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The composition of modern semiconductor heterostructures can be controlled precisely on the atomic scale to create low-dimensional systems. These systems have revolutionised semiconductor physics, and their impact on technology, particularly for s...

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The book provides an advanced, accessible text for childhood studies, which is suitable and challenging for those coming from practice, different parts of the world and from a range of disciplines. Key ideas within childhood studies are introduced...

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An intellectual biography of one of the most celebrated and yet least understood figures of the late twentieth century, Terence McKenna. A stand-up philosopher who made a unique contribution to science, humanism, and the hidden arts, Terence McKen...

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'No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.' In these dialogues and essays the Stoic philosopher Seneca outlines his thoughts on how to live in a troubled world. Tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote e...

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Art of the United States is a landmark volume that presents three centuries of US art through a broad array of historical texts, including writings by artists, critics, patrons, literary figures, and other commentators. Combining a wide-ranging se...

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This is the long-awaited third edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the profound changes in corporate law and governance practices that have tak...

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This is a classic work on the relationship between science and human qualities, made available again for today's readers. The authors ask questions still relevant today, such as what role can science play in describing everyday human experiences, ...

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This textbook helped to define the field of Behavioural Ecology. In this fourth edition the text has been completely revised, with new chapters and many new illustrations and full colour photographs. The theme, once again, is the influence of natu...

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Since its first publication in 1988, the New Dictionary of Theology has been widely appreciated by students and readers as a trustworthy and informative guide. After almost thirty years, however, there are many new writers, issues and themes on th...

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Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, its legacy and the accompanying Russian-American tension continues to loom large. Russia's access to detailed information on the United States and its allies may not seem so shocking in this day o...

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Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present. There are so many Latin phrases in everyday use that often we use them with...

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Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industr...

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Zambia and Malawi are home to 240 known snake, lizard, terrapin, tortoise and crocodile species. Snakes and other Reptiles of Zambia and Malawi is the first field guide to describe every species of reptile known to occur in this region - including...

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"A slab of pop...a great place to start to explore this huge swathe of British comics" - Kieron Gillen (Die, Once & Future, Eternals) Best of 2000 AD¿is a landmark series from the cult comic, bursting with our greatest stories for a new generation...

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The text that helped define the field continues to present important methods in the quantitative analysis of geologic data, while showing students how statistics and computing can be applied to commonly encountered problems in the earth sciences.

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An enthralling tale of courtroom drama, blackmail and high adventure in Hong Kong in the last year of British rule, from the bestselling author of Hold My Hand I'm Dying and Roots of Outrage. Adventure, romance, political insight and dramatic loca...

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An unforgettable tale of adventure and heartache in the unforgiving Australian Outback. A stirring account of a woman's awakening - tension, passion and heart-stopping action. Helen McKenzie is looking into the future and she doesn't like what she...

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A panoramic novel filled with adventure, passion, a cast of unforgettable characters, and penetrating political insight. South Africa - a land long ron asunder by age-old struggles fro freedom. Now the apartheid era is brought vividly to life. Acc...

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The sins of the past come home to roost in the New South Africa in the action-packed new novel from a master of the international thriller. The bestselling author of Hold My Hand I'm Dying and Roots of Outrage returns once more to the country he k...

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A magnificent novel of ambition, love and adventure It had not been easy for Joe Mahoney to leave his beloved Rhodesia. All he possessed by the time he reached England was a battered cargo plane and a dream. From this slender beginning, Mahoney an...

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A heart-stopping adventure ? A chilling Nazi legacy in today's Southern Africa. A month after the end of World War II, a U-boat with a mysterious cargo founders off South West Africa's treacherous Skeleton Coast. Two German Officers reach the surf...

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A Pope is dead; his successor has just survived an assassination attempt; death is meted out in the South Atlantic with the explosive fury of Exocet missiles; a disgraced banker is found hanging under a London bridge; a row of US servicemen's coff...

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'They'll shoot you Davey - like an animal yourself ?' To half the world they were folk heroes. To the other half they were lunatic vandals. Davey Jordon - the quiet man burning with a silent rage. Charlie Buffalohorn - the full-blooded Cherokee st...

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'They'll shoot you Davey - like an animal yourself ...'To half the world they were folk heroes. To the other half they were lunatic vandals.Davey Jordon - the quiet man burning with a silent rage. Charlie Buffalohorn - the full-blooded Cherokee st...

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A panoramic novel filled with adventure, passion, a cast of unforgettable characters, and penetrating political insight.South Africa - a land long torn asunder by age-old struggles for freedom. Now the apartheid era is brought vividly to life.Accu...

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