Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in this stinging satire, who has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware. He vows to denounce his intelligence by any means necessary--in order to become "stupid" enough to be a happy, functioning member of society in this dark and hilarious odyssey.
Insects represent over half of all biological diversity. They pervade terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, functioning as carnivores, herbivores and detritivores. Their ecology is of crucial economic importance to our planet and therefore ourselves - as pests of our crops, vectors of diseases, as beneficials in food webs, pollination and ...
"A convincing portrait of teachers actively engaged in educational reform...offering a hopeful yet realistic vision of revitalized democracy inspired by a passion for the public good. This book is an eloquent defense of civic virtue."-Jonathan Kozol, author of "Amazing Grace" and "Savage Inequalities". "Rich, realistic, invigorating, and scary. ...
Romancing the Bard offers a look at the Stratford Festival in its first fifty years as it developed from a bold venture driven by vision of a handful of eager enthusiasts to its present status as a multi-million dollar cultural and commercial enterprise. With profiles of Stratford personalities from founder Tyrone Guthrie to current artistic ...
Highly acclaimed by practitioners all over the world, this title has deservedly become the leading text in its field. With its comprehensive review of the legal context within which international commercial arbitration operates, Redfern and Hunter is the ultimate user-friendly explanation of how international commercial arbitration works. From ...
A concise pictorial overview of cardiology, in the handy pocket-size Colour Guide format. Topics are presented in double-page spreads, with text on the left and illustrations on the right. High quality colour images, largely clinical photographs, demonstrate examples of the topic under discussion and the text provides a synoptic account to enhance ...
This volume separates myth from reality by providing factual knowledge about some of the most pertinent, and perplexing, midlife issues. The editors identify prominent areas of midlife associated with negative images, including physical status, cognitive structures and intelligence, mental health and personal development, social context of ...
Special Features- Examines family, work, health, sexuality, personality, and well-being issues related to midlife.- Addresses ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation within the midlife umbrella.- Presents implications of key issues for human services professionals.
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Following the author through Toronto in the 1940s and 1950s, this engrossing memoir depicts the evolution from a middle class childhood into an unconventional adulthood. Escaping his origins to fulfill his dreams, the author gains a surprising perspective, discovering that Europe's old world cultural superiority is just as hollow as the ...
Involved with the development of the English Arbitration Act at various stages, the authors of this work have provided a publication of the Act with a detailed, non-English language commentary. Enacted in June 1996, the 1996 English Arbitration Act only came into force on 31 January 1997. Unlike other materials published or prepared before the Act ...
It is Dublin, 1916, soon after the Easter Uprising as we enter this intriguing love story. Yeats, Ireland's most famous poet, wrote many of his greatest love poems for Maude Gonne. She was flamboyant, beautiful and a political rebel, while Yeats was forever concerned with convention and ceremony. This is a love story set against the turbulent ...
Since it was first published in 1986, Redfern & Hunter's commentary on international commercial arbitration has been widely hailed as the leading text on the subject, and essential reading for lawyers and arbitrators around the world. Based on the four authors' extensive personal experience as counsel and arbitrators, this fifth edition provides a ...
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