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I Have Seen the Promised Land: A Utopian Novella
KShs 395.00This book, a utopian novella set in the year 2026, is part of a trilogy along with The History of the Culture of War and World Peace through the Town Hall: A Strategy for the Global Movement for a Culture of Peace. Together they put forward a comprehensive and feasible plan to achieve world peace. They are based on the author’s responsibility for the United Nations International Year for the Culture of Peace (2000), the Manifesto 2000 signed by 75 million people, and the United Nations Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. This novella foresees the coming collapse of the global economy and nation states as an opportunity to refound the United Nations on the basis of those who understand the need for a culture of peace: individuals, civil society organizations and local governments. It provides an imaginative and personalized account of how the world has come to a culture of peace and explores the various contradictions involved.
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In Praise of Savagery Paperback
KShs 1,000.00One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa.
As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. Invited to visit him at his African home, Cairns decides to make a bit of an adventure of it and do some of the journey on foot.
When he himself was a young man, Thesiger led an expedition to explore the course of the Awash river in Ethiopia. Every westerner that had gone before him had been killed by local tribesmen. Needless to say, he survived.
Alternating chapters chart Warwick’s journey with that of Thesiger creating a captivating dual narrative that is part travel book, part biography, part autobiography, part history with fair doses of philosophy and humour thrown in for good measure.
In Praise of Savagery is a highly original book that defies classification but is always effortlessly readable.
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Indispensable Employees: How to Hire Them, How to Keep Them
KShs 400.00Indispensable Employees: How to Hire Them, How to Keep Them was written to help all those organizations who know they need to adapt to the new economy, but don’t quite know how. It was written to help organizations start thinking again about how they can hold on to their best workers, despite what their competitors are offering. It was written to help organizations surmount the challenges of this new full-employment economy and hire and retain the most competent, motivated, and diverse workforce possible.
Indispensable Employees: How to Hire Them, How to Keep Them will show organizations how to:
- Maximize their recruitment and retention dollars.
- Decrease costly turnover, while still managing necessary layoffs with dignity and respect.
- Maximize recruitment dollars by turning employees and managers into goodwill ambassadors and headhunters.
- Utilize multicultural and segment marketing approaches to recruit and retain a diverse workforce.
- Prevent competitors from luring key talent away
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Infinite Riches
KShs 650.00In the chaotic world of his African village, the spirit-child Azaro still watches the tumultous and tender lives of the Living; of his father who has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and of his mother who battles for justice. This final chapter in Azaro’s adventures is a explosive and haunting climax to this masterful trilogy.
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Information Governance and Assurance: Reducing risk, promoting policy
KShs 10,780.00This comprehensive textbook discusses the legal, organizational and ethical aspects of information governance, assurance and security and their relevance to all aspects of information work.
Information governance describes the activities and practices which have developed to control the use of information, including, but not limited to, practices mandated by law. In a world in which information is increasingly seen as a top-level asset, the safeguarding and management of information is of concern to everyone. From the researcher who is responsible for ethical practices in the gathering, analysis, and storage of data, to the reference librarian who must deliver unbiased information; from the records manager who must respond to information requests, to the administrator handling personnel files, this book with equip practitioners and students alike to implement good information governance practice in real-world situations.
Key topics covered include:
Information as an asset
The laws and regulations
Data quality management
Dealing with threats
Security, risk management and business continuity
Frameworks, policies, ethics and how it all fits together.
Readership: Fully supported by examples, discussion points and practical exercises, this is essential reading for everyone who needs to understand, implement and support information assurance policies and information governance structures. It will be particularly valuable for LIS students taking information management and information governance courses, and information professionals with an advisory or gatekeeping role in information governance within an organization.
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Information System Analysis in The Libraries
KShs 6,630.00The present book ‘Information systems analysis in the Libraries’ defines “Systems Study” in the libraries, its planning and organization starting with various steps like analyzing procedures, surveying and looking into its methods and results in a scientific way. Designing and redesigning a system for betterment looking into sub-systems like acquisition, circulation, serial control etc. to function effectively in a modernized way. In brief, the book gives a comprehensive account of system-approach in the field of librarianship. The book is intended to be used widely as a textbook in the area of systems study for the students of library and information science.
