A stunningly beautiful backdrop where cultures meet, meld, and thrive, the U.S.DMexico borderlands is one of the most dynamic regions in the Americas. On the Border explores little-known corners of this fascinating area of the world in a rich collection of essays. Beginning with an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, the book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nigh...

According to traditional Chinese martial arts custom, instruction in the lethal arts were transmitted under strict secrecy. At the turn of the twentieth century, the martial arts had started to be taught publically with a focus on health. However, many fighting techniques were not shown or taught. As a result, today some systems are more well-known than others. This anthology brings together some of the lesser-known arts in one volume and some aspects of their theory, application, and plac...

The Mystery of Witchhaven is a story of occult sorcery, superstition, and secrets hidden in plain sight.Your travels bring you to the quiet village of Witchhaven where superstitious folk greet you in silence. You are an outsider, and those are to be feared here.Children have been taken and the villagers drift the streets lost in grief. In desperation, they turn to you to find sons and daughters that have vanished into the night.Uncover the shadowy influence...

Sharing is caring. Come along for the ride as Kai and Nico go on a magical playdate full of fun and adventure.They're next-door neighbors, and best friends. But what happens when they both want to play with the same toy? Will they learn to share?They'll also have to work together to find Kai’s lost toy. Can they retrace her steps to find it?It's an exciting adventure about sharing, friendship and responsibility.This story makes the perfect gift for:Tea...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover Udbhu Kanti: Beyond Minimalism, Towards Authenticity!In a world obsessed with unattainable ideologies of perfection and drowning in consumerism, "Udbhu Kanti" offers a revolutionary perspective on beauty, authenticity, and the art of living. Drawing from ancient Wayist wisdom, author Jean Prieur du Plessis explores the profound concept of udbhu-kanti - a philosophy that transcends minimalism and teaches us that true r...

« Mémoires du comte Belliard, lieutenant-général, pair de France écrits par lui-même, recueillis et mis en ordre par M. Vinet, l'un de ses aides-de-camp. Paris, Berguet et Petion, 1842, 3 vol. in-8°.Publication décousue où des lettres de Murat à Belliard en 1812 suivent le récit de la bataille de Valmy. Les affaires d'Espagne, une conversation avec l'Empereur à Dresde, des lettres de Napoléon à Murat du 25 août au 13 octobre 1813, un récit de la capitulation de Paris, une lettre du ...

Ecostacking is a new concept and approach which aims to maximize the benefits of ecosystem service providers in cropping systems to help achieve the goal of long-term sustainable agriculture and food production. The term "ecostacking" means combining synergistically the beneficial services of functional biodiversity from all levels and types. It is a comprehensive approach, where the various ecosystem service providers are fully integrated with the rest of the cropping system including agr...

School culture is playing an increasingly important role in school performance and educational development. Within the national campaign in China for the innovative and sustainable development of education, local governments in Beijing Municipality have encouraged and facilitated educational innovation toward better school culture. In recent years various initiatives have been undertaken by a select group of schools to develop strategies and further action toward innovation and change. Thi...

Leo is a young boy who goes to live with his grandparents in Dorset. In the very old castle he finds the entrance to a magical world. He will there discover that he is stronger and braver than he thought and battles an evil magician with the help of a friend, a magical sword and a flying dragon.

After a somewhat cloistered, morally upright existence and a life devoted to legal matters, Félix Raminet, at the age of 66, achieves a lifelong ambition in passing his driving test, and immediately embarks upon the ultimate quest for liberty, a 300km drive from Paris to the seaside town of Saint-Malo. His meeting with Jane, a generous, free-spirited, young American at a gas station will irremediably change the course of his existence.

The book brings together contributions from curriculum history, cultural studies, visual cultures, and science and technology studies to explore the international mobilizations of the sciences related to education during the post-World War Two years. Crossing the boundaries of education and science studies, it uniquely examines how the desires of science to actualize a better society were converted to the search for remaking social life that paradoxically embodied cultural differences and ...

Daan van der Walt, a Latin-quoting, God-fearing former Kalahari farmer, visits his estranged son in China. He soon finds himself on a difficult path (the Dao of the title) to come to terms with his feelings of remorse and guilt. He sets out to write his Historia, or confessions, in the form of letters to his deceased wife and imaginary observations to his beloved dog. An astounding debut by an octogenarian author; the award winning Afrikaans novel was translated by Michiel Heyns.