Biography and non-fiction prose

The only comprehensive introduction to al-Farabi - the first Islamic philosopher to translate the works of Plato and Aristotle.

Invaluable for anyone seeking a deeper insight into Christianity and its most controversial figure.

The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminate the tension between tradition and change that defined the South from the Civil War through the Progressive Era.

Monty was just like any other dog.

'The most important thing you'll read this year' Elle The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the bestselling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl.

The story of Islam as never presented beforeKhadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice.

Following the 1953 coup that toppled the democratically elected government of Mossadeq and restored the rule of the Shah in Iran, Mostafa Sho';aiyan became a key figure on the country's militant left.

Aisha al-Ba';uniyya (c.

A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year A writer, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer, Sir Walter Ralegh lived more lives than most in his own time, in any time.

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of great women.

A Book of the Year for The Times and the Sunday Times ';The writer is the engineer of the human soul,' claimed Stalin.

Worldwide in its membership and increasingly being recognized as the youngest of the world religions, the Baha'i Faith is enjoying rapid expansion.

In the South, one can find any number of bronze monuments to the Confederacy featuring heroic images of Robert E.

This Handbook on cancer biology comprehensively reviews the current status of the oncobiology of major cancer types, cancer detection and treatment strategies, principles and processes of cancer drug development, and nanomedicine and other emerging cancer medicine applications to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

This Handbook covers all eating disorders in every part of the world.

This book examines contamination in groundwater.

This volume uses aerosol optical depth (AOD) analysis through mapping and remote sensing techniques to derive the relationship between aerosols and hazardous precipitation events, primarily in the form of flooding.

This book uses contemporary continental philosophy to develop an alternative theory of the superhero to the one currently offered by the comic book industry and comic book studies.

This book explores G.

This book considers how art actually works, how the various art forms connect with the world of ordinary human experience.

This book examines contamination in groundwater.

This edited volume explores a range of causes for separation of children and young people from family, the impact of these causes, and methods that both professionals and families may employ to build or rebuild these relations.

This book presents the most up-to-date information on the effects of nutrition and food on cancer prevention and management.

Special Agent James Hosty began investigating Lee Harvey Oswald in October 1963, a full month before the JFK assassination.

This book reports on the investigation of the public's perception of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) radiation effects on health and well-being, in Malaysia.

This book represents the latest research on urban forestry in a Malaysian context.

This book deliberates on the various aspects of plant-based nutrition.

This book explores the dynamics of the socio-cultural baggage that Indian indentured migrants took with them to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and how they have since become a vibrant diaspora community, namely the Indo-Trinidadians.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of carotenoid biosynthesis by different organisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, arthropods, and plants.

This book explores criminal justice responses to Sudanese Australians, crime and victimization.

This book offers a new standpoint to understanding tolerance to human diversity by approaching it from the perspectives of cognitive, developmental and prosocial psychology.

This book makes a significant interdisciplinary contribution to existing scholarship on ethnicity, conflict, nation-making, colonial history and religious minorities in the Philippines, which has been confronted with innumerable issues relating to their ethnic and religious minority populations.

This book offers a new standpoint to understanding tolerance to human diversity by approaching it from the perspectives of cognitive, developmental and prosocial psychology.

This book examines service-learning - a valuable means of promoting civic engagement and youth leadership in students by enabling them to apply their knowledge to needy people in the community.

This book focuses on the health impacts of air pollution in China, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response functions for the mortality, morbidity, and hospital admissions for respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, and mental health related to pollution.

This thesis studies the impact of food processing on the stability and antioxidant capacity of anthocyanins in aqueous and real food systems.

This book comprehensively reviews various feed additives and supplements that are employed for ruminant production and health.

This book explores G.

By exploring the trajectories of Islamist parties in six diverse countries (Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia), this book provides a comparative analysis of the strategies employed by Islamist groups to confront established political structures through electoral processes and their subsequent governance practices if and when they assume power.

This book focuses on challenges that have arisen because of trash discharges and their potential causes and provides long-term sustainable solutions.

Holistic models of cancer and palliative care frequently refer to spirituality as an important element.

Food is a means of life.

In a compelling scholarly journey, this book unfolds the intricate narratives of human progress and its environmental repercussions catalyzed by the Industrial Revolution.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.