Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? The book uses the figure of Pushkin--'the Russian Sh…
Landscape architecture participates in development. Whether that participation isself-reflective or uncritical, complicit or compromised, this discipline has had signif-icant impacts on development practice and academia that are often unacknowledgedoutside what is otherwise a relatively narrow professional field. In the ways land-scapes are planned and studied, for instance, both geographic inf…
Sudah sejak SMP Alexa naksir Daniel, tapi selama itu pula dia tidak berani bergerak lebih jauh. Jadi, selama ini dia sibuk menerka-nerka bagaimana sebenarnya perasaan cowok itu terhadapnya. Karena ditawari bantuan, Alexa pun mempercayakan rahasianya kepada Vivi, teman sekelas Daniel yang kebetulan akrab dengan cowok itu. Sementara itu, Alexa yang perasaannya terlanjur melayang karena mengira D…
The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of sixty million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates, and from the Rhine to the North African coast. It was, above all else, an empire of force--employing a mixture of violence, suppression, order, and tactical use of power to develo…
Undeniably, water, the nutrient comprising the greatest percentage of mass in the human body, has the most dramatic impact on function and structure when its balance is upset. The human body is resilient to some change. However, during physical activities, such as athletics, the effects of water deficit can be magnified to that point where physical and mental functions are diminis…
This edited collection arrives at a crucial moment in the evolution of Writing Studies research. It brings together well-known and emerging scholars in the field of Writing Studies, broadly defined, to explore the range of research methods and methodologies, the types of research questions asked, and the types of data in play in research about higher education writing in the 21st century. Its c…
EVERY SINGLE MOMENT IS A CHANCE TO TURN IT ALL AROUND. Are you happy? It may be the wrong question. Most of us think we are relatively happy, while at the same time knowing that we could be happiermaybe even a lot happier. Ordinary people and the finest philosophers have been exploring the question of happiness for thousands of years, and theories abound. But this is not a book of theory. Resi…
The Football Australia Coaching Expertise Model was developed to give coaches and coach educators a clear picture of what knowledge and skills are required to operate effectively as a football coach. Our vision on how to play football has been well-documented, through the publication of the National Football Curriculum and Football Australia’s Building Blocks of player development. The next …
Explore plants, water life, insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals with this wonderfully comprehensive encyclopedia. Useful features include visual factfiles, bulleted facts, charts, world records, bizarre facts and top tens. The book is fully cross-referenced throughout and is packed with diagrams, illustrations and photos, making it a brilliant guide to everything you have ever want…
This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolut…
his volume presents recent critical work on Edgar Allan Poe andpsychology. It began in 2012 after careful consideration of whatwas lacking in Poe scholarship. Upon months of combing througharchives at McGill University, Concordia University, as well asJSTOR I discovered that nothing on Edgar Allan Poe and psychol-ogy had come around in many years. After more considerationI posted a Ca…
In the past few decades, scholars have celebrated the end of history and pro-claimed its rebirth. Outside the walls of the academy, in the media, it is easy to find claims that readers and viewers are “witnessing” (or consuming) history, that certain events, from pie- eating contests to war catastrophes and natural phenomena, are “historical.” Govern…
rancis had a vital role to play at this mo-ment in the history of the Italian peninsula, and in no place is the case for his relevance made more beautifully, completely and com-prehensively than the Sacro Monte di Orta. Riding a wave of enthusiasm created by the success of the Sacro Monte di Varallo, forty miles to the west, this Sacro Monte is both spectacle and hagiography…
Membaca buku ini bisa mengubah hidup anda. Jutaan orang sudah menarik manfaat darinya. Sekarang giliran anda. Berani Tidak Disukai, yang sudah terjual lebih dari 3,5 juta eksemplar, mengungkap rahasia mengeluarkan kekuatan terpendam yang memungkinkan anda meraih kebahagiaan yang hakiki dan menjadi sosok yang anda idam-idamkan. Apakah kebahagiaan adalah sesuatu yang anda pilih? Berani Tidak Di…
Explore the intriguing complexities of the World Wars. Find out how and why the wars occured and learn about troop movements, key battles and the development of war machinery. Over 2000 facts are accompanied by hundreds of original war photographs, newspaper headlines and colour illustrations. A detailed chronology highlights momentous events throughout both wars.
Trust Works! Empat Kunci untuk Membangun Hubungan yang Abadi. Ken Blanchard menerapkan perumpamaan kisah seekor kucing dan seekor anjing ke dunia nyata. Kedua binatang tersebut punya masalah dalam membangun hubungan. Namun, Ken mengungkapkan sebuah Model ABCD Kepercayaan dan menggunakannya untuk menyampaikan faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan perselisihan, termasuk moral yang rendah, kesalahan k…
Nick telah merasakan penindasan dalam segala bentuknya karena dia “berbeda”. Namun, dia telah belajar bahwa dia tak perlu ikut serta dalam permainan itu, begitu juga engkau. Dalam Stand Strong dia memberikan berbagai strategi untuk membangun “sistem pertahanan terhadap penindasan” agar kau bisa mengatasi dan mengalahkan berbagai jenis penindasan dengan membangun kekuatan dari dalam diri…
Kepuasan bekerja sebagian ditentukan oleh cocok tidaknya pekerjaan anda degan tipe kepribadian anda. Apakah kepribadian anda tepat untuk pekerjaan anda saat ini, atau yang sedang anda cari? Pribadimu profesimu mengajak anda mengenal tipe kepribadian berdasarkan empat pasang aspek : Extraversion (E) atau Introversion (I), Intuition (N) atau Sensing (S), Feeling (F) atau thinking (T), Judging (J…
Nick Vujicic berhasil memiliki “kehidupan yang luar biasa asyik”. Namun, setelah beberapa kali gagal menjalani hubungan, pada pertengahan usia dua puluhan dia merasa khawatir jangan-jangan dia tidak akan pernah menemukan perempuan yang mau mencintai dan berbagi hidup dengannya. Lalu Nick bertemu Kanae, dan segalanya berubah. Namun, walaupun memiliki kecocokan yang tak bisa disangkal, mereka…
This enlightening source shows parents how to utilize a “learning styles” approach to help their kids live up to their potential and find success in life.