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Information Technology In Library Management
KShs 2,775.00Computer technology, both hardware and software, is deriving all benefits from the advances made in solid state physics and electronics. The new innovations in hardware technology, particularly storage media, microelectronics, VLSI, etc., have reduced the cost of the computer. A wide range of general-purpose and special-purpose computers, mini-computers, microcomputers, microprocessors etc., are the types which can be used in libraries. Planning and management also become efficient, cost-effective and result oriented. Use of modern information technology in management of libraries is described pros and cons in this book. The whole information is organised in ten chapters viz. introduction; computer in library management; software installation; online computer service; electronic service delivery; terminal software, computer selection; library network hardware; multimedia catalog; and library networking etc.
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Insect Molecular Biology and Ecology
KShs 7,280.00Insects represent the most abundant and diverse animal group on Earth. The number of described species is more than one million and up to ten million are estimated. Insects have one of the widest distributions in the world because they have adapted to extreme ranges of environments.
Molecular ecology studies ecological processes based on the analysis of biomacromolecules, particularly DNA, RNA, and proteins, but also of low-molecular weight signal compounds. Molecular ecology uses the exciting opportunities offered by the tools of molecular biology.
The book presents current entomological research, where molecular tools help to advance traditional ecological studies. Chapters include ones on insect–insect and insect–plant interactions, on mechanisms of environmental adaptation, or on the use of insect biotechnology in pest and vector control. The book helps to combine powerful methods in molecular biology with exciting issues in ecology to understand why insects became “masters of survival.”
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Inspired Destiny: Living and Fulfilling a Purposeful Life
KShs 1,000.00Based on a programme originally developed for young people seeking purpose and direction in their lives, Dr John Demartini‘s Inspired Destiny has deep meaning for readers of all ages. Whether you’re a young adult or simply young at heart, it will awaken you to your true calling, based on your unique gifts. Do the simple exercises in each chapter and apply what you learn here, and you will:
· Clarify what you’d love to dedicate your life to
· Powerfully communicate your vision to others
· Make money doing what you love
· Dissolve the emotions that can distract you from your purpose
· Discover the power of planning your life to become what you’d truly love it to be – not what someone else thinks it ‘should’ be.You’ll come away from this book with an fully-realised vision of yourself, understanding the real difference between being a leader or follower, and see how to set an example for others by doing what you love. You’ll set in motion a far-reaching ‘ripple effect’, beginning the journey of mastering and living a meaningful and inspiring life.
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Instructional Technology
KShs 20,720.00First Published in 1987. The technical knowledge that constitutes instructional technology includes practical procedures for using existing media to deliver instruction, and also to deliver portions of instruction that supplement the communications of an instructor. Instructional technology includes practical techniques of instructional delivery that systematically aim for effective learning, whether or not they involve the use of media. It is a basic purpose of the field of instructional technology to promote and aid the application of these known and validated procedures in the design and delivery of instruction.
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Integrative Human Biochemistry: A Textbook for Medical Biochemistry
KShs 13,750.00This book covers in detail the mechanisms for how energy is managed in the human body. The basic principles that elucidate the reactivity and physical interactions of matter are addressed and quantified with simple approaches. Three-dimensional representations of molecules are presented throughout the book so molecules can be viewed as unique entities in their shape and function.
The book is focused on the molecular mechanisms of cellular processes in the context of human physiological situations such as fasting, feeding and physical exercise, in which metabolic regulation is highlighted. Furthermore the book uses key historical experiments that opened up new concepts in Biochemistry to further illustrate how the human body functions at molecular level, helping students to appreciate how scientific knowledge emerges.
This book also:
- Elucidates the foundations of the molecular events of life
Uses key historical experiments that opened up new concepts in Biochemistry to further illustrate how the human body functions at molecular level, helping students to appreciate how scientific knowledge emerges
- Provides realistic representations of molecules throughout the book
Advance Praise for Integrative Human Biochemistry
“This textbook provides a modern and integrative perspective of human biochemistry and will be a faithful companion to health science students following curricula in which this discipline is addressed. This textbook will be a most useful tool for the teaching community.”
