The description of Africa as a continent in perpetual crisis, ubiquitous in the popular media and in policy and development circles, is at once obvious and obfuscating. This collection by leading ethnographers moves beyond the rhetoric of African crisis to theorize people's everyday practices under volatile conditions not of their own making. From Ghanaian hiplife music to the U.S. "diversity lottery" in Togo, from politicos in Cote d'Ivoire to squatters in South Africa, the essays in Hard Work, Hard Times uncover the imaginative ways in which African subjects make and remake...
The description of Africa as a continent in perpetual crisis, ubiquitous in the popular media and in policy and development circles, is at once obviou...
EKTON. A story of fiction, humour and thrills in the year 2025. The main characters are a dwarf named Kahl who creates the world's biggest fortune and it's most powerful computer - Ekton. Who happens to be a woman in her visual persona. She has form as well as life, in a three dimensional laser light being. Kahl's adversary is a teenage boy, who battles against great characters including live robots, comical criminals and the main character Ekton. A story of man against machine, that is interwoven with truths and twists.
EKTON. A story of fiction, humour and thrills in the year 2025. The main characters are a dwarf named Kahl who creates the world's biggest fortune and...
This special issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, guest edited by Stephen Jackson (University of Nottingham, UK) pulls together ten of the latest research papers on the cognitive control of action and regulation of behaviour.
This special issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, guest edited by Stephen Jackson (University of Nottingham, UK) pulls togeth...
Megan Kathleen Murphy is a successful young accountant at one of the most prestigious firms in the region. She is young, smart, and pretty, with her whole career ahead of her. Professionally, she's satisfied and challenged, but something in her life is ... missing. She yearns for someone to take control, tell her what to do. She longs for Him, the man who will take her hand-and then tell her exactly what she is to do with it. She desires someone who can make her fly.
Stephen Jackson is, by all accounts, a powerful man. He is accustomed to making important decisions quickly, and that...
Megan Kathleen Murphy is a successful young accountant at one of the most prestigious firms in the region. She is young, smart, and pretty, with he...
What would dogs keep in their pockets? See the kinds of things they might keep handy in this whimsical musing about a human's best friend as he collects the items he would need for an exciting day as faithful companion and mischievious rascal. Written in rhyme with mirthful drawings of the ever-growing list of treasures, this story will delight any child at heart, and will become among the most requested by discriminating readers and listeners alike.
What would dogs keep in their pockets? See the kinds of things they might keep handy in this whimsical musing about a human's best friend as he collec...
This book is written for middle and high school Spanish teachers. Its subject matter covers material normally taught in first year Spanish class. The book is divided into 10 parts. There are 31 lessons each one preceded by its objective, its method of accomplishment, and its outcome. Most of the 40 exercises have 20 or more items. Each exercise is accompanied by its solution. The modular design of each lesson enables it to stand on its own so you can easily fit it into your teaching schedule and carriculum insted of the other way around. This structure also makes it ideally suited for review....
This book is written for middle and high school Spanish teachers. Its subject matter covers material normally taught in first year Spanish class. The ...
"One day after school as I went up the stair..." And so begins The Bear In My Bedroom, the tale of an unforgettable day in the life of a boy as he discovers a bear has taken over his room. The young lad throws caution to the wind as he befriends the gentle beast who has come to visit.
"One day after school as I went up the stair..." And so begins The Bear In My Bedroom, the tale of an unforgettable day in the life of a boy as he dis...
The Missouri River 340 (MR340), known as the longest non-stop canoe and kayak race in the world, is rated as one of the top 100 American adventures by National Geographic. Covering 340 exhausting miles of the mighty Missouri River, only two-thirds of those paddlers starting in Kansas City, MO finish in St. Charles four days later. What does it take in equipment, training and strategy to complete a race this tough? "Missouri River 340 First Time Finisher" provides the analysis and insights racers need to prepare for, compete in and finish this grueling adventure.
The Missouri River 340 (MR340), known as the longest non-stop canoe and kayak race in the world, is rated as one of the top 100 American adventures by...
