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Brookside's burgundy- and blue-striped awnings represent both a
quaint corner of Kansas City where you can tread the creaky wooden
floors of the Dime Store and a pragmatic philosophy that changed
the way America planned its cities. Renowned developer J.C.
Nichols's "plan for permanence" was built on his conviction that if
a community could offer its residents everything they would want
and need, build to high standards and plan for future growth, the
community would last. The Brookside shopping district has been
giving the community everything it could want and need since 1919,
helping it weather economic turbulence, natural disasters and
dramatic changes.
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Love Is My Favorite Color
Nina Laden; Illustrated by Melissa Castrillon
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R319
Discovery Miles 3 190
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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A sparkling and tender picture book about all the things that are
bright and loving in the world and fill our lives with joy. From
caring to hoping to peace to sharing, there are many ways to find
joy in the everyday. Celebrate the things that make life wonderful
and each day special. With stunning artwork, readers of all ages
will find moments to treasure.
Provides a review of the most recent advances in the science and
technology of controlling odour and wetness. This edition includes
two new chapters on antiperspirant and deodorant formulations; two
new chapters on relevant patent technologies of recent years;
discussions on the chemistry of aluminium/zirconium antiperspirant
salts; and a modernized chapter on the structure and function of
the human eccrine sweat glands.
Look what is coming down the track. It's the Trainbow! From the
creator of the bestselling PEEK-A WHO? comes this colorful, shaped
board book that's perfect for story time and playtime. All aboard!
As the western world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden has
fought to keep his personal life a mystery - loyalty and fear
keeping those who know him from speaking out - until now. For the
first time, two of Osama's closest family members, his first wife
Najwa and their fourth son Omar, go behind the headlines to reveal
the truth about the character and life of a man feared and revered
around the globe. In gripping detail, they recount the drama,
tensions, and everyday activities of the man they knew as a husband
and father. Married at fifteen, Najwa describes the transformation
of the quiet, serious young man she fell in love with into an
authoritarian husband and stern father, an entrepreneur, and -
finally - the leader of a complex international terrorist network.
Uprooted from a life of extraordinary luxury and privilege in Saudi
Arabia, they suddenly found themselves living life on the run,
fleeing from country to country under assumed names and fake
passports. Omar describes how he and his siblings were brought up
in remote ranches and fortified Afghani mountain camps, handling
Kalashnikovs and learning desert survival skills. Their eventual
escape from Afghanistan would come just days before the terrible
events of 9/11 changed the world forever. With unprecedented access
and exclusive family photographs, Jean Sasson, author of the
bestselling Princess, presents the story that we were never meant
to hear.
Scholastic Magazine's 100 Greatest Books for KidsNearly a million
copies in print!Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help
children guess what's peeking through the die-cut windows in this
delightful board book. The anticipation of what's hiding on the
next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep curious
babies and toddlers guessing and giggling all the way to the
surprise ending.And don't forget to check out the Peek-a Who
Matching Game!
This book has been a long time in the making. Since its beginning
the concept has been refined many times. This is a first attempt at
a technical book for me and fortunately the goals I have set have
been achieved. I have been involved in water based ink evaluation
since its unclear begin nings in the early 1970s. This book is
fashioned much like a loose-leaf binder I had put together for
early reference and guidance. The format has worked for me over the
years; I trust it will work for you. I would like to thank the many
people who made this book possible, particularly Blackie Academic
& Professional for their saint-like patience. Thanks again to
W.B. Thiele (Thiele-Engdahl), to Lucille, my wife, and to James and
Frank, my two boys. A final and special thank you to Richard Bach
who taught me there are no limits."
Nina Laden's lyrical picture book sees and appreciates through a
child's eyes how fortunate we are to live in the world we do.
Celebrate the wonder of the world in this reassuring picture book
about the joy, love, and beauty that is part of each and every day.
Our world is full of possibilities if you look for them.
World-wide environmental legislation limiting the use of solvent
based ink systems of the preceding decades has resulted in the
development of a substitute and more environmentally safe
alternative utilizing water base technologies. This has resulted in
an enormous research and development effort by a multiplicity of
related industries. Because of the tremendous evolution brought
about by these changing technologies it has been extremely
difficult for the water base ink chemist to keep abreast of the
latest innovations. This book provides a working knowledge of the
chemistry and technology of water base ink systems for chemists and
engineers in the industry. It provides a foundation in all aspects
of the industry, from the perception of color theory to the final
starting point formulations. The articles in this volume have been
specifically picked out to enlighten some of the most difficult
problem areas in formulation and development. Highly practical, it
is written by authors with many years of experience in the
industry, ensuring commercial relevance throughout.
