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Essential Tropical Fish: Species Guide is the essential guide to identifying and selecting tropical fish for your aquarium, providing a resource for both beginner and enthusiast.

William Stone died on 10 January 2009 aged 108.

Abu Al-Ala Al-Maarri, one of the most prominent Arab writers and philosophers, was described for his depth of thought and accuracy of language, in addition to his prowess in grammar, poetry, and prose.

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Does your sign mean you're unselfish, aggressive, eccentric or "e;hopelessly confused?

Become the champion-pikelet-maker, an expert-afghan-baker or an award-winning-pizza-creator.

The rise of veganism is impossible to ignore - for full time practitioners and those wanting to experiment with a more planet-friendly lifestyle.

Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us - including key dates, tide tables and garden tasks; constellations and moon phases; sunrises, folk songs, seasonal recipes plus a 'bun of the month'; and - because 2023 will be a good year for planet spotting - the solar system and the zodiac.

¿Tienes que hablar de un asunto delicado con un compañero, pero tienes miedo de que reaccione mal?

Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942.

What's the difference between an anarchist and an anarcho-syndicalist, a Platonist and a Neo-Platonist?

The charming and enthralling story of an idiosyncratic English-language newspaper in Rome and the lives of its staffers as the paper fights for survival in the internet age.

Science 1001 provides clear and concise explanations of the most fundamental and fascinating scientific concepts.

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Why is bureaucracy known as red, not yellow or blue tape?

Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War and their story has never been told.

A remarkable series of over 200 eye-witness accounts taken from diaries, letters, speeches, interviews and memoirs of those who were there: pilots, sailors, generals, infantrymen, war correspondents and leaders.

In this masterly new work, acclaimed historian Giles MacDonogh explores the moment when Hitler gambled everything.

One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard.

The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell.

What happened to Amelia Earhart's aeroplane, Van Gogh's painting of Dr Gachet and the crew of the Mary Celeste?

New and expanded edition.

Few people know that Ypres, centre of First World War remembrance, was once home to a thriving British community that played a heroic role in the Second World War.

In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war turned.

For 33 years Betty Purcell worked behind the scenes as an award-winning producer in RTE Radio and Television, with presenters such as Marian Finucane, John Bowman, Pat Kenny and John Kelly.

All social science courses offered at universities include a research methods module.

If you are studying at undergraduate or masters level it's likely that you will have to write a dissertation, critical essay or project report before you can graduate.

This practical, down-to-earth guide is for researchers, students, community groups, charities or employees - in fact anyone who needs to put together research projects quickly and effectively.

If you would like to celebrate the arrival of a new baby with friends and family, but are looking for an alternative to a traditional christening, this is the book for you.

Find out what your surname means and trace your ancestors who share it too.

In this illuminating companion to Dan Brown's Inferno, historian Michael Haag sets out the truth behind the novel's myths, mysteries and locations.

Rogerson's Book of Numbers tells the stories behind our iconic numbers.

Este documento busca proponer cursos de acción para superar las dificultades que pueden surgir en el marco del proceso para responsabilizar a actores económicos al interior de la JEP por su participación en los delitos de su competencia.

Malcolm Lambert investigates the histories of Christianity and Islam to trace the origins and development of crusade and jihad.

In Perfumes, Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez reviewed nearly 1,500 fragrances in their witty, irreverent and innovative handbook - separating the divine from the good from the monumentally awful.

'This is the room from which I will direct the war,' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940.

Dawkins and Hitchens have convinced many western intellectuals that secularism is the way forward.

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40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia.

'Before the current global era it is impossible to imagine that comparable events [like September 11] could have occurred, reflecting as they do our new-found interdependence.

'Next to being a mother, I'd have loved to write books.

Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories.

In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways.

Can you write a novel in a year?

A remedy for the gap between micro and macro data, making measures of inequality and national income consistent with each otherIncreasing inequality, the impact of globalization, and the disparate effects of financial regulation and innovation are extraordinarily important topics that fuel spirited policy debates.

The Philanthropist Handbook: Finding Meaning in the Endowment of Humanity by Clay M.

A book of tips, advice and encouragement for writers at all levels.

This book is full of vivid and accurate observations of Piscean natives in a wide variety of relationships from lovers to bosses, friends and a full spectrum of family members.