A decimated Shiite shrine in Iraq The smoking World Trade Center site The scorched cityscape of 1945 Dresden Among the most indelible scars left by war is the destroyed landscapes & such architectural devastation damages far more than mere buildings Robert Bevan argues herethat shattered buildings are not merely collateral damage but rather calculated acts of cultural annihilation From Hitler's Kristallnacht to the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in the Iraq War Bevan deftly sifts through military campaigns & their tactics throughout history & analyzes the cultural impact & catastrophic consequences of architectural destruction For Bevan these actions are nothing less than cultural genocide Ultimately Bevan forcefully argues for the prosecution of nations that purposely flout established international treaties against destroyed architecture A passionate & thought-provoking cri de coeur The Destruction of Memory raises questions about the costs of war that run deeper than blood & money The idea of a global inheritance seems to have fallen by the wayside & lessons that should have long ago been learned are still being recklessly disregarded This is what makes Bevan's book relevant even urgent much of the destruction of which it speaks is still under way --Financial Times Magazine The message of Robert Bevan's devastating book is that war is about killing cultures identities & memories as much as it is about killing people & occupying territory--Sunday Times As Bevan's fascinating melancholy book shows symbolic buildings have long been targeted in & out of war as a particular kind of mnemonic violence against those to whom they are special--The Guardian ...

There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell She was known far & wide as Detective Dog Nell Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work But Nell has other talents too Every Monday she goes to school with Peter & listens to children read So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? & why? There's only one dog for the job & Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the culprit! Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson & stunningly illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator & printmaker Sara Ogilvie Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books reading libraries & the relationship between a little boy & his rather special dog ...

There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell She was known far & wide as Detective Dog Nell Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work But Nell has other talents too Every Monday she goes to school with Peter & listens to children read So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? & why? There's only one dog for the job & Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the culprit! Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson & stunningly illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator & printmaker Sara Ogilvie The Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books reading libraries & the relationship between a little boy & his rather special dog ...

There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell She was known far & wide as Detective Dog Nell Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work But Nell has other talents too Every Monday she goes to school with Peter & listens to children read So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? & why? There's only one dog for the job & Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the culprit! Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson & stunningly illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator & printmaker Sara Ogilvie The Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books reading libraries & the relationship between a little boy & his rather special dog ...

There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell She was known far & wide as Detective Dog Nell Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work But Nell has other talents too Every Monday she goes to school with Peter & listens to children read So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? & why? There's only one dog for the job & Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the culprit! Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson & stunningly illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator & printmaker Sara Ogilvie The Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books reading libraries & the relationship between a little boy & his rather special dog The Detective Dog Book & CD Pack comes with an audio CD read by actress & singer Floella Benjamin perfect for reading along ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All five episodes from the fourth series of the BBC comedy series expanded from occasional short sketches on Jasper Carrott&s & Canned Carrott& show Jasper Carrot & Robert Powell star as bumbling duo Detective Constables Bob Louis & David Briggs promoted well beyond their crime-fighting talents In the never-ending high-tech war against crime they are the Scud missiles of the police arsenal inefficient unreliable & utterly aimless Episodes are & The Great Escape& & Fur Coat No Knickers& & Back To Class& & Sacked& & & The Wembley Stadium Mystery& ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All six episodes from the first series of the BBC comedy starring Jasper Carrot & Robert Powell as the bumbling duo promoted well beyond their crime fighting talents In this series Briggs (Powell) & Louis (Carrot) have to catch an escaped killer on the same day as the FA Cup Final & are assigned roles as expert consultants to a new police TV drama Episodes are & What the Butler Saw&; & Hostage&; & Teed Off&; & Acting Constables&; & Studs&; & & Strangers in Paradise& ...

The Development of Children's Thinking offers undergraduate & graduate students in psychology & other disciplines an introduction to several core areas of developmental psychology It examines recent empirical research within the context of longstanding theoretical debates In particular it shows how a grasp of classic theories within developmental psychology is vital for a grasp of new areas of research such as cognitive neuroscience that have impacted on our understanding of how children develop The focus of this book will be on infancy & childhood & it looks at Theories & context of development How developmental psychology attempts to reconcile influences of nature & nurture Communication in infancy as a precursor to later thinking Language development in primates & young children Cognitive & social development including the child's understanding of the mind How studies of moral reasoning reflect upon our understanding of development ...

The Development of Early Childhood Mathematics Education Volume 53 in the Advances in Child Development & Behavior series



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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 When two sisters find a harmless looking object in the woods they cannot know what to what extent it will change their world – & ours – forever The small black sphere – mysterious seductive enticing – conveys a message a deep profound biological message that will reshape our world recasting relationships with the universe beyond our wildest dreams & worst nightmares It holds the key to our destiny It holds the secret to a new kind of life It holds the embryo of a plan of alien invasion It is so much more than just The Device ...