- Elucidates the foundations of the molecular events of life
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Intellectual Property Law in East Africa
KShs 2,300.00The past half century in Uganda has witnessed both concern and interest in copyright and neighbouring rights. This is evident in the laws and treaties initiated by both the Uganda Government and the international community, aimed at enabling copyright holders to realize the benefi ts of their intellectual works.
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International Human Rights and their Enforcement in Africa
KShs 2,400.00The main objective and purpose of this book therefore is to underscore the challenges besetting the effective enforcement of international human rights law in Africa and the prospects and promises of an effective regional human rights system. The book, a revised and updated version of my earlier book entitled The African System on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Its Promises, Prospects and Pitfalls, captures succinctly the recent developments of the system, since the publication of its predecessor. This is done with the understanding that the African human rights system is gradually progressing, despite the fact that it is not only the least developed but also the least effective as compared with its American and European counterparts.
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International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World Economy (Aspen Casebook)
KShs 60,000.00International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World Economy, Fourth Edition by Frederick M. Abbott, Thomas Cottier, and Francis Gurry, provides a comprehensive treatment of the international intellectual property system across the spectrum of intellectual property rights and interests. It introduces the institutional architecture at the multilateral, regional/plurilateral, bilateral and national levels. For each form of IP, it addresses the technical legal rules and illustrative jurisprudence, as well as economic and social welfare implications. Each of the authors has played a role in the development and implementation of the international rules, and they bring their experience to bear in introducing students to the field.
New to the Fourth Edition:
- The latest developments in bilateral and regional agreements regulating intellectual property, including NAFTA 2.0 (USMCA), CPTPP, and CETA
- Important new judicial decisions, including the U.S. Supreme Court decision adopting international exhaustion of patents and CJEU decisions addressing trademarks, geographical indications, and copyright
- Developments in IP and human rights; IP and competition law; and IP and health
- The WTO panel report in the Australia-Tobacco case
Professors and students will benefit from:
- An approach to the international IP system that situates the rules within the broader context of international law and the public policy objectives that governments, industry, and interest groups are seeking to achieve
- Case law from international dispute settlement bodies, as well as from national and regional courts
- Discussion of patent, trademark, geographical indication, copyright, design, trade secret, and data protection; as well as plant variety protection, protection of genetic resources and traditional knowledge, and the role of open source
- An explanation of the new European Union Unitary Patent system
- Exploration of the increasingly important role of emerging market IP systems
- Materials to help students understand the disputes between the United States and China involving IP, investment, and transfer of technology
- Inclusion of important jurisprudential developments
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Into Africa: The Epic Adventures Of Stanley And Livingstone Paperback
KShs 2,000.00A gripping retelling of the legendary story of Livingstone and Stanley.
In 1866 Britain’s foremost explorer, Dr David Livingstone, went in search of the answer to an age- old geographical riddle- where was the source of the Nile? Livingstone set out with a large expedition, on a course that would lead through nearly impenetrable, unmapped terrain, and into areas populated by fearsome man- eating tribes. Within weeks his intended journey began to fall apart- his entourage deserted him and Livingstone vanished without trace into the African interior. He would not be heard from again for two years.While debate raged in England over whether Livingstone could be found in the unmapped wilderness of Africa, James Gordon Bennet, a brash young American newspaper tycoon, hatched a plan to capitalise on the world’s fascination with the missing legend. He commissioned his star reporter, Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands in Wales!), to search for Livingstone. Stanley undertook his quest with gusto, filing reports that captivated readers and dominated the front page of the New York Herald for months.INTO AFRICA traces the journeys of Livingstone and Stanley in alternating chapters. Livingstone’s journey is one of trials and set- backs, that find him alone and depleted miles from civilisation. Stanley’s is an awakening to the beauty of Africa, the grandeur of her landscape and the vivid diversity of her wildlife. It is also a journey that succeeds beyond his wildest dreams, clinching his place in history with the famous question- ‘Dr