This book started its life during a symposium we organised on Quality of Life in Old Age at the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) in Frankfurt in July 2003. We are extremely grateful to Alex Michalos for sponsoring that session, encouraging us to use the symposium presentations as the basis for a book and for his support during the commissioning and editing process. We are also very grateful to the authors of this volume for the prompt delivery of their manuscripts and responses to our editorial comments. Finally our special thanks to Marg...
This book started its life during a symposium we organised on Quality of Life in Old Age at the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Qual...
"No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker." Malcolm Bowie, Times Literary SupplementIn a series of lively essays that tell us much not only about the phenomenon that was Franz Liszt but also about the musical and cultural life of nineteenth-century Europe, Alan Walker muses on aspects of Liszt's life and work that he was unable to explore in his acclaimed three-volume biography of the great composer and pianist. Topics include Liszt's contributions to the Lied, the lifelong impact of his encounter with Beethoven, his influence on students who became famous in their own right, his...
"No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker." Malcolm Bowie, Times Literary SupplementIn a series of lively essays that tell us much not onl...
A provision of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 allowed Cornell University to acquire 500,000 acres of valuable timberland in northern Wisconsin. Although most land grant universities immediately sold the federal tracts that had been allocated to them, Cornell held the land to allow it to appreciate. While the university was guarding its rights as a trustee of this estate, dealing with the supervisors and tax collectors of several counties, and negotiating with lumbermen, it did not escape criticism for its role as an absentee landlord. As Paul Wallace Gates details in The Wisconsin...
A provision of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 allowed Cornell University to acquire 500,000 acres of valuable timberland in northern Wisconsin....
East Asian societies are changing rapidly, and one of the most important facets of this transformation is population the ageing. of society. "Active ageing" is one of the few concepts available today to effectively address the problems arising from a highly-aged and, particularly in East Asia, fast-ageing society, offering a new social policy paradigm to redirect and innovate new social policies, particularly social services, social transfers, social regulations and laws, towards more investment in and support of the fast rising number of olderelderly citizens.
This book focuses on...
East Asian societies are changing rapidly, and one of the most important facets of this transformation is population the ageing. of society. "Activ...
150 quick nine-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in the middle must be used in every word, and at least one word can be made that uses all the letters. To help you squeeze a puzzle or two into a busy day, every puzzle in Chihuahua Express has a maximum of 25 commonly known words. Each puzzle has targets for how many words you find. Good, Better and Best can be reached with well-known words. Two higher target levels require some more obscure words. You decide which target to aim for. All possible...
150 quick nine-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in the ...
A 2012 appointment diary with a new word puzzle for each week of the year. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from the given letters. Every word must include the letter in the middle, and at least one word can be made that uses all the letters. Nine- and ten-letter puzzles alternate: there are 27 of each. Every puzzle has more than 70 commonly used words to find, to keep you entertained through the week. Each puzzle has targets for how many words you find. Good, Better and Best can be reached with well-known words. Two higher target levels require some more obscure...
A 2012 appointment diary with a new word puzzle for each week of the year. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from the given let...
Here are 100 nine-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in the middle must be used in every word, and at least one word can be made that uses all the letters. Each puzzle has targets for how many words you find. Good, Better and Best can be reached with well-known words. Two higher target levels require some more obscure words. You decide which target to aim for. All possible words are listed in the Solution section. Part of a series derived from the popular Chihuahua Puzzle website.
Here are 100 nine-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in t...
Here are 100 ten-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of ten letters. The letter in the middle must be used in every word, and at least one word can be made that uses all the letters. Each puzzle has targets for how many words you find. Good, Better and Best can be reached with well-known words. Two higher target levels require some more obscure words. You decide which target to aim for. All possible words are listed in the Solution section. Part of a series derived from the popular Chihuahua Puzzle website.
Here are 100 ten-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of ten letters. The letter in the...
Another 100 nine-letter word-finding puzzles - the 5th volume of the series. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in the middle must be used in every word, and at least one word can be made that uses all the letters. Each puzzle has targets for how many words you find. Good, Better and Best can be reached with well-known words. Two higher target levels require some more obscure words. You decide which target to aim for. All possible words are listed in the Solution section. Derived from the popular Chihuahua Puzzle website.
Another 100 nine-letter word-finding puzzles - the 5th volume of the series. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of...
200 quick nine-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in the middle must be used in every word, and at least one word can be made that uses all the letters. To help you squeeze a puzzle or two into a busy day, every puzzle in Chihuahua Express has a maximum of 25 commonly known words. Each puzzle has targets for how many words you find. Good, Better and Best can be reached with well-known words. Two higher target levels require some more obscure words. You decide which target to aim for. All possible...
200 quick nine-letter word-finding puzzles. See how many words of at least four letters you can make from an array of nine letters. The letter in the ...
