a comprehensive picture
of the complex dynamic relationships at work in nature and gives
basic indications of the practical measures needed to bring them
into full play. These lectures are reprinted here in the "classic"
translation made by Rudolf Steiner's English interpreter, George
Adams. This edition also features a preface by Steiner's colleague
the medical doctor Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, as well as eight color
plates. This is the course that began the biodynamic movement.
Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course is the essential work for
anyone wanting to understand and use Steiner's methods of food
production. This book is a translation from German of
Geisteswissenschaftliche Grundlagen zum Gedeihen der
Landwirtschaft. Landwirtschaftlicher Kursus (GA 327).
Go back in time to the 'Age of the Dinosaurs' and unearth some
incredible, terrifying and fascinating beasts. Hundreds of millions
of years before humans had evolved, our planet was already teeming
with life. In prehistoric oceans, stony deserts, warm swamps and
vast grasslands, there lived an incredible variety of plants and
animals. The variety of dinosaur life on our prehistoric planet was
staggering. Ever-evolving , dinosaurs ranged from chicken sized
carnivorous raptors to ginormous vegetarian sauropods. Body
adaptations, such as claws, teeth, horns and club-like tails helped
these creatures survive as predators or prey. Readers will find out
what we do know about dinosaur evolution from fossils and other
evidence. They will discover how dinosaurs defended themselves from
even bigger dinosaurs (such as the terrifying Tyrannosaurs) and the
other body adaptations that they used for eating, hunting and
attracting a mate. Children will pour over the incredibly detailed
illustrations and timeline, and be absorbed by the wealth of
information. This stunningly illustrated series looks at life in
the prehistoric era, focusing not just on dinosaurs, but looking at
the world as a whole. The prehistoric era is absolutely fascinating
for children and adults alike, and is useful for schools studying
history chronologically. Amazingly detailed and accurate
illustrations bring the prehistoric era to life. Engaging reading
for children aged 7+. Titles in the series: Dinosaurs Insects, Bugs
and Other Invertebrates Mammals, Birds and Other Vertebrates Plants
Be astounded by the incredible mammal, bird and vertebrate life
that lived on Earth millions of years ago! Hundreds of millions of
years before humans had evolved, our planet was already teeming
with life. In prehistoric oceans, stony deserts, warm swamps and
vast grasslands, there lived an incredible variety of plants and
animals. Vertebrate life came in many forms. Fearsome sabre-toothed
cats hunted prey in wide grasslands, flying reptiles ruled the
skies and terrifying monstrous sharks patrolled the ocean depths.
Children will pour over the incredibly detailed illustrations and
timeline, and be absorbed by the wealth of information. This
stunningly illustrated series looks at life in the prehistoric era,
focusing not just on dinosaurs, but looking at the world as a
whole. The prehistoric era is absolutely fascinating for children
and adults alike, and is useful for schools studying history
chronologically. Amazingly detailed and accurate illustrations
bring the prehistoric era to life. An engaging read for children
aged 7+. Titles in the series: Dinosaurs Insects, Bugs and Other
Invertebrates Mammals, Birds and Other Vertebrates Plants
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Supercars (Hardcover)
Rudolf Ven; Foreword by Tim Burton
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Discovery Miles 16 460
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Supercars is a celebration of the world's most beautiful and iconic
motorcars, ranging from icons like the Ferrari F40 to modern
classics such as the Bugatti Veyron. Belgian photographer Rudolf
van der Ven captures the essence of each car in this stunning
224-page coffee table book through his photography and unique
stories. Foreword by Tim 'Shmee150' Burton.
For thirty-five years Visual Thinking has been the gold standard
for art educators, psychologists, and general readers alike. In
this seminal work, Arnheim, author of "The Dynamics of
Architectural Form", "Film as Art", "Toward a Psychology of Art",
and "Art and Visual Perception", asserts that all thinking (not
just thinking related to art) is basically perceptual in nature,
and that the ancient dichotomy between seeing and thinking, between
perceiving and reasoning, is false and misleading. This is an
indispensable tool for students and for those interested in the
arts.
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading
journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have
created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read.
Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading
notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support
and ebooks available. Dinosaurs have been fascinating people for
many years. Why and how did such powerful reptiles become extinct
so suddenly? It is a puzzle that has mystified scientists for a
long time. Help us to study the evidence and solve the puzzle! Lime
Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as
well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading
stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of
the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development
and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide
practical support and stimulating activities. Claire has always
been interested in prehistoric animals. It's fascinating to learn
how the world’s scientists study and discuss every single piece
of evidence of the Earth’s climate, rocks, animals and plants. It
can’t be easy studying things that happened so long ago.
Be astounded by the incredible invertebrate life that lived on
Earth millions of years ago! Hundreds of millions of years before
humans had evolved, our planet was already teeming with life. In
prehistoric oceans, stony deserts, warm swamps and vast grasslands,
there lived an incredible variety of plants and animals.
Invertebrates made up a huge number of Earth's life forms. Among
them, giant sea scorpions as big as a lion terrorised the oceans,
enormous millipedes fed on plants in dense Carboniferous forests
and tiny wasps preyed on cockroach larvae in lush tropical regions.
Children will pour over the incredibly detailed illustrations and
timeline, and be absorbed by the wealth of information. This
stunningly illustrated series looks at life in the prehistoric era,
focusing not just on dinosaurs, but looking at the world as a
whole. The prehistoric era is absolutely fascinating for children
and adults alike, and is useful for schools studying history
chronologically. Amazingly detailed and accurate illustrations
bring the prehistoric era to life. Engaging reading for children
aged 7+. Titles in the series: Dinosaurs Insects, Bugs and Other
Invertebrates Mammals, Birds and Other Vertebrates Plants
To date, the formulation of a systematic theory of the organization
of markets has proved to be a difficult task and remains
unfinished. Nevertheless, explanations do exist as to why, under
given conditions, the basic activities of trade are organized in
one particular fashion rather than another. This invaluable
collection of essays brings together important papers by authors
working in the tradition of the new institutional economics. The
editors have provided an original introduction which presents a
comprehensive overview of their selection. The volume is an
essential source of reference and an excellent resource for
economists, students of public policy, sociologists, political
scientists and legal analysts.
Replete with fresh immediacy, rich spiritual content, innovation
and occasional humour, these talks were given at a time when Rudolf
Steiner was preparing for independence from the Theosophical
Society. Alongside the much-loved lectures ‘Nervousness and Ego
Development’ – in which Steiner shares practical exercises for
coping with contemporary life’s challenges – and ‘Love and
Its Significance in the World’, the collection finds a focal
point in descriptions of the ‘Three Soul Paths to Christ’. The
first of these is via the Gospels, the second through ‘Inner
Experience’ and the third ‘Initiation’, which Steiner
characterizes as a path transcending religion. He further
elaborates these themes in a lecture entitled, ‘Mysteries of the
Kingdoms of Heaven in Parables and in Real Form’. Elijah, John
the Baptist, Raphael and Novalis form a golden thread throughout,
appearing as a fourfold herald of a true Christianity of the
future. A moving yet astringent tribute to the founder of
Theosophy, H.P. Blavatsky, on the tenth anniversary of her death,
adds the Christian verities not embraced by Blavatsky during her
lifetime, and two stirring talks that set the mood for
Christmastide – via St Matthew, Eudocia and St Luke – round off
the volume with paeans to Novalis. The lectures are complemented
with an introduction by Margaret Jonas, detailed notes and an
index.
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