With the increasing popularity of this hobby the Aquarium Manual" will appeal to complete newcomers & seasoned fish keepers alike. The manual goes through every aspect thoroughly from choosing which type of fish to keep in the first place to decorating the tank feeding & breeding. Presented in an easy-to-use style with clear color photography chapters include setting up filtration water quality fish health equipment maintenance buying fish & species profiles. Step-by-step projects cover setting up tropical cold water & marine tanks acclimatising fish & tank & filter maintenance." ...

Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' & tell his story to the world. This memoir reveals the human suffering in his camp with its forced labour frequent public executions & near-starvation rations. Kang eventually escaped to South Korea via China to give testimony to the hardships & atrocities that constitute the lives of the thousands of people still detained in the gulags today. Part horror story part historical document part memoir part political tract this story of one young man's personal suffering finally gives eye-witness proof to this neglected chapter of modern history. ...

With his trademark blend of knowledge insight & wit Dadhichi shares his predictions for the new year. The new year could prove frustrating to you Aquarius with slow movement in your career & self-development sectors. Self-sacrifice may be required to reach your goals so you will need to carefully balance your personal & professional lives. While sounding challenging 2013 also has good karma & deep satisfaction in store. In Dadhichis horoscope for Aquarius you will discover which star signs can match your independent & occasionally quirky nature how to engage your social & intellectual talents in the workplace & what 2013 has in store for you. YOUR STARS WILL REVEAL Monthly & daily predictions for 2013 Insights into the Aquarius woman man & child Which star signs you are best matched with as well as who to avoid in the areas of love friendship & the workplace ...

Fully updated this map combines clear design & an easy-to-read scale with more road detail to ensure that you never lose your way. It

Includes:: information on toll points service areas road numbers motorways dual carriageways & wide & narrow local roads. National Parks ski resorts visitor attractions & towns & places of interest are also highlighted. The map is presented in a practical slimline format with a durable weatherproof cover for protection from the elements.

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Michelin regional maps each contain practical road & route information. Special Michelin reads-like-a-book format for easy use in folding & unfolding. Useful information for planning trips including gas stations 24-hour service stations toll gates rest areas & service plazas. Clear precise cartography. Icons pinpoint important travel information. ...

This book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of the award winning Ara Guler the Eye of Istanbul it reflects the citys melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition & modernity. Gulers remarkable duotone photographs are accompanied by evocative commentaries from Orhan Pamuk another leading figure in Turkish culture. Both writer & photographer each held in their youth the ambition of becoming a painter. Here each in his own way paints a brushless picture of his hometown & captures through image & word its very soul. ...

This collection of essays by leading academics offers an alternative approach to the study of todays Arab states by focusing on their participation in neo-liberal globalization rather than on authoritarianism or Islam. The effects of the restructuring of traditional state power engendered by globalization are analyzed separately through updated empirical research into the political economic & security processes of each country considered. Egypt Lebanon Morocco & Saudi Arabia are the case studies selected to represent different paths towards a shared model of a new Arab state which far from representing an exceptional case of resilience against global trends may be seen in many instances as typifying their effects. This book thus offers both an overall conceptualization of change affecting the Arab states domestically & internationally & a series of in-depth case studies by country & functional areas. It is extremely timely when viewed within the context of the current political unrest & unprecedented change within the Middle East. The paperback edition

Includes:: a new preface which links the authors research to the current Arab Spring crisis.

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Jeremy Bowen has been the BBCs Middle East correspondent for twelve years & has been on the ground for them as the recent revolutions have swept through the region. Realising this as a game-changing moment in the history of the Middle East The Arab Uprisings captures the thoughts & feelings of the people involved as the events unfolded putting these revolutions in their political context & using them as a prism through which to understand the broader history & landscape of the Middle East. The book will look at the world the demonstrators rejected & its Arab dictators. The author will examine brutal police states tribal loyalty & foreign help. The Wests response & Israels too will form part of the narrative. This is an urgent & authoritative account of the seismic political changes rocking the Middle East from one of the foremost reporters of our time. ...

Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East shocking the world & ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom democracy human rights social justice & regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? & what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-&-answer format The Arab Uprisings explores all aspects of the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Middle East. Historian James Gelvin begins with an overview--What sparked the Arab uprisings? Where did the demands for democracy & human rights come from? How appropriate is the phrase Arab Spring"?--before turning to specific countries around the region. He looks at such topics as the role of youth labor & religious groups in Tunisia & Egypt & discusses why the military turned against rulers in both countries. Exploring the uprisings in Libya & Yemen Gelvin explains why these two states are considered "weak " why that status is important for understanding the upheavals there & why outside powers intervened in Libya but not in Yemen. Next Gelvin compares two cases that defied expectations: Algeria which experts assumed would experience a major upheaval after Egypt's & Syria which experts failed to foresee. He then looks at the monarchies of Morocco Jordan & the Gulf exploring the commonalities & differences of protest movements in each. The final chapter discusses the implications of the uprisings. What do they mean for the United States? For Iran? Has al-Qaeda been strengthened or weakened? What effects have the uprisings had on the Israel-Palestine conflict? What conclusions might we draw from the uprisings so far? For anyone wishing to understand the dramatic events in the Middle East The Arab Uprisings is the place to turn." ...

When the UN called for the end of the British mandate & the partition of Palestine into two independent states. the RAF found itself under attack from both sides. Tracing the development of hostilities in the Middle East this book covers the period from the establishment of the first proper Israeli Air Force in 1948 to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Israels War of Independence against its Arab neighbours the inevitable round two the Suez Crisis of 1956 the Six Day War of 1967 the Yom Kippur wars of 1973 & the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 are all detailed in this fascinating chronide of war in the Middle East. ...