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Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: One of the most important religious sites in the world is largely hidden and rarely visited. It lies under the piazza in front of Milan's cathedral, and was uncovered by archaeologists only after World War II. It is part of the foundations of a fourth century cathedral from the time of Bishop Ambrose, the most powerful figure in the Christian West during Late Antiquity. To reach it, one must go…

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 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Palliative care is now an integral part of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Medical education across the board is adopting a case-based approach. This book uses a series of cases to illustrate critical points in palliative medicine. The case-studies have been carefully chosen to reflect real life clinical practice. The contributors illustrate, through the case studies, the desired skills,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: This book is at once an edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and a guide to how to read these exquisite and complex poems, and is designed both for readers new to the poems and for those who are familiar with the Sonnets but are ready to engage with them afresh. It is the only current edition which provides an original-spelling text of the poems: that is, it prints the poems as they appeared in the…

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Скачать книгу (размер 396 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 79) Аннотация: Skills for Business Studies is a companion to Business Result for students studying Business Studies and related degree courses.

Скачать книгу (размер 4 522 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 888) Аннотация: This is the eighth edition of Sir Ian Brownlie's classic distillation of public international law. Serving as a single volume introduction to the field as a whole, the book seeks to present international law as a system that is based on, and helps structure, relations among states and other entities at the international level. It aims to identify the constituent elements of that system in a clear…

Скачать книгу (размер 162 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 33) Аннотация: I see Troy in flames years from now — because Paris brings disaster to us, Queen Hecuba says about her son. Paris's father, King Priam, wants to kills him. But Paris lives, and later loves Helen — King Menelaus's queen — from Greece. When Paris brings Helen to Troy, war begins between the Trojans and Greeks. What happens when Paris's brother Hector and the Greek fighter Achilles meet in battle?…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: You cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, less so if it is an e-book. Radioactivity — the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation — is a fundamental process in nature. It is a process that has been harnessed to provide wide and important applications in science, medicine, and energy production. But it remains much misunderstood —…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Are we born with our fears or do we learn them? Why do our fears persist? What purpose does anxiety serve? How common are anxiety disorders, and which treatments are most effective? What's happening in our brain when we feel fear? And what are Colombian worry dolls? This Very Short Introduction draws on the best scientific research to offer a highly accessible explanation of what anxiety is, why…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: What do anaesthetists do? How does anaesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anaesthetist know if you are really asleep? Anaesthesia is a mysterious and sometimes threatening process. In this Very Short Introduction, Aidan O'Donnell takes the reader on a tour through the whole of the modern anaesthetic practice. He begins by explaining general anaesthesia: what it is, how it is…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: The word governance is ubiquitous. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on good governance. Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of global governance. The European Union issues a White Paper on Governance. The U.S. Forest Service calls for collaborative governance. What accounts for the pervasive use of the term governance and to what does it refer?…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction is introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject's…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. Readers meet a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry, and philosophy, who were also profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and through warfare. Dav d Carrasco looks…

Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: In this Very Short Introduction, D. Kern Holoman considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. He explores topics ranging from the life of a musician in a modern orchestra, the recent wave of new hall construction from Berlin to Birmingham, threats of bankruptcies and strikes, and the eyebrow-raising salaries of conductors and general managers. At…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 shocked the world. Ever since, the image of this impenetrable barrier between East and West, imposed by communism, has been a central symbol of the Cold War. Based on vast research in untapped archival, oral, and private sources, Burned Bridge reveals the hidden origins of the Iron Curtain, presenting it in a startling new light. Historian Edith Sheffer's…

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