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Presents an introduction to the life cycle of a rose from its beginnings as seed to its maturity as a flower, along with information on the role of pollination in the creation of new seeds. -
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the ladybug, from the egg to the adult beetle. -
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and natural environment of the honeybee -
Disscusses in simple terms, the Itaipu dam, including where it is located, how it was built, and how it provides electricity. -
Presents an introduction to genetics, discussing genes, chromosomes, probability, DNA, mutation, and the Human Genome Project. -
Readers will learn about the history of people?s interaction with electric energy and how it works to power our world. -
This book dramatically explains the constant and epic battle between predator and prey, and the ways each adapts to its position on the food chain. There is an engaging section devoted to our place in the food chain, the environmental responsibilities of being at the top, and the consequences of over-fishing or over-harvesting. -
Presents information about the endocrine system, including what it is, conditions and diseases associated with it, how endocrine problems are diagnosed and treated, how to maintain a healthy endocrine system, and ways of coping with endocrine problems. -
Photographs and text depict information about the largest drilling rig, including its location, how it was built, and the way it is kept running. -
Discusses energy sources, including their history, nuclear power, renewable energy resources, the effects of the search for resources on the world, and possible future developments. -
Per and Nina are on holiday in the country. They find a strange Viking cup in a dark forest. The cup is very old and interesting. But now there is a strange man at the hotel and Per is afraid. (Arka Kapak) -
Common to all matter and its smallest and most fundamental unit, the atom determines the properties of a substance and how it responds to other materials and stimuli. Dividing the atom further reveals several smaller particles whose activity forms the heart of nuclear physics. Readers will discover the structure of the atom as well as the ways in which its electrons, protons, and neutrons facilitate both radioactivity and nuclear reactions, both of which have been crucial to technological advancements since the 20th century. -
Examines the history of probability and statistics, including the geniuses of invention and theory, the practical applications of the math, and explanations of the major topics. -
Audio and visual cues facilitate some of our most powerful sensory experiences and embed themselves deeply into our memories and subconscious. Sound and light waves interact with our ears and eyesour biological interpreterscreating a textural experience and relationship with the world around us. This well-researched volume explores the science behind acoustics and optics and the broad application they have to everything from listening to music and watching television to ultrasonic and laser technologies that are crucial to the medical field. -
Communication and, indeed, our comprehension of the world in general are largely ordered by the number and measurement systems that have arisen over time. Numbers lend structure to human interaction by standardizing the language we use to interpret quantities and by helping us understand natural relationships between varying concepts. This book delves into the history of mathematical reasoning and the progression of numerical thought around the world. With detailed biographies of seminal thinkers and theorists, readers develop a sophisticated understanding of some of the most fundamental arithmetical concepts as well as the individuals who established them. -
Examines the history, discoverers, and applications of geometry, including how and why it works. -
Examines the history of analysis and calculus, including the geniuses of invention and theory, the practical applications of the math, and explanations of the major topics. -
Calculating and manipulating the unknown has been the enterprise of the field of algebra since its earliest inception in Babylon and ancient Egypt. Trigonometry draws on principles presented in algebra and uses angle measurements to elaborate on geometric calculations. Essential to further mathematical and scientific study, both algebra and trigonometry provide crucial tools in managing variables and understanding the relationships between them. This volume presents the fundamentals of these fascinating areas of mathematics while chronicling their respective histories. -
James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting – but are they dangerous too? -
James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting – but are they dangerous too? -
Classic / British English Are you brave enough to read four of Poe's famous horror stories? Edgar Allan Poe wrote strange stories about terrible people and evil crimes. Don't read this book late at night! -
Presents a general history of the cultural and social aspects of the ancient Maya and Aztec empires up to the arrival of Spanish conquerors, in a book that also provides readers with instructions for creating such related craft projects as a feather fan, a mosaic mask, a codex, and a miniature pyramid temple. -
