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A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
Lisa Shannon had what some would call a good life—her own business, a successful fiancé, a secure home. Then one day in 2005, shortly after her father’s death, an episode of Oprah changed everything. The show about women in the Congo depicted atrocities too horrible to comprehend: millions dead, women gang-raped and tortured, children starving and dying in shocking numbers. That day Lisa woke up to her dissatisfaction with the “good” life and to her role as an activist and a sister.
She created a foundation called Run for Congo Women, with the goal to raise money to sponsor 30 Congolese women. What started as a solo 30-mile run has now grown into a national organization in connection with Women for Women International. Run for Congo Women holds fundraising runs in four countries and ten states, and continues to raise money and awareness. In A Thousand Sisters, Lisa shares firsthand accounts of her experiences visiting the Congo, the women she’s helped, and the relationships she’s formed. With compelling stories of why she remains committed to this cause, Lisa inspires her audience to reach out and help as well, forming a sisterhood that transcends geographic boundaries.
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After 4:30-David G Maillu
After 4:30 rocketed the now reknown author, David G. Maillu, to become the most widely read, controversial and humorous writer in East Africa. Told in African traditional poetic or song-style, provocative and bluntly-critical, the book gives a refreshing and entertaining read. It craftily unravels the problems of housewives, office secretaries, sex workers, with unusual frankness and remarkable clarity.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel (Book 7)
THE ONE WITH THE VALENTINE’S DANCE The seventh laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! Greg Heffley’s school is holding a Valentine’s Day dance, and it’s turned his world upside down. It’s everyone for themselves as they scramble to find a date for the big day, and Greg’s determined NOT to be left partner-less. His best friend, Rowley, doesn’t have any prospects either but that’s a small consolation… To make matters worse, his Uncle Gary has moved in and is taking over the whole house. Will Greg be lucky in love and get his home back? WHAT’S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? 50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! Stories that all readers can’t wait to get their hands on Laughter guaranteed! *BRAND NEW* DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE DEEP END IS OUT NOW! And DON’T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg’s best friend in Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal. ‘Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children’s authors on the planet’ Independent Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series? Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End – the BRAND NEW Wimpy Kid book
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Fundamentals of Financial Management
Now in its 13th edition, Fundamentals of Financial Management maintains its dedication to the financial decision-making process and the analysis of value creation, but develops a more international scope and introduces new topics into the debate. Current discussions on corporate governance, ethical dilemmas, globalization of finance, strategic alliances and the growth of outsourcing have been added with examples and boxed features to aid understanding and provide a more global perspective of financial management.
Ideal for introductory courses in financial management, for a professional qualification and as a reference for practitioners.
What’s New ?
Expanded coverage of Corporate Social Responsibility including the concept of Sustainability.
The discussion of financial statement analysis includes the push for convergence of accounting standards around the world.
Cash and marketable securities management material expanded and updated.
The updated chapter on International Financial Management includes discussion of Islamic sukuk bonds. -
Disaster Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Conservation Issues
The vulnerability of various regions of the world towards disasters, both natural and anthropogenic, is widely known. Disasters such as landslides, earthquakes, floods have a long-lasting effect on the environment and socio-economic systems. These disasters have been occurring at regular intervals of time and the economic and social cost of these mount every year.
Disaster Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conservation Issues deals with the fundamental principles and current practices in the field of disasters. The book covers various environmental challenges and issues related to natural disasters that affect all forms of life. It discusses how disasters can be managed and the role corporate social responsibility can play in addressing the issues. The book also provides conservation steps that can help in mitigating disasters. Experts from different fields have contributed diverse, technical, and best concepts. Through the writings, the book will make readers better prepared for the challenges of disaster management and strive towards sustainable development.
Contents:
- A Review of Flood Disaster in Assam State of India: Causes and Impacts
- Rampant Tourism an Ecological Disaster in Waiting: Case study from Ladakh
- A Retrospective Analysis of Earthquake Hazards and Hydropower Development in Indian Himalayan Region
- Factors Causing Landslides and Importance of Parameters during Landslide Hazard Zonation: Experiences from Kumaun Himalayas
- Major Natural Disasters and Livelihoods Improvement of Disaster-affected Areas through Horticulture in Uttarakhand
- Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture: Indian Perspective
- Potentially Important but Neglected Roadside and Wasteland Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand
- Natural disasters in hilly areas: special reference to people living in Indian Himalayan Region
- Ambient air pollution and its sources in the semi-rural sites in the Northwestern Indian Himalayas
- Diversity analysis, indigenous uses and current status of medicinal plants in Mohalkhad Watershed of Himachal Pradesh, Northwestern Himalayas
- Site occupancy and abundance of sloth bear in southern Aravalli Hills, India
- Managing disaster through Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability-based project on apple management in Himachal Pradesh leading to sustainable development
- Community Participation in Disaster Management: Case studies from Uttarakhand
- Commentary on evolution and divergence of the concept of CSR and recent developments laid by Companies Act 2013
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Sidney Sheldon’s Chasing Tomorrow
Sidney Sheldon’s most popular and enduring heroine―Tracy Whitney of If Tomorrow Comes―returns in a sensational sequel full of passion, suspense, and breathtaking twists.
