EAN: 9789385436314Nawal RaviBloomsbury India 2015

Although he died in a tragic car accident at twenty-five, Clifford Brown is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of jazz--now, in this absorbing work, Nick Catalano gives us the first major biography of this musical giant.br Based on extensive interviews with Brown\'s family, friends, and fellow jazz musicians, this is a fascinating portrait of a remarkable musician. Catalano

South Dakota senator George McGovern\'s 1972 presidential bid was one of the most memorable campaigns in American political history. Despite McGovern\'s landslide loss to the incumbent Richard Nixon, McGovern\'s campaign attracted widespread grassroots support, and his campaign posters represent a landmark in the history of U.S. campaign memorabilia in terms of the sheer number and quality of posters

pstrongemThe deep shadows were lightened by shafts of sunshine which, here and there, managed to pierce the canopy of foliage . . .emstrongppKenneth wants nothing more than to be a forester. Lumbermen have been wiping out the timber and never thinking of the future he knows that. The time has come for forestry to take a bigger role, out in the Alleghenies and farther west -- and he wants a part in

With scholarly care but with an ease for the general reader, Professor Gerhard Kubik presents a compelling narrative that explores the African genealogy of American Blues.

Welcome to PRISM!br br Do you ever do things you later regret, such as use drugs, get into fights, run away, steal things, or say things you do not mean If so, doing the exercises in the PRISM workbook can help you develop better control over your behavior. If you get easily depressed, angry or anxious, PRISM will help you develop better control over your thoughts and feelings.br br The basic building

pIs there an \'ideal\' primary school curriculumppWho should decide what the curriculum isppShould teachers have autonomy over how they teachppThe curriculum is the heart of what teachers teach and learners learn effective teaching is only possible with an effective curriculum. Yet in spite of its importance, there has been a crisis in curriculum that has been caused in large part by governments assuming

EAN: 9781540967350Sandoval Timothy J.Baker Academic

pDebt can breed unworthiness. Gambling can breed powerlessness. Wealth can breed freedom, guilt, arrogance and far reaching philanthropy. Money in relationships can lead to deeper connection and deeper fulfillment, or to manipulation, violence and even murder. The dichotomy is even more pronounced at the global level where we both deify and demonize the rich and poor alike. ppbrppIt is a complicated

iAll New Peoplei is a slick, lively and contemporary comedy written by award-winning screenwriter and well-known actor Zach Braff.brThe dead of winter, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, Charlie, has hit rock bottom. Away from the rest of the world, this perfect escape is interrupted by a motley parade of misfits who show up and change his plans. A hired beauty, a fireman, and an eccentric British real

bThe bestselling story of the King of Hell versus the girl from Purgatory--now in an extended edition b pYears have passed since Myla Lewis last fought gladiator-style in Purgatory\'s Arena. Now, she\'s fighting again, only this time in Hell. And the stakes have never been higher. The demon King of Hell, Armageddon, has kidnapped Myla and Lincoln\'s young son, Maxon. pIn the wake of Maxon\'s abduction,

By what strange twist of Fate did the fearful menace which was to shadow every man and woman in New York City first rear its venomous head in the distant Caribbean When terror suddenly boarded a little tramp steamer and left crimson havoc littering its narrow decks a spluttering wireless flashed the doom of every living thing aboard. Within a week, the same ghastly fate struck a gigantic new ocean

EAN: 9781909431539Garvin BrianPlatform 5 Publishing Ltd 2018

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world\'s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to

pbiMediterranean Capitalism Revisitedibb brings together leading experts on the political economies of southern Europe--specifically Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal--to closely analyze and explain the primary socioeconomic and institutional features that define Mediterranean capitalism within the wider European context.b These economies share a number of features, most notably their difficulties

In this vivid and highly original reading of recent Chinese history, Xuelei Huang documents the eclectic array of smells that permeated Chinese life from the High Qing through to the Mao period. Utilising interdisciplinary methodology and critically engaging with scholarship in the expanding fields of sensory and smell studies, she shows how this period of tumultuous change in China was experienced

pstrongFrom introductory NLP tasks to Transformer models, this new edition teaches you to utilize powerful TensorFlow APIs to implement end-to-end NLP solutions driven by performant ML Machine Learning modelsstrongppbrppstrongKey Features strongpulliLearn to solve common NLP problems effectively with TensorFlow 2.xliliImplement end-to-end data pipelines guided by the underlying ML model architectureliliUse

pTools for Design is intended to provide you with an overview of computer aided design using two popular CAD software packages from Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. This book explores the strengths of each package and shows how they can be used in design, both separately and in combination with each other.ppWhat you\'ll learnpul liHow to create and dimension 2D multiview drawings using AutoCADli

In 2016, social media users in Thailand called out the Paris-based luxury fashion house Balenciaga for copying the popular Thai rainbow bag, using Balenciaga\'s hashtags to circulate memes revealing the source of the bags\' design. In iWhy We Can\'t Have Nice Thingsi Minh-Ha T. Pham examines the way social media users monitor the fashion market for the appearance of knockoff fashion, design theft,

pstrongAre insecurity, stress and anxiety preventing you from living a peaceful life strongppstrong strongppIf you are here most likely you tend to constantly think about your past experiences, maybe you wish you didn\'t make some decisions or you are afraid of those you will have to make, getting rid of this mechanism is not easy. ppbrppNegative thinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness. Don\'t