Photographs and text reveal information about the longest bridge in the world, including its location, how it was built, and the safety issues involved in its upkeep. -
Family, friends, and food make Thanksgiving many Americans favorite holiday. This caption book uses accessible bilingual text to explain the holidays beginnings as a Pilgrim feast as well as to present some of todays popular traditions. Colorful photographs encourage readers to learn about the meaning of Thanksgiving and to share some of their favorite parts of the holiday. -
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Launching a major new research project examining the principles of succession law in comparative perspective, this book discusses the formalities which the law imposes in order for a person to make a testamentary disposal of property. Among the questions considered are the following. How are wills made? What precisely are the rules - as to the signature of the testator, the use of witnesses, the need for a notary public or lawyer, and so on? Is there is a choice of will-type and, if so, which type is used most often and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? How common is will-making or do most people die intestate? What happens if formalities are not observed? How can requirements of form be explained and justified? How did the law develop historically, what is the state of the law today, and what are the prospects for the future? The focus is on Europe, and on countries which have been influenced by the European experience. Thus in addition to giving a detailed treatment of the law in Austria, Belgium, England and Wales, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain, the book explores legal developments in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, and in some of the countries of Latin America with a particular emphasis on Brazil. It also includes chapters on two of the mixed jurisdictions - Scotland and South Africa - and on Islamic Law. The book opens with chapters on Roman law and on the early modern law in Europe, thus setting the historical scene as well as anticipating and complementing the accounts of national history which appear in subsequent chapters; and it concludes with an assessment of the overall development of the law in the countries surveyed, and with some wider reflections on the nature and purpose of testamentary formalities. -
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of turtles and the reasons why they make good pets. -
Recopilación de trabajos de investigación sobre temas que giran en torno a la “responsabilidad jurídica”, cuyos autores por su preparación y experiencia aportan aspectos y matices prácticos sobre el tema o trabajo tratado. El nacimiento de la obligatio como vinculum iuris llevó aparejado la necesidad de apertura de un cauce priocesal especifico en el que se permitiera al iudex la condena a los que se debía dar o hacer (dare facere oportere) contenido en el acuerdo verbal de la sponsio. Mediante la legis actio iudis postulationem se produjo el nacimiento del concepto procesal de actio como derecho a perseguir en el juicio lo que nos es debido… -
NUEVOALIANZA ¿Ha oído que el lenguaje es violencia y que la ciencia es sexista, o que estar obeso es saludable, o que no existe el sexo biológico, o que solo las personas blancas pueden ser racistas? ¿Se pregunta cómo esas ideas han conseguido tan rápidamente poner en entredicho la propia lógica de la sociedad occidental? El presente libro, traducido a más de quince lenguas, documenta la evolución del dogma que subyace a esos postulados, desde sus orígenes en el posmodernismo frances. Hoy, este dogma es reconocible tanto por sus efectos -la cultura de la cancelación y las campañas de acoso en redes sociales- como por sus axiomas, que con demasiada frecuencia son considerados indiscutibles por los medios de comunicación. Helen Pluckrose y James Lindsay desmontan este entramado teórico que sustenta el activismo radical, cuya deriva autoritaria representa una amenaza no solo para la democracia liberal, sino tambien para la modernidad misma. -
La presente obra, aunque constituye un todo orgánico, tiene dos partes claramente diferenciadas: la primera parte es la teoría general de la sucesión y la segunda se subdivide a su vez en dos materias: la sucesión legítima, o sea aquella que se produce cuando no existe testamento, y la sucesión contractual dedicada a los pactos sucesorios. Todo ello se estudia no sólo bajo la óptica del Código Civil, sino también de las distintas legislaciones específicas #llamémoslas o no forales# que existen dentro de nuestro país; y que tan ricas son en algunas materias como éste, precisamente, de la sucesión paccionada, que el Código Civil la había ignorado totalmente (por lo menos hasta la reciente reforma del artículo 831) . Todas estas materias están claramente relacionadas no sólo por regular el hecho sucesorio, sino, también de manera negativa por no aludir a la sucesión testamentaria y dejar aparte la sucesión forzosa o legitimaria, hasta el punto de que incluso determinadas materias, como el derecho de representación, han sido encuadradas en uno u otro ámbito según los diversos autores que los han estudiado, y que han seguido un criterio racional o legal (atendiendo a la ubicación dada por el Código Civil). He tratado de actualizar a fecha de hoy #marzo 2007# la normativa y jurisprudencia existente sobre las diversas materias. -
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