Peter and his father Tomas live and chop wood in the forests that surround the village of Chust. When their solitary existence is shattered by a band of gypsies, Peter must face up to his father\'s troubled past and learn the secrets hidden inside the wooden box they have carried with them for so

For thousands of years, the labyrinth has been a symbol for wholeness, which can only be experienced when we live from our centre. As we develop in this world, society\'s limiting beliefs hijack our perception, cocooning themselves around our essence; thus, we lose touch with our timeless self. Fear-based beliefs compartmentalise our energy. They convince us that we\'re an isolated fragment instead

A world-leading military strategist and an IDF insider explain the improbable success of the Israeli armed forces. When the Israel Defense Forces was established in May 1948, it was small, poorly equipped, and already at war. Lacking sufficient weaponry or the domestic industrial base to produce it, the newborn military was forced to make do with whatever it could get its hands on. That spirit of improvisation

When Roshi Philip Kapleau returned to the United States in 1966, after thirteen years of training in Japan with two of the country\'s greatest masters of Zen, he \"did not come home empty-handed -- he brought us a living word of Zen,\" Kenneth Kraft has said. The first Westerner fully and naturally at home with Zen, Roshi Kapleau has made it his life\'s work to translate Zen Buddhism into an American

A Victorian philosophical/mathematical fantasy that simultaneously provides an introduction to non-Euclidean geometry and a satire on the Victorian class structure, issues of science and faith, and the role of women. It provides historical context for Victorian culture and religion, mathematical history, and the history of

A coruscating portrait of Britain\'s greatest imperialist The modern Churchill cult is out of control, closing down debate and encouraging support for twenty-first-century wars. The wartime leader has become a household god for many, preserving an antiquated vision of Britain still shared by all three parties. Yet, was he anything more than a plump carp happy to swim in the foulest of ponds to defend

A beautifully rendered book that is the most important study of Piranesi\'s drawings to appear in more than a generation. In a letter written near the end of his life, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78) explained that he left his native Venice because no patrons were willing to support \"the sublimity of [his] ideas.\" Residing in Rome, he became internationally famous as a printmaker and designer,

The visionary science behind the digital human twins that will enhance our health and our future Virtual You is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to build digital twins of human beings, from cells and tissues to organs and whole bodies. These virtual copies will usher in a new era of personalized medicine, one in which your digital twin can help predict your risk of disease,

This book offers a detailed account of the issues, models, and outcomes of research into the cognition of bilingualism. The first chapter identifies the most important characteristics of this research and its historical developments, before the main part of the book explores studies of four bilingual processing topics. The first of these is lexico-semantic representation and organization in bilinguals,

Meditations on cinema and method from the acclaimed Chilean director of City of Pirates and Life Is a DreamThis volume gathers excerpts from the diary of celebrated Chilean experimental film director Raul Ruiz. A continuation of Poetics of Cinema 1 and Poetics of Cinema 2--his seminal volumes on new narrative modes--Notes, Recollections and Sequences of Things Seen follows the late stage of Ruiz\'s

A razor-sharp collection examining all that is broken, and the few things that work, in a country controlled by cows, herders, and theiving officials.Ngozi brings us Nigeria, in all her glory, her corruption, her danger and her joy: a thrilling, caustic and no-holds-barred collection by a well-known author. \"Our skulls are in museums / And our skeletons in galleries / Our heritage is pain / And their

Valor is the magnificent story of a genuine American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines and brutal captivity under the Japanese, from New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton.Lieutenant William Frederick \"Bill\" Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general managed a harrowing escape by swimming

Learners are accessing and organizing information much differently than they did only a few years ago. Technology has changed the way students learn and educators teach. The updated Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions, Eighth Edition details the trends in teaching strategies and educational technology that promote effective learning for today\'s students. The Eighth

Spearfishing is one of the most rewarding underwater sport activities today. Have you ever wanted to learn to spearfish but thought it might be too difficult?Does it seem like an overly complicated task, and not worth the time? With this Spearfishing Manual you can learn everything you need to know about this exciting sport, from how to get started, to what kind of gear to buy, to where to hunt, in

Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+ The beguiling second entry in the innovative shape trilogy by multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Square\'s friend Circle. Circle

In this outstanding commentary J. G. McConville offers a theological interpretation of the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy in the context of the biblical canon. He gives due attention to historical issues where these bear on what can be known about the settings in which the text emerged. His dominant method is one that approaches Deuteronomy as a finished work. McConville argues that in the context

\"Leaps straight onto the roster of essential reading for anyone even vaguely interested in Grant and the Civil War.\"--Ron Chernow, author of Grant\"Provides leadership lessons that can be obtained nowhere else... Ulysses Grant in his Memoirs gives us a unique glimpse of someone who found that the habit of reflection could serve as a force multiplier for leadership.\"--Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign PolicyUlysses

A new brilliantly illustrated book about a best-selling topic: Dinosaurs! A new title of a wonderful series that will entertain children and grown-ups alike thanks to the amazing illustrations and the fun texts. Ages: 6