In Princess readers were shocked by Sultana's revelations about life in Saudi Arabia's royal family Royal women live as virtual prisoners surrounded by unimaginable wealth & luxury privileged beyond belief & yet subject to every whim of their husbands fathers & even their sons Daughters of Arabia featured Sultana's teenage daughters determined to rebel but in very different ways & now in Desert Royal Sultana's fight for women's rights in a repressive fundamentalist Islamic society has an extra sense of urgency The threat of world terrorism the gathering strength of religious leaders & the discontent of impoverished Saudis are threatening to topple the comfortable world Sultana has known But an extended family 'camping' trip in the desert brings Sultana & her relatives face to face with their nomadic roots & nourishes her will to carry on the fight for women's rights in all Muslim countries This updated edition contains an all-new chapter as well as a letter from Sultana herself encouraging all women to take up the struggle for freedom for their abused sisters throughout the world ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The ultimate hitman is about to meet his match When clients need a flawless assassin to take out their high profile targets they call on a mysterious hitman know only as Banks But deep in the heart of the desert this cunning killer is about to make the biggest mistake of his life He&s teaming up with a sexy hitchhiker who seems like the perfect accomplicefor the right price ...

Author Daniel Walker has created an imaginative world where thieves sail the skies in flying galleons
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Action thriller starring Daniel Baldwin Crazed Iraqi President Ali has developed a deadly biological weapon & has the capability of firing it at any European city Only one man can lead a mission to disable the weapon
- retired Air Force pilot Lee Miller (Baldwin) The UN will not sanction the mission however so Miller & his motley crew of soldiers will have to operate undercover Actors Daniel Baldwin Tim Abell Ari Barak Melissa Brasselle Marc Casabani Dannon Green Stacy Haiduk Stevie Johnson Lenny Juliano Richard Portnow Erik Rodenhiser Michael Saad David St James Richard Tyson & Robert Walden Director Jim Wynorski Certificate 15 years & over Year 1999 Languages English
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Sir Geoffrey Cox described Sidi Rezegh fought during Operation Crusader in Libya over November & December 1941 as 'the forgotten battle of the Desert War' The objective of Crusader was to retake Cyrenaica the eastern region of Libya & ultimately drive the Italians & Germans out of North Africa The campaign also involved British & South African troops & did achieve the badly needed relief of Tobruk Despite the New Zealand Division's major role & the importance of this campaign in achieving British victory in North Africa it has largely been neglected by historians failing to receive as much attention as Crete El Alamein or Cassino Yet more New Zealand soldiers were killed or taken prisoner during Crusader than in any other campaign fought by 'the Div' during the war Peter Cox whose father fought at Sidi Rezegh draws on his experience of twice visiting the battlefield to tell the story of this complex & costly campaign He sets the scene for the fighting in Libya describes the unforgiving & inhospitable desert landscape follows the stages of the action itself & recounts the often moving & heroic stories of the New Zealanders who fought there Many never returned home This is both a very accessible account of a significant New Zealand contribution to World War II & a tribute to the thousands of men who took part in this punishing battle ...

Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface but if you picture a desert what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places Typified by drought & extremes of temperature they can be harsh & hostile; but many deserts are also spectacularly beautiful & on occasion teem with life Nick Middleton explores how each desert is unique through fantastic life forms extraordinary scenery & ingenious human adaptations He demonstrates a desert's immense natural beauty its rich biodiversity & uncovers a long history of successful human occupation This Very Short Introduction tells you everything you ever wanted to know about these extraordinary places & captures their importance in the working of our planet ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

This book stitches together a complete design journey from beginning to end in a way that you ve likely never seen before guiding readers (you) step-by-step in a practical way from the initial spark of an idea all the way to scaling it into a better business Design a Better Business

Includes:: A superbly comprehensive set of tools (over 20 total!) & skills that will help you harness opportunity from uncertainty by building the right team (s) & balancing your point of view against new findings from the outside world This book also features over 50 case studies & real life examples from large corporations such as ING Bank Audi Autodesk & Toyota Financial Services to small startups incubators & social impact organizations providing a behind the scenes look at the best practices & pitfalls to avoid Also included are personal insights from thought leaders such as Steve Blank on innovation Alex Osterwalder on business models Nancy Duarte on storytelling & Rob Fitzpatrick on questioning among others

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Design & Analysis of Experiments with R presents a unified treatment of experimental designs & design concepts commonly used in practice It connects the objectives of research to the type of experimental design required describes the process of creating the design & collecting the data shows how to perform the proper analysis of the data & illustrates the interpretation of results Drawing on his many years of working in the pharmaceutical agricultural industrial chemicals & machinery industries the author teaches students how to Make an appropriate design choice based on the objectives of a research project Create a design & perform an experiment Interpret the results of computer data analysis The book emphasizes the connection among the experimental units the way treatments are randomized to experimental units & the proper error term for data analysis R code is used to create & analyze all the example experiments The code examples from the text are available for download on the author's website enabling students to duplicate all the designs & data analysis Intended for a one-semester or two-quarter course on experimental design this text covers classical ideas in experimental design as well as the latest research topics It gives students practical guidance on using R to analyze experimental data ...

Design & Evaluation of Physical Security Systems Second Edition

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Design is a key site of cultural production & change in contemporary society Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design thinking & anthropological research This book is written by anthropologists who actively participate in the development of design anthropology Comprising both cutting-edge explorations & theoretical reflections it provides a much-needed introduction to the concepts methods practices & challenges of the new field Design Anthropology moves from observation & interpretation to collaboration intervention & co-creation Its practitioners participate in multidisciplinary design teams working towards concrete solutions for problems that are sometimes ill-defined The authors address the critical potential of design anthropology in a wide range of design activities across the globe & query the impact of design on the discipline of anthropology This volume will appeal to new & experienced practitioners in the field as well as to students of anthropology innovation science & technology studies & a wide range of design studies focusing on user participation innovation & collaborative research ...