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A to Z of Arabic - English - Arabic Translation
Saqi 2013; US$ 23.32The A to Z highlights common pitfalls faced by translators working on both Arabic?English and English?Arabic texts. Each translation problem is carefully contextualized and illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary literature and the media. Using a comparative analysis approach, the authors discuss grammatical, lexical and semantic translation... more...
The Trade Secret
Cargo Publishing (UK) Ltd 2013; US$ 13.11Elizabethean England. It is a Golden Age of trade and art; merchants and poets from across the world pack London s streets. There s a new commodity people need-oil. And young Nat Bramble knows just where to get it... Nat and Darius Nouredini, a poet in a wrestler s body, set off in search of the secret oil well under the abandoned Temple of Mithras... more...
Theories of Human Development
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 70.00Intended for courses on theories of human development, this new text presents nine theories grouped into three major families - those that emphasize biological systems; those that emphasize environmental factors; and those that emphasize a dynamic interaction between biological and environmental forces. The nine theories selected have a long and... more...
Field Artillery And Fire Power
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 46.95This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time showing how they have evolved and how they are likely to change in the future. The author, until recently chief of artillery for the British Army, is considered one of the world's foremost experts... more...
Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of Mongolia
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 288.00This volume provides the first systematic description of the most important geological structures of Mongolia and discusses the main features of these structures and their interactions. The main characteristics of magmatism are described for each stage of tectonic development and the evolution of magmatism is considered with reference to lithosphere... more...
Do It! Marketing
AMACOM 2013; US$ 19.95Kick your business into high gear with this fast, fun, pull-no-punches guide. more...
More Stories of Famous Operas
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2013; US$ 20.00This book contains the definitive treatment of the stories, texts, and music of Turandot, Gianni Schicchi, The Barber of Bagdad, Thaïs, Eugen Onegin, Prince Igor, The Golden Cockerel, Elektra, Orfeo ed Euridice, Lakmé, Les Huguenots, Così fan tutte, The Seraglio, Les Troyens, Don Pasquale, La Juive, Manon, Falstaff, Louise, Pelléas and Mélisande,... more...
Parenting an Only Child
Crown Publishing Group 2001; US$ 14.99By a child-care authority and mother of an only child, this useful, knowledgeable book provides sound advice on creating an enriching environment that's stimulating and enjoyable for only children and their parents alike. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Videogames
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 35.95Newman's lucid and engaging introduction guides the reader through the world of videogaming. It traces the history of the videogame, from its origins in the computer lab, to its contemporary status as a global entertainment industry, where characters such as Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog are familiar even to those who've never been near a games... more...
The UN Secretary-General from the Cold War to the New Era
Palgrave Macmillan 1998; US$ 155.00An in-depth examination of the evolving peace and security activities of the United Nations Secretary-General in the context of developments in international politics. The constraints and opportunities which the Office has experienced under Pérez de Cuéllar and Boutros-Ghali in the transition to the post-Cold War world and the controversy which has... more...









