12 more animated adventures featuring Ethelbert the Tiger, who travels with his wise human friend Dilip on the Magic Waterfall to all the corners of the world. Episodes are: ' Ethelbert & the Snake'; ' Ethelbert & the Emu'; ' Ethelbert & the African El ...

' The Big Questions' series is designed to let renowned experts confront the 20 most fundamental & frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. In ' The Big Questions: Ethics' Julian Baggini, one of Britain's best-known philosophers, condenses complex, contemporary issues of right & wrong into 20 key questions. He examines how we can start to answer them, what they might mean to us & how they influence the way we choose to live our lives. Among the ideas debated are: What is free will? Can it ever be right to kill? Is terrorism ever justified? Should euthanasia be legal? Are some people superior to others? Do animals have rights? ...

This textbook for nursing students discusses ethical issues in the nursing profession & presents a model for making decisions about these types of issues. The volume begins with a discussion of ethical theories, models, & principles from classical & contemporary philosophy. ...

Features: -Gingham Cushion Lap Tray. -
Colour: Pink. -Attractive & functional. -Sits snugly & comfortably on

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It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy & throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school. Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks & climbing trees than proper manners-and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's young ladies learn to finish... everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, & etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, & espionage
- in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia & her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.
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In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the miser Grandet lives with his wife & daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled & overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures & his only child equally closely, he will let no one near them. ...

Takes into account the tremendous advances in our understanding of transcription factors & the mechanisms by which they act. This book gives emphasis to the interaction between transcription factors & chromatin structure. It is for those who wish to understand the impact of molecular biology on medicine, whatever their speciality. ...

Lord Asheye of Salamandastron has a prophecy: a new Badger Lord will soon reign over the legendary badger fortress, one who 'shuns both armour & sword'. But who is he & how is he to be found? A young haremaid from the Long Patrol regiment is dispatched on a dangerous mission to find him. ...

From Aristotle's pioneering research into animal biology to Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood; from Copernicus's theory of the heliocentric universe to Carl Sagan's speculations on extraterrestrial life; & from Einstein's theory of Relativity to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Eureka! condenses the essential biographies & principal discoveries of the world's most important scientists into 300 bite-sized entries. Spanning the full spectrum of scientific disciplines
- including physics, biology, earth science, cosmology, chemistry, archaeology & behavioural science
- this book is the perfect introduction to the pioneering work of scientists throughout the ages.

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A guide covering international & regional organizations, it provides information on international organizations such as the UN & the International Council for Science. It

Includes:: introductory articles; a chronology charting the historical development of international organizations; texts of various international charters & others.

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