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New Directions for Situated Cognition in Mathematics Education
Springer 2007; US$ 139.99Draws together a range of papers by experienced writers in mathematics education who have used the concept of situated cognition in their research. This title provides an overview of developments and applications to which other researchers can refer and which will inspire future research. more...
Medicine, Charity and Mutual Aid
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 124.95This book focuses on the recipients of charity, rather than the donors or institutions. By doing so, it tackles searching questions of social control and cohesion, and the relationship between providers and recipients in a new and revealing manner. It is shown how these issues changed over the course of the nineteenth century, as the frontier between... more...
Rumpelstiltskin
Hachette Children's Books 2011; US$ 11.77Hopscotch Fairy Tales retell classic fairy tales in accessible language of no more than 400 words, with bright colourful supporting illustrations by our top authors and illustrators. more...
Pope Alexander III (115981)
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 134.95Alexander III's papacy marked a significant watershed in the history of the Western Church and society. This book provides a long overdue reassessment of his papacy and his achievements, bringing together thirteen essays which review existing scholarship and present the latest research and new perspectives. Individual chapters cover topics such... more...
The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 17.50Most of the 18.2 million Americans currently living with diabetes have been advised by their doctors, or other health-care providers, that weight loss is essential for them to control their condition and stay healthy. However, the vast majority of people fail miserably at dieting, ultimately regaining the pounds they manage to lose. The latest research... more...
Fasti
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 8.99Times and their reasons, arranged in order through the Latin year, and constellations sunk beneath the earth and risen, I shall sing.'Ovid's poetical calendar of the Roman year is both a day by day account of festivals and observances and their origins, and a delightful retelling of myths and legends associated with particular dates. Written... more...
Green Urbanism in Asia
World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 75.00The world is facing an age of scarcity which will challenge all cities to reduce their resource footprint, especially carbon, improve biodiversity and at the same time continue to create economic opportunities and liveable places. This is green urbanism. Asian urban growth is leading the world in the rapidity of its change but how is it doing on green... more...
Cell Motility
Wiley 2005; US$ 299.95Recent advances in molecular and biophysical techniques, particularly fluorescence and live cell imaging, are revolutionizing the study of cell motility. New bioprobes not only reveal simple intracellular localization, but also contain details of post-translational modifications, conformational state and protein-protein interactions. Coupling these... more...
Rethinking Teacher Education
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 56.95Rethinking Teacher Education is a thorough and critical analysis of the ambivalences and uncertainties that face those in teacher education. The authors draw on their different experiences of teacher education to try to make sense of current practices and where they might lead. The book analyzes past and present constructions of teacher education... more...
Practitioner Research and Professional Development in Education
SAGE Publications 2003; US$ 42.00Drawing directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programmes for Continuing Professional Development, this book promotes action research for practitioners so as to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts. more...









