Watching a rented video, Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is shocked to notice that one of the actors is identical to him in every physical detail. Saramago\'s novel explores the nature of individuality and examines the fear and insecurity that arise when our singularity comes under threat, when even a wife cannot tell the original from the

Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the

New York-based photographer Henry Leutwyler\'s new book Document examines humble objects from iconic moments such as the first moonwalk, political assassinations or episodes in the lives of musicians, artists and athletes. Ten years in the making, Document is essentially a collection of portraits of things: Mahatma Gandhi\'s sandal, Alan Shepard\'s golf club, Janis Joplin\'s acoustic guitar, Jack Ruby\'s

Written by an examiner, this comprehensive resource offers complete support for the latest syllabus, with a focus on exam success and assessment requirements. For first teaching September 2022, first examination March

If justice is an intrinsic value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition? Following the birth of Islamic feminism at the end of the twentieth century, the idea of gender equality - inherent to our contemporary conceptions of justice - has presented a challenge to established, patriarchal interpretations of Shari\'a law. Through a series of thoughtful,

This concise yet comprehensive guide offers highly practical insights and advice to those wanting to plan weddings as a career choice. Chapters take the reader through all the essential steps to creating the perfect wedding including the clients, budgeting, the venue, the ceremony, food and beverage, stationery and so on. The many business aspects of starting a career in wedding planning are also covered

Want to change your life and also change the world? It begins with choosing kindness. In A Year of Living Kindly, Donna Cameron shows how we can overcome the barriers that impede both giving and receiving kindness--and how we can help others do the

In this book the author brings to light man\'s deep inner need for spiritual wisdom in life and helps the reader develop a new sense of reality that is based on love, power and compassion. He describes our relationship with the natural world in detail and discusses how we can harness its tremendous powers for our personal and mankind\'s benefit. It\'s Time to Come Alive challenges some of our most

A gripping memoir by one of the twentieth century\'s most celebrated Middle East journalists Eric Rouleau was one of the most celebrated journalists of his generation, a status he owed to his extraordinary career, which began when Hubert Beuve-M ry, director of Le Monde, charged him with covering the Near and Middle East. In 1963, Rouleau was invited by Gamal Abd al-Nasser to interview him in Cairo,

A brilliant romantic comedy exploring beach basics for the broken-hearted from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle, author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND, MR COMMITMENT, TURNING THIRTY and DINNER FOR

\"[A] collection of foolproof, elegant recipes [that] calls to mind Nigella Lawson at her best.\" -VogueOver 100 simple and wonderfully inviting recipes that allow you to relax with your loved ones while the cooking takes care of itself. Drawing on years of cooking for more people than it ever seemed possible to squeeze into her kitchen, Sunday Times columnist and cookery author Skye McAlpine shares

The Apocrypha (\"hidden things\") is that collection of books included in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible, or in the Latin Vulgate translation. While these books are not part of the Hebrew text that forms the canon for Judaism and Protestant Christianity, they are regarded as canonical by several Christian traditions. Additionally, scholars have pronounced the Apocrypha to be of

Presents the history of the Exploded Planet hypothesis. Rejecting naturalist and materialist assumptions of catastrophism forwarded by other researchers, this work asserts that the causes are based in ancient myths of a Cosmic War in the

Far from the image of an apolitical, \"clean\" Wehrmacht that persists in popular memory, German soldiers regularly cooperated with organizations like the SS in the abuse and murder of countless individuals during the Second World War. This in-depth study demonstrates that a key factor in the criminalization of the Wehrmacht was the intense political indoctrination imposed on its members. At the instigation

The third book in the blockbuster Tigers Curse series is now available in paper! With a head-to-head battle against the villainous Lokesh behind her, Kelsey confronts a new heartbreak: after his ordeal, her beloved Ren suffers from amnesia and no longer knows who she !is. As she, Ren, and Kishan continue toward their goal of breaking the curse by challenging five cunning and duplicitous dragons, the

Learn how to build and deploy scalable, real-time search applications with Elasticsearch 8Elasticsearch is a powerful tool for handling and managing large amount of data. It is scalable, reliable, and fast, with various features for data analysis and search. This book is a comprehensive guide to using Elasticsearch to manage data. It starts with an overview of Elasticsearch, detailing its importance