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Nature and Value (Paperback)
Akeel Bilgrami; Contributions by David Bromwich, Bina Gogineni, Nikolas Kompridis, Anthony Laden, …
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R777
Discovery Miles 7 770
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Today, as we confront an unprecedented environmental crisis of our
own making, it is more urgent than ever to consider the notion of
nature and our place within it. This book brings together essays
that individually and as a whole present a detailed and rigorous
multidisciplinary exploration of the concept of nature and its
wider ethical and political implications. A distinguished list of
scholars take up a broad range of questions regarding the relations
between the human subject and its natural environment: when and how
the concept of nature gave way to the concept of natural resources;
the genealogy of the concept of nature through political economy,
theology, and modern science; the idea of the Anthropocene; the
prospects for green growth; and the deep alienation of human beings
in the modern period from both nature and each other. By engaging
with a wide range of scholarship, they ultimately converge on a
common outlook that is both capacious and original. The essays
together present a revaluation of the natural world that seeks to
reshape political and ethical ideals and practice with a view to
addressing some of the fundamental concerns of our time. Nature and
Value features widely known scholars in a broad swath of
disciplines, ranging from philosophy, politics, and political
economy to geology, law, literature, and psychology. They include
Jonathan Schell, David Bromwich, James Tully, Jedediah Purdy,
Robert Pollin, Jan Zalasiewicz, Carol Rovane, Sanjay Reddy, Joanna
Picciotto, Anthony Laden, Nikolas Kompridis, Bina Gogineni, Kyle
Nichols, and the editor, Akeel Bilgrami.
Loved by millions of children, these classic peekaboo books are now
gathered together in a boxed set that's ideal for gift giving-and
for giving story time an extra dose of fun! Showcasing animals,
vehicles, and more, each book in this wildly popular series
features colorful pictures and lively, rhyming text that help
children predict what is peeking through die-cut windows. Includes
Peek-a Who?, Peek-a Zoo!, and Peek-a Choo-Choo!.
To the linguistic inquiry associated with Benveniste and to the
current preoccupation with the nature of writing. Professor Laden
joins a more philosophical probing of the nature of the self. At
issue is how language serves the self and whether its role is one
of presentation, representation, or generation. The author argues
that the self in the works she analyzes comes to appear'' either as
a void or as a series of related verbal constructs never wholly
adequate or unified.
Originally published in 1987.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
Pigasso, a talented pig, and Mootisse, an artistic bull, live across the road from one another, but when conflicts arise they build fences that ultimately become modern art masterpieces. Includes biographies of the real-life artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
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Nature and Value (Hardcover)
Akeel Bilgrami; Contributions by David Bromwich, Bina Gogineni, Nikolas Kompridis, Anthony Laden, …
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R2,101
Discovery Miles 21 010
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Today, as we confront an unprecedented environmental crisis of our
own making, it is more urgent than ever to consider the notion of
nature and our place within it. This book brings together essays
that individually and as a whole present a detailed and rigorous
multidisciplinary exploration of the concept of nature and its
wider ethical and political implications. A distinguished list of
scholars take up a broad range of questions regarding the relations
between the human subject and its natural environment: when and how
the concept of nature gave way to the concept of natural resources;
the genealogy of the concept of nature through political economy,
theology, and modern science; the idea of the Anthropocene; the
prospects for green growth; and the deep alienation of human beings
in the modern period from both nature and each other. By engaging
with a wide range of scholarship, they ultimately converge on a
common outlook that is both capacious and original. The essays
together present a revaluation of the natural world that seeks to
reshape political and ethical ideals and practice with a view to
addressing some of the fundamental concerns of our time. Nature and
Value features widely known scholars in a broad swath of
disciplines, ranging from philosophy, politics, and political
economy to geology, law, literature, and psychology. They include
Jonathan Schell, David Bromwich, James Tully, Jedediah Purdy,
Robert Pollin, Jan Zalasiewicz, Carol Rovane, Sanjay Reddy, Joanna
Picciotto, Anthony Laden, Nikolas Kompridis, Bina Gogineni, Kyle
Nichols, and the editor, Akeel Bilgrami.
To the linguistic inquiry associated with Benveniste and to the
current preoccupation with the nature of writing. Professor Laden
joins a more philosophical probing of the nature of the self. At
issue is how language serves the self and whether its role is one
of presentation, representation, or generation. The author argues
that the self in the works she analyzes comes to appear" either as
a void or as a series of related verbal constructs never wholly
adequate or unified. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
Despite the saturation of global media coverage, Osama bin Laden's
own writings have been curiously absent from analysis of the "war
on terror." Over the last ten years, bin Laden has issued a series
of carefully tailored public statements, from interviews with
Western and Arabic journalists to faxes and video recordings. These
texts supply evidence crucial to an understanding of the bizarre
mix of Quranic scholarship, CIA training, punctual interventions in
Gulf politics and messianic anti-imperialism that has formed the
programmatic core of Al Qaeda. In bringing together the various
statements issued under bin Laden's name since 1994, this volume
forms part of a growing discourse that seeks to demythologize the
terrorist network. Newly translated from the Arabic, annotated with
a critical introduction by Islamic scholar Bruce Lawrence, this
collection places the statements in their religious, historical and
political context. It shows how bin Laden's views draw on and
differ from other strands of radical Islamic thought; it also
demonstrates how his arguments vary in degrees of consistency, and
how his evasions concerning the true nature and extent of his own
group, and over his own role in terrorist attacks, have contributed
to the perpetuation of his personal mythology.
This latest entry in the bestselling Peek-a series invites young
readers on a trip to the farm! From a cow to a rooster to the
surprise ending, the lively, rhyming text and colourful pictures
help children predict what is peeking through die-cut windows. Look
at the clue . . . guess the rhyme . . . giggle wildly . . . and
repeat!
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