Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Why do we need sleep? How much sleep is enough? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? We spend about a third of our lives asleep — it plays a crucial role in our health and wellbeing. References to sleep abound in literature and art, and sleep has been recognized as fundamental to the human condition for thousands of years. Over the past century, our knowledge of how sleep occurs,…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Winnie and Wilbur have found the perfect ingredients for six stories full of magic and mischief — a baby dragon, a birthday cake, a flying carpet, a giant pumpkin, a space rocket, and even a submarine — and they would love to share them with you. It's no wonder Winnie is everyone's favourite character! Not only are there six Winnie picture books, illustrated by Korky Paul, to share, this…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: The Oxford Mini School German Dictionary is the perfect bilingual dictionary for pupils learning German. The two sides of the dictionary are clearly divided into German-English and English-German, with an essential verb table list in the centre with essential English translations for the different tenses. The headwords are carefully selected to suit beginners, and particular attention is given to…
Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: Here, Eric Scerri looks at the trends in properties of elements that led to the construction of the periodic table, and how the deeper meaning of its structure gradually became apparent with the development of atomic theory and quantum mechanics, so that, as Scerri puts it, one science, physics, arguably came to colonize another, chemistry, although such a view is resisted by chemists. Scerri…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 706 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 728) Аннотация: It is increasingly accepted that 'institutions matter' for economic organization and outcomes. The last decade has seen significant expansion in research examining how institutional contexts affect the nature and behaviour of firms, the operation of markets, and economic outcomes. Yet 'institutions' conceal a multitude of issues and perspectives. Much of this research has been comparative, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Winnie the Witch is an accident waiting to happen! Here's just a taster of the twelve stories in this book: in 'Winnie's Perfect Pet' you'll find her creating something called a 'cog'; in 'Winnie's School Dinner' she has some new interpretations of canteen favourites; in 'Winnie's Fun Run' Winnie joins the local charity race but her trainers seem to have a mind of their own; and in 'Winnie on…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns.…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The Oxford Handbook of Epidemiology for Clinicians provides all the information required by students and junior doctors who need to understand and translate key epidemiological concepts into medical practice. Unlike standard textbooks in this area, the focus throughout is on clinical applications of epidemiological knowledge. Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with the basics of…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Decision Making comprehensively surveys theory and research on organizational decision-making, broadly conceived. Emphasizing psychological perspectives, while encompassing the insights of economics, political science, and sociology, it provides coverage at the individual, group, organizational, and inter-organizational levels of analysis. In-depth case…
Скачать книгу (размер 4 726 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 928) Аннотация: The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is easy to use with its clear signposting, accessible design, and expertly levelled look and feel. Now students can and will find the words they want fast! It has extensive vocabulary including all cross-curriculum words, so it is ideal for preparing for Controlled Assessments. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique electronic database of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This timeless story opens with Mole leaving his spring-cleaning and going above ground to explore the world beyond his burrow. Making friends with Ratty, the two become inseparable and together they spend long summer days enjoying the delights of the river and its banks. Then they meet the impetuous Toad and the distinguished though slightly stern Mr Badger and find themselves caught up in a…
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. It is many things, but it has become above all a means of telling stories through images and sounds. The stories are often offered to us as quite false, frankly and beautifully fantastic, and they are sometimes insistently said to be true. But they are stories in both cases, and there are very few films, even in…
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives. Highlighting the historical development and continued relevance of borders, Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen offer a powerful counterpoint to…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Finlay (a little dinosaur) is counting out jelly beans to share with his friend. He is sitting on a grassy mound. A big dinosaur comes along and demands the jelly beans. He is rather rude, a bit of a show-off, and he thinks that Finlay's friend is a figment of his imagination. What follows is a lot of posturing from the big dinosaur as he attempts to prove his worth with various antics on and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: An authoritative and comprehensive dictionary containing clear, concise definitions of over 3,400 key economic terms, this A to Z covers all aspects of economics including economic theory, applied microeconomics and macroeconomics, labour economics, public economics and public finance, monetary economics, and environmental economics. There is strong coverage of international trade and many…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Many people throughout the world inhabit fantastic imaginary worlds in a communal fashion, enthusiastically discussing the fine points of The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, or banding together in online virtual worlds such as World of Warcraft and Second Life. These activities are often dismissed as harmless escapism or bemoaned as pernicious wish-fulfillments that distract from…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: At Home With French is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 5-7 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of tasks such as colouring, drawing, copying, and writing, children learn the French words for colours, days of the week, numbers, and the song, Frere Jacques. The fun illustrations encourage using a pencil in a controlled way and improves hand-eye coordination. The…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The pioneering moral philosopher Annette Baier presents a series of new and recent essays in ethics, broadly conceived to include both engagements with other philosophers and personal meditations on life. Baier's unique voice and insight illuminate a wide range of topics. In the public sphere, she enquires into patriotism, what we owe future people, and what toleration we should have for killing.…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: This is the reissued Oxford Japanese Mini Dictionary — now in an attractive new format. This small dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary with over 15,000 words and phrases and 20,000 translations. Avoiding Romanized Japanese, Japanese script has been used throughout the dictionary as supported by teachers and learners. Easy-to-use design and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: A landmark contribution to New Zealand English, the Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms is the most up to date and comprehensive work of its kind. The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms collects six and a half thousand distinctive New Zealand words and usages, and encompass the full range of New Zealandisms, drawn from a wide variety of domains and areas of New Zealand life. The Oxford…