Tracy Whitney never wanted to settle down. Responsible for some of the world’s most astounding heists with her brilliant, charming partner Jeff Stevens, she’s enjoyed the danger and relished the intensity of life on the wild side. But she’s had enough of conning the rich and corrupt out of their ill-gotten fortunes. The one thing that would make her life complete now is marriage and a child with Jeff.
But first, Tracy must finish one last job. An unexpected encounter with an old enemy triggers a series of disturbing events that Tracy never anticipated, raising terrifying ghosts she thought were dead and buried. Once again, this clever woman finds herself out on the edge, playing the odds in a desperate game of roulette.
The stakes have always been high. But with her life and her future on the line, Tracy needs to dig deeper than she’s ever gone before, and find the strength and courage to trump her rivals, no matter what the cost.
Tomorrow has come at last. But it isn’t the future Tracy bargained for . . .
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Having Fun With Phonics 2
This is another workbook in phonics series to learn 2 letter & 3 letter vowel & consonant sounds along with walls, digraphs, mixed letters, syllables, suffix, sight words.
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Genetics Essentials: Concepts and Connections
Derived from his popular and acclaimed Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, Ben Pierce’s streamlined text covers basic transmission, molecular, and population genetics in just 18 chapters, helping students uncover major concepts of genetics and make connections among those concepts as a way of gaining a richer understanding of the essentials of genetics.
With the new edition, Ben Pierce again focuses on the most pervasive problems for students taking genetics―understanding how genetics concepts connect to each other and developing solid problem solving skills. And with this edition, Genetics Essentials is available as a fully integrated text/media resource with SaplingPlus, an online solution that combines an e-book of the text, Pierce’s powerful multimedia resources, and Sapling’s robust genetics problem library
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The Actions and Uses of Ophthalmic Drugs
Explore the pharmacology, formulations, and clinical significance of ophthalmic drugs, including the actions and uses of ophthalmic drugs. The Actions and Uses of Ophthalmic A Textbook for Students and Practitioners, Second Edition provides pertinent information in relation to concepts in pharmacology, the formulation and application of ophthalmic drugs, and adverse ocular effects of systemic medication. This book discusses the preparations used in contact lens practice. Organized into 17 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the primary systems of drug classification according to their actions or effects, or on the basis of their chemistry. This text then presents a detailed discussion on the actions and uses of ophthalmic autonomic drugs. Other chapters consider the structure and function of the involuntary nervous system in the orbital region. This book discusses as well the two main classifications of ophthalmic drugs, namely, therapeutic and diagnostic. The final chapter deals with the clinical significance of medication-induced ocular adverse effects. This book is a valuable resource for ophthalmologists, students, and practitioners.
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Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice
Forensic Pathology is a comprehensive reference that uses a case-oriented format to address, explain and guide the reader through the varied topics encountered by forensic pathologists. Developed in response to a severe void in the literature, the book addresses topics ranging from medicolegal investigation of death to death scene investigation, forensic autopsy, and artifacts of resuscitation as well as complications of medical therapy, forensic osteology, forensic odontology, forensic photography, and death certification. The book includes various types of cases, including sudden natural death, asphyxia, motor vehicle collisions, death in custody, child abuse and elder abuse, acute psychiatric and emotional deaths, and pregnancy. It contains sample descriptions of pathological lesions which serve to aid pathologists in reporting their findings to law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and others involved in investigations of sudden death. The concepts outlined in the text are beautifully illustrated by large, colorful photographs. There are also “Do and Don’t” sections at the end of each chapter that provide guidance for handling the types of cases examined. This work will benefit not only experienced forensic pathologists, but also hospital pathologists who occasionally performs medicolegal autopsies; doctors in training; medical examiners; law enforcement personnel; crime scene investigators; attorneys; and fellows and students of the medical sciences.