The past century has witnessed the extraordinary flowering of fiction, poetry and drama from countries previously colonised by Britain, an output which has changed the map of English literature. This introduction, from a leading figure in the field, explores a wide range of Anglophone post-colonial writing from Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, India, Ireland and Britain. Lyn Innes compares the ways in which authors shape communal identities and interrogate the values and representations of peoples in newly independent nations.

The Fortress in the Age of Vauban and Frederick the Great, 1680-1789

This is an excellent work that covers a vast topic well. In addition to technical developments in military engineering and the weapons driving it, this book gives a good overview of the social, economic, and political climate under which this occurs.

This intriguing series takes at our universe and the planets, stars, etc. that are part of it.

After discussing the formation of our solar system, author Capaccio compares Earth and Mars, the planet most like our own. Often called the "Red Planet," Mars was associated by ancient peoples with war and violence, and named for the Roman god of war. By the 1500s, Tycho Brahe had collected extensive data about Mars, from which Kepler noted its elliptical orbit. In the eighteenth century, William Herschel used telescopes to calculate Mars's tilted axis and to chart the planet's features.

Animals in America
The ideal complement for  teaching  English in primary school. This magazine brings a variety of activies for learning english with audio included.The magazine is divided in different section. "It's funny"  deals with jokes, expressions and tongue twister among others. "It's easy" presents a grammar topic with dialogues, games and audio activities. "Listen an play" is a great section in which students can practice pronunciation or complete dialogues by listening carefully to the recording. "Look and play" is a game which main goal is to entertain the children by ...

Conditioned Reflex Therapy: The Direct Approach to the Reconstruction of Personality

Andrew Salter (May 9, 1914-October 6, 1996) was the founder of Conditioned Reflex Therapy, an early form of behaviour therapy which emphasized assertive and exive behaviour as the way to combat the inhibitory personality traits which Salter believed were the underlying cause of most neuroses. In the 1940s, Salter introduced to American psychotherapy a Pavlovian model of hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis training.