Mary Lennox has grown up in India, surrounded by color and life, and people who always do exactly what she wants. When her parents die, she is sent to her uncle\'s cold and lonely manor on the Yorkshire moors. There she finds the house and the gardens full of secrets. And unearthing them might just lead to the greatest discovery of

This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London; it concentrates on those routes to the north and north-west of the River Thames. The bulk of this area saw its tramways largely converted to trolleybus operation during the 1930s. Locations featured include Edgware, Barnet, Waltham Cross and Wood

Students of public administration, public policy, and nonprofit management require a strong foundation in how government and NGOs are connected with information technology. Whether simplifying internal operations, delivering public-facing services, governing public utilities, or conducting elections, public administrators must understand these technological tools and systems to ensure they remain effective,

Intelligence agencies are reflections of the societies they serve. No surprise, then, that modern spies and the agencies they work for are fixated on the internet and electronic communications. These same officials also struggle with notions of privacy, appropriateness, national boundaries and the problem of disinformation. They are citizens of both somewhere and nowhere, serving a national public

Stalking has emerged as a significant social problem which not only commands considerable public attention but is now, in many jurisdictions, a specific form of criminal offense. This new edition brings the reader completely up-to-date with the explosion in published research and clinical studies in the field, and covers new issues such as cyberstalking, stalking health professionals, stalking in the

Your teens are full of new challenges - peer pressure, exams and wondering what the future may hold. Life can be tough enough, but if you struggle with low self-confidence it can seem much harder. Stronger Than You Know contains insightful and actionable tips and activities to help you feel calm under pressure so your confidence can

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An argument that the complexities of brain function can be understood hierarchically, in terms of different levels of abstraction, as silicon computing is.The vast differences between the brain\'s neural circuitry and a computer\'s silicon circuitry might suggest that they have nothing in common. In fact, as Dana Ballard argues in this book, computational tools are essential for understanding brain

We know that they prayed, sang, and wore long robes?but what was it really like to be a monk? Though monastic living may seem unimaginable to us moderns, it has relevance for today. This book illuminates the day-to-day of medieval European monasticism, showing how you can apply the principles of monastic living?like finding balance and peace?to your life. With wit and insight, medievalist and podcaster

The New York Times bestseller and International PhenomenonOne of the Top Ten Books of 2015, Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times.\"It\'s bloody marvelous.\" - Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H IS FOR HAWK\"Captivating... A book about continuity and roots and a sense of belonging in an age that\'s increasingly about mobility and self-invention. Hugely compelling.\" - Michiko Kakutani,

From Bible teacher John MacArthur, a revelatory exploration of what the apostle Paul actually taught about the Good News of Jesus.The apostle Paul penned a number of very concise, focused passages in his letters to the early church that summarize the gospel message in just a few well-chosen words. Each of these key texts has a unique emphasis highlighting some essential aspect of the Good News of Jesus

-It was surprising what old experiences remembered could do to a presumably educated, civilized man.- And Hugh Denismore, a young doctor driving his mother\'s Cadillac from Los Angeles to Phoenix, is eminently educated and civilized. He is privileged, would seem to have the world at his feet, even. Then why does the sight of a few redneck teenagers disconcert him? Why is he reluctant to pick up a disheveled

For those without the time or stamina to spend hours maintaining a garden, well-known experts Alan and Gill Bridgewater offer an easy-care method with minimal digging and

Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet\'s well-being. The response from most quarters has been for more of the same that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. Resilience thinking offers a different way of understanding the world

At many points in Dan Millman s seminal story of personal transformation, the old warrior Socrates shrugs off Dan s questions with a laconic It s the House Rules. Here, Millman takes more than 100 of the book s most interesting and enigmatic passages and explores in detail the key ideas behind them, showing their genesis in spiritual philosophies old and new. Drawing on 25 years of experience since

Tasha is a postal worker. She gets up really early and has to deliver mail in the scorching heat and pouring rain! Join her on one of her rounds. Project X Hero Academy Non-fiction is an inspiring series of fully-decodable titles for reading practice that\'s matched to phonics

Little ones are sure to be lulled off to a peaceful, sheep-filled sleep by this cozy book from acclaimed author Mem Fox--now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition.There are red sheep and blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep, scared sheep and brave sheep, but where is the green sheep?The search is on in this cozy, sheep-filled story from acclaimed author Mem Fox and popular Australian cartoonist