Includes observations and accounts of various aspects of Albanian life, both ancient and modern, examining Homeric parallels with Albanian marriage and kingship traditions, the treatment of minorities within the region and the language requirements of the military during the World War II.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Matilda by Roald Dahl, read by Kate Winslet. Matilda Wormwood is an extraordinary genius with really stupid parents. Miss Trunchbull is her terrifying headmistress who thinks all her pupils are rotten little stinkers. But Matilda will show these horrible grown-ups that even though shes only small, shes got some very powerful tricks up her sleeve . . . Kate Winslets award-winning and varied career has included standout roles in Titanic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Finding Neverland, Revolutionary Road and The Reader, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Also a highly acclaimed voice artist, she received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Listen to the Storyteller.

It is critical for non-clinical statisticians to communicate effectively with scientists. Therefore, they must possess the ability to transform scientific questions into statistical hypotheses and models. This book affords new and experienced statisticians with the opportunity to enhance their statistical tools and improve their consulting skills.

Bestselling author Kathleen McGowan reveals how to live the life you truly desire through understanding the transformative power of The Lord's Prayer

* The truth behind our digital lives

The BBC's business editor and bestselling author, Robert Peston, surveys the wreckage of the world economy and asks - what is the future of global capitalism?

Investigating the role of petroleum in East Asia from 1880 to 2008, this book considers the industry from a multinational international perspective. It covers issues of security, conflict, development and environment.

Introducing the topic of electrochemistry for non-electrochemists, Electrochemical Systems provides an overview of the fundamentals of electrochemical theory and techniques along with an appreciation for its wide range of applications.

This volume provides a wide and varied account of the history of the book during the medieval and early modern period, up to the Union of the Parliaments in 1707.

Computational Chemistry and Molecular Simulation presents the basics of computational chemistry and molecular simulation methods in an easey-to-understand manner. From Bohr's studies of the atom to quantum wave mechanics, the book presents the many significant historical events in the field.

An irreverentandhilarious illustrated guide that will teach you how to perform the coolest tricks and skills and will make you an instant hit in a bar or at a party

Presents a catalog of simple solutions to commonly occurring design problems. These 23 patterns allow designers to create more reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves. The authors begin by describing what patterns are, and how they can help you design object-oriented software.

A serious, academically-credible yet accessible and highly-illustrated single-volume history of Edinburgh.

The overall socio-economic development experience in India under different economic governance frameworks since the 1950s has given rise to a large number of interrelated concerns. This book documents these experiences in the Indian context and identifies the scope and limitations of corporations to address such concerns.

In identifying the key elements of regional culture that impact upon socio-economic development, this text concentrates on the socio-industrial, research and political cultures, and is useful for those working in the social sciences. It provides a bridge between economics and management.

Provides an appraisal of gender pay equality, assessing advances and barriers to progress through a selection of national policy, institutional and labour market contexts.

Covers a range of topics that include Poisson regression, survival analysis, repeated measure, clustered data, longitudinal observations, and generalized linear models such as logistic regression. This book explains the importance of time-dependent confounding and introduces methods including inverse probability weighted estimators.

If I were a dinosaur I'd give a mighty roar!Then I'd open my big jaws and yes, I'd roar some more!ROAR! Be a dinosaur for the day and do all the things that dinos love, like soaring through the sky and chasing away other dinosaurs! With chunky novelties and lots of fun things to spot, children will have hours of fun pulling tabs, lifting flaps and moving sliders in this brand new series of board books that are the perfect size for little hands.

Part one in a compelling new fantasy adventure!

This book whether the promotion of corporate rescue is the best policy and goes on to examine the procedures which insolvent companies enter into.