A “remarkable chronicle” of a journey back to this West African nation after years of exile (The New York Times Book Review).Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England, but every summer she was dragged back to visit her father in Nigeria—a country she viewed as an annoying parallel universe where she had to relinquish all her creature comforts and sense of individuality. After her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed there, she didn’t return for several years. Then she ...

A Crisis Like No Other: Understanding and Defeating Global Warming couples engaging and creative storytelling with accurate details to explain global warming. It covers both the technical and human issues of global warming by addressing what's causing global warming, and why people don’t believe it exists. The book tells readers how to convince others that global warming is not only real, but life-threatening, and offers a clearly laid out path to solve it. The book is accurate and careful...

Saro Mogavero and Joseph Mogavero were brothers who had links to the old Genovese/Lucky Luciano narcotics ring. Operating out of Naples, Italy, the extensive drug syndicate had links in Montreal and New York City. In late 1961 and the spring of 1962 there were breaks in the ring led by Federal agents and local police. Both of the breakthroughs occurred in Westchester County, New York. Some of the perpetrators were apprehended on the New York freeway near Yonkers. My e-book looks at Saro's ...

This book presents the work of Gianfranco Battisti, on Geopolitics and Border Geographies in north-eastern Italy, Europeanization, and Globalization, contributing to debates on the inclusion of non-English speaking scholars in international geography. It highlights the institutions and cultures that shaped more than fifty years of his writing, as they emerged through his biography, theoretical contributions, and methods. Battisti uses historical geographies as tools to explain contemporary...

Secure your place at the forefront of the green revolution with this authoritative, expert-led guide to the latest innovations in green solvents, energy storage, and sustainable processes to transform industrial efficiency.Modern sustainable development revolves around green engineering for designing processes and technologies that minimize environmental impact while maximizing efficiency. This book is an authoritative resource that presents the latest sustainable ...

Hypertension remains a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Self-monitoring of blood pressure by patients at home is currently recommended as a valuable tool for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Unfortunately, in clinical practice, home blood pressure monitoring is often inadequately implemented, mostly due to the use of inaccurate devices and inappropriate methodologies. Thus, the potential of the method to improve the management of hypertension and cardiovascular...

This book provides indicators for the best practices in diagnosis, rehabilitative and surgical management of bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunctions after prostate and bladder surgery.Covering all concepts that are essential to the understanding of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation strategy to evaluate disability and implement interventions - that may lead to the improvement of functioning and health after prostate and bladder surgery -, the book aims to be an excellent resou...

Industrial Applications of Batteries looks at both the applications and the batteries and covers the relevant scientific and technological features. Presenting large batteries for stationary applications, e.g. energy storage, and also batteries for hybrid vehicles or different tools. The important aerospace field is covered both in connection with satellites and space missions. Examples of applications include, telecommunications, uninterruptible power supplies, systems for safety/alarms, ...

Visual Merchandising is a technical manual that has more than 400 photos and 100 drawings. It speaks about the aesthetic aspects to set a window shop and the internal visual in a store.Analyse the psychological components, the reactions of the customer, how the colors can influence the man and how the light can be involved. Inform how to use the materials, little practical stratagems for the settings.Interview visual merchandiser and marketing men. Analyse some history cases....

Spatial Econometrics provides a modern, powerful and flexible skillset to early career researchers interested in entering this rapidly expanding discipline. It articulates the principles and current practice of modern spatial econometrics and spatial statistics, combining rigorous depth of presentation with unusual depth of coverage. Introducing and formalizing the principles of, and 'need' for, models which define spatial interactions, the book provides a comprehensive framework for almos...

Are you tired of hoping for love to just "happen"?For centuries, humanity has been "baffled by the very force that drives us to do everything in this world". We've been told that love is a mystery, a fleeting emotion that you either have or you don't. This mindset is exactly what sets people up for failure. We struggle to define it, let alone practice it effectively. The truth? The English word "love" actually derives from the Sanskrit wordlobha, w...

The Mythology of the Animal Farm in Children’s Literature: Over the Fence analyzes the ways in which myths about farmed animals’ lives are perpetuated in children’s materials. Specifically, this book investigates the use of five recurring thematic devices in about eighty books for young children published during the past five decades. The close readings of texts and images draw on a wide range of fields, including animal theory, psychoanalytic and Marxian literary criticism, child developm...