The Loch Ness Monster: a creature that should have died out with the dinosaurs, or a legend built on hoaxes and wishful thinking?Sir Peter Scott, internationally renowned naturalist and president of the World Wildlife Fund, was convinced that the Monster existed. So were senior scientists at London's Natural History Museum and Chicago University; they lost their jobs because they refused to renounce their belief in the creature. For decades, the scientific establishment was determi...

Knowledge is power, as they say. Power is energy deployed over time. And this book endeavours to rebalance that power back towards you, the individual. Your energy. Your time.This is the book I wish I had read when I was young - one that seeks to fill a gap in the presentation of a philosophy of economics that has been too long overlooked. The Austrian School of Economics provides a framework for thinking about the world that makes basic, common sense. A perspective that recognises ...

Teitl yn y gyfres o gyfrolau byr a chyflym Stori Sydyn. Dyma hanes rhai o'r Cymry yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf gan ddilyn hynt y rhyfel yn gronolegol.

Nofel hanesyddol gan y nofelydd poblogaidd Gareth F. Williams, yn cynnwys darluniau gan Graham Howells, i gofio am a phortreadu trychineb diwydiannol gwaetha'r 20fed ganrif a ddigwyddodd ym Medi 1913,

Un tro - yn reit ddiweddar, a dweud y gwir - roedd bachgen ifanc o'r enw Derwyn yn byw efo'i rieni mewn hen fwthyn yn y goedwig. Dysgai ei fam yn ysgol gynradd a'i dad yn yr ysgol uwchradd. Anodd iawn oedd dweud pa un ohonyn nhw oedd yn cwyno fwyaf.

This volume offers the first annotated English translation of the first two books of On Celibacy (1473) by the eminent Venetian humanist Ermolao Barbaro (1454-93); Books 3 and 4 of On Celibacy are presented, along with Barbaro's On the Duty of the Ambassador, in the companion piece to this first volume. Setting out the historical context that crucially conditions Barbaro's advocacy of the celibate life in Books 1 and 2, the introduction examines how On Celiba...

Higher education is likely to involve the majority of people at some time in their lives in the twenty-first century. The main drivers of expansion in the previous century were a belief that widening access promotes social equity and the advance of knowledge as the main factor underpinning economic success for individuals and societies. However, universal higher education in rapidly changing economies raises many questions that have been inadequately treated by previous authors. This volum...

Become the most amazing, awe-inspiring genius in the world in just one year*! (*No refunds given)This book will take you from a clever (but rather ordinary) kid to an absurdly intelligent, super-brained, hyper-genius capable of anything … in just twelve magnificent months.From fun facts about dinosaurs to everything you need to know about spiders, plus silly Shakespearean names and a deep dive into poo and snot. Have you ever wondered about the world’s pooiest places? Or wh...

A playful board book for Colorado-born babies, filled with pop culture references, historic sites, and moreWe’re living that Colorado life! In the Centennial State, we have mountains to the west and plains to the east, and a whole lot of beauty in between. But how do we pass our love of colorful Colorado on to our little ones?Introducing 100 First Words for Little Coloradans, a state primer for kids learning their first words! Forget apple...

In this book Roberto Esposito explores the conceptual trajectories of two of the twentieth century’s most vital thinkers of the political: Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil. Taking Homer’s Iliad—that “great prism through which every gesture has the possibility of becoming public, precisely by being observed by others”— as the common origin and point of departure for our understanding of Western philosophical and political traditions, Esposito examines the foundational relation between war and ...

This book provides a contemporary research-led overview of the applications of inorganic materials in biomedicine. It begins with a short introduction summarising key concepts in inorganic materials (layered materials, framework materials etc.), and explaining the need for new materials in medicine. It then discusses the key areas in which inorganic materials have been applied, considering: drug delivery; imaging; diagnostics and theranostics; hard matter restoration; and vaccines. Each ch...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population. Although much effort has been expended on research into the causes and cures of RA, little progress has been made. The focus of treatment in RA is on reducing the disabling consequences of the disease and controlling the symptoms.Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis examines the nature of RA and its symptoms of pain and stiffness. The role of health care professionals and the indivi...