Watching a rented video, Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is shocked to notice that one of the actors is identical to him in every physical detail. Saramago\'s novel explores the nature of individuality and examines the fear and insecurity that arise when our singularity comes under threat, when even a wife cannot tell the original from the

This excellent volume brings together four of the most popular, most frequently studied and performed comedies that depict city life, by Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton, Ben Jonson and their contemporaries. Included are The Roaring Girl, The Shoemaker\'s Holiday, Eastward Ho!, and Every Man in His Humour. The text is freshly edited using modern spelling. A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation,

Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering: A Design-Led Approach is ideal for a first course in materials for mechanical, civil, biomedical, aerospace and other engineering disciplines. The authors\' systematic method includes first analyzing and selecting properties to match materials to design through the use of real-world case studies and then examining the science behind the material properties

The Best Bad Day Ever, from the award-winning author-illustrator Marianna Coppo, is a hilarious and heartwarming story about grumpiness and the power of

This highly illustrated catalogue presents new essays on Albrecht Durer, focusing on an understudied aspect of his practice: the material worlds of manufacture, design and trade. --

Stone Barrington must battle a nasty opponent in this latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. After returning home from a treacherous adventure, Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode. But when he\'s introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance, Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet.

New York-based photographer Henry Leutwyler\'s new book Document examines humble objects from iconic moments such as the first moonwalk, political assassinations or episodes in the lives of musicians, artists and athletes. Ten years in the making, Document is essentially a collection of portraits of things: Mahatma Gandhi\'s sandal, Alan Shepard\'s golf club, Janis Joplin\'s acoustic guitar, Jack Ruby\'s

We know that eating animals is bad for the planet and bad for our health, and yet we do it anyway. We\'ve all heard the statistics: animal agriculture is responsible for at least 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions; we need to drop our meat consumption by 50 percent simply to feed the world\'s estimated 10 billion people in 2050; a full third of the Earth\'s arable land is devoted to growing

Breastfeeding is the natural and healthy way to nourish your baby, yet it\'s not always easy. New mothers need practical information about getting off to a good start and solving breastfeeding challenges. Health professionals need this information too, because it is rarely taught in medical school. Dr. Jack Newman\'s Guide to Breastfeeding covers the most common problems and questions that mothers

\"After years of walking around with a heavy heart and a longing for something sacred, Amber, a woman in her twenties, living in a big city, gets initiated in the path of the Shaman. With no clue of what she was getting herself into, she undergoes powerful andean rituals, awakens her psychic and mediumship abilities, and discovers that her mission here on Earth is far greater than she could\'ve ever

The Laugavegur is one of the big walks. It is the most famous trek in Iceland and crosses other worldly landscapes formed by recent volcanos. I did it from north to south and it runs over 80km from Landmannalauger via Thorsmork to Skogar on the coast. The trail is normally open from late June to mid-August. I started on the 15 June, the first day the bus ran to Landmannalaugar. I hadn\'t booked the

Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith is available in time for the Aerosmith\'s 40th Anniversary. It\'s the New York Times bestselling autobiography by the legendary rock group that lived by the motto \"Anything worth doing was worth overdoing.\" Aerosmith shook the music world out of its \'70s doldrums...and made living on the edge an art form. Walk This Way is the complete and candid story

Christian concern about how we treat animals has increased strikingly in recent years. More and more Christians are deciding that our attitudes toward animals must change. Here is a book that presents, for the first time, a comprehensive and well-argued theological case for the rights of animals, and offers a challenging critique of our existing insensitivity toward animal life. Everyone who cares

Exciting activities develop pupils\' thinking skills with clear lesson objectives so pupils know what, and how they are going to learn. Assessment pages with mark schemes based on the 8-level scale help pupils understand exactly what is required at each level. Regular peer and self assessment features support Assessment for Learning.

The pre-publication version of Translating New York was awarded the 2017 Northeast Modern Language Association Book Award for the best unpublished book-length manuscript on modern language literature. The cultural production of Spanish-speaking New York is closely linked to the Caribbean and to Latin America at large, but the city also plays a pivotal role in the work of a host of authors from the

The goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth required the development of three things: spacecraft, launch vehicles, and protective clothing. Spacesuits: Within the Collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum takes the reader through the development of the last category, the spacesuits used during this venture. Highlighting the pressure suits created during

An exciting new set of Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop form Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta full of modern-day appeal. These stories support children\'s transition from fully decodable phonic readers to stories with richer language. Children will enjoy exploring the humorous illustrations and familiar

This new collection of short stories from an award-winning writer explores a Caribbean world of yearnings and memory, of escape and return underpinned by the disturbing tensions wrought by religion, race, sexuality and crime. Sensuous and evocative, Scott\'s prose has a glorious lightness of touch and tone that exhilarates and illuminates. \"A really accomplished writer. Lawrence Scott s last book

The book covers all the radiation safety aspects while working with unsealed radionuclides. Radiation safety plays a significant role in routine nuclear medicine practices and is necessary to protect occupational workers, patients, members of the general public and the environment. A fair knowledge of radiation safety is expected from all nuclear medicine professionals. Chapters include basics of radiation

Learn how to build and deploy scalable, real-time search applications with Elasticsearch 8Elasticsearch is a powerful tool for handling and managing large amount of data. It is scalable, reliable, and fast, with various features for data analysis and search. This book is a comprehensive guide to using Elasticsearch to manage data. It starts with an overview of Elasticsearch, detailing its importance