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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The first in a crossover historical fantasy duology from the author of Woven in Moonlight, set in the glittering society of 19th century Egypt, as feisty Inez fights the restrictions of her time to discover what happened to her missing parents.
A divine exploration. A deadly secret. A desire she can't escape. The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in 19th century Egypt, filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that's been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns for the most: her globetrotting parents - who frequently leave her behind when they venture off on their exploring adventures.
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archaeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there's more to her parent's disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.
With her guardian's infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent's disappearance-or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.
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The Cabin (Hardcover)
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Francis Haffkine Snow
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R882
Discovery Miles 8 820
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This edited book presents a selection of new empirical studies in
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and English for Academic
Purposes (EAP), showcasing the best practices of educators in their
particular contexts. The chapters cover settings grouped into three
main categories: L2 abilities and English as a medium of
instruction in English/Spanish bilingual contexts; ESP in
international contexts; and EAP and academic writing. The authors
examine topics and contexts that have been under-explored in the
literature to date, contributing to wider discussions of
English-language mediation in educational settings and also
touching on areas such as international mobility, migration, and
social integration in multicultural environments. This book will be
of interest to academics and practitioners in an interdisciplinary
range of fields, including applied linguistics, language education
policy, multilingualism, migration policy, and positive psychology
and motivation.
Two words describe a "modern" world: limits and limitless.
Traditionally, humans recognized limits of their power. Modernity
meant a break. Its protagonists aspired to bring worlds of their
imagination into reality. They taught a new anthropology. Humans
could ascend to a God-like status. Schabert analyzes the history of
the project and its result: a civilization in a perennial crisis.
Symptoms of the crisis have been exposed, today mostly in
ecological terms. Schabert takes his material from many fields:
philosophy, cosmology, natural sciences, literature, social
studies, economics, architecture, and political thought. While
modernity is endlessly disrupted, a world beyond modernity can be
traced, especially in the modern theory of constitutional
government. Constitutional governments are formed by limitations
within a civilization that is meant to have no limits. What appears
to be paradoxical has its own logic, as Baruch Spinoza, John Locke,
Montesquieu, John Adams, the Federalist Papers, John Stuart Mill,
Walter Bagehot, and Woodrow Wilson have shown. Schabert carefully
explicates their constitutional thought. It realized the limits
through which modernity holds a promise.
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Blood and Sand
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, W. A Gillespie
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R917
Discovery Miles 9 170
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This book gathers a representative sample of the relevant knowledge
related to the ecology, behavior, and conservation of birds in
urban Latin America. Latin America is one of the most biodiverse
regions of the world, yet it is still understudied. Although it
concentrates most of its population in rapidly growing cities under
considerable economic, social, and environmental disparity, the
study of the effects that urbanization has on biodiversity in Latin
America is still insufficient. Among the best-studied wildlife
groups, birds have been widely used as bioindicators in urban
areas. Going from general to specific information regarding avian
communities, populations, behavior, threats, and conservation
issues, this book describes the state-of-the-art of avian urban
ecology in the region. Such knowledge will hopefully promote the
regional consolidation of the field and encourage future
mechanistic studies that untangle the recorded patterns in order to
have the required information to bridge the gap between
evidence-based knowledge and practice in urban systems. Thus, the
information included in this document will allow scientists,
students, and even decision takers to relate with the current
knowledge and gaps related to the topic, providing perspective for
future studies and actions.
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The Book of the Passion (Hardcover)
Jose Miguel Ibanez Langlois; Translated by David M Billikopf, Karin Jurgensen E
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R780
R646
Discovery Miles 6 460
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The book summarizes the main results of the the project ENABLE-S3
covering the following aspects: validation and verification
technology bricks (collection and selection of test scenarios, test
executions envionments incl. respective models, assessment of test
results), evaluation of technology bricks in selected use cases and
standardization and related initiatives. ENABLE-S3 is an
industry-driven EU-project and aspires to substitute todays'
cost-intensive verification and validation efforts by more advanced
and efficient methods. In addition, the book includes articles
about complementary international activities in order to highlight
the global importance of the topic and to cover the wide range of
aspects that needs to be covered at a global scale.
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