NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!History called on Harry Truman to unite the Western world against Soviet communism, but first he had to rally Republicans and Democrats behind America\'s most dramatic foreign policy shift since George Washington delivered his farewell address. How did one of the least prepared presidents to walk into the Oval Office become one of its most successful?The year was 1947. The

Therapy with Children and Young People addresses the practice of child therapy in school settings in a unique level of detail. The authors adopt a broad ecosystematic, integrative approach that considers the influence of family, school and the wider community, placing emphasis on significant development and attachment issues. As well as providing a solid ground in developmental theory, the authors

This groundbreaking inquiry into the centrality of place in Martin Heidegger\'s thinking offers not only an illuminating reading of Heidegger\'s thought but a detailed investigation into the way in which the concept of place relates to core philosophical issues. In Heidegger\'s Topology, Jeff Malpas argues that an engagement with place, explicit in Heidegger\'s later work, informs Heidegger\'s thought

Case Studies in Infectious Disease presents 40 case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Fully revised and updated in this second edition, the book describes the natural history of infection from point of entry of the pathogen through to clinical management of the resulting disease or condition. A further 8 case studies have been provided online as supplementary

Battista Guarini\'s pastoral tragicomedy, Il pastor fido (1589) began its life as a play, but soon was transformed through numerous musical settings by prominent composers of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Through the many lives of this work, this book explores what happens when a lover\'s lament is transplanted from the theatrical stage to the courtly chamber, from speech to song,

Gold Medal Winner in Mind, Body Sprit, 2023 Nautilus Book Awards The world\'s favorite adventurer Bear Grylls offers daily advice to help you build mental resilience. Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share a range of tips that he has used to overcome his fears, achieve superhuman feats and break through the boundaries that limit success in everyday life. In this refreshing and authentic

Networks and networking are essential concepts that transform organizational, economic, and social practices. Human capital is both a source of competitive advantage and a value that allows individual employees to develop their careers and find satisfaction in their employment. The book addresses the vital issue of changes occurring in management and employment, with the growing career individualization,

For most bridge players, defence is the hardest part of the game. In this book, acclaimed British author Danny Roth takes his readers through the most common causes of errors on defence: taking tricks too early, not cashing out when necessary, not using all the information available from the bidding and play, not making the most of the defensive trump holdings, careless discarding, and many more. He

The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers\' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. Robert McKee\'s popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of his program is his singular book, Story, which has defined how we talk about the art of story creation.

Vintage Elmore Leonard - a searing tale of gambling, gangsters, hidden agendas and a whole heap of trouble from the virtuoso of American crime

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With Drawing: Landscapes, learn to render a variety of beautiful landscape subjects in graphite pencil. William F. Powell invites you into his artistic world to explore a number of basic drawing techniques and shows how to develop a drawing to its fullest through a series of step-by-step demonstrations. In Landscapes, he explains a number of drawing techniques and special effects and gives tips on

In their final collaborative work, Deleuze and Guattari set out to address the question, \'what is philosophy?\' Their answer is simple enough: philosophy \'is the art of forming, inventing and fabricating concepts\'. Following the chapters and themes of What is Philosophy?, Jeffrey A. Bell explores what that

This wonderful introduction to the life and teachings of St. Francis offers daily inspiration and a dose of \"peace and good\"--a phrase often associated with Francis and his followers. Each month celebrates a Franciscan theme--such as peace, conversion, prayer, Mary, charity, and service to the poor. For each day, you will find a quote from Francis\'s teachings, a suggestion for living as Francis

The moving story of Vincent van Gogh\'s last years told through his own words and pictures. Vincent van Gogh\'s letters are an exceptionally vivid and moving testimony to the artist\'s struggle to survive and work. They have always been widely read, but this book\'s combination of letters and illustrations gives an intimate insight into the painter\'s daily domestic life in Arles and Saint-Remy, his

For many industries, mergers and acquisitions have become the main pathway for reaching strategic objectives like growth, technological leadership, or efficiency in production and distribution. However, the success rate of most M&A deals is low - and flawed. Unrealistic synergies, wrong target selection, culture clashes and, most of all, weak post-merger integration processes pose huge challenges,

Become a zoo keeper for the day, and discover all the things that go on behind the scenes at a zoo. Prepare food for hundreds of animals, clean out their enclosures, take them to the zoo vet for a check up and even watch brand new baby animals being born. With lots of flaps to lift and gorgeous illustrations, this is the perfect introduction to life in a zoo for young

This is the story of the border: a place of beginnings and endings, of differences and similarities. It is the story of England and Scotland, told not from the remoteness of London or Edinburgh or in the tired terms of national histories, but up close and personal, toe to toe and eyeball to eyeball across the tweed, the Cheviots, the Esk and the tidal races of the upper Solway. This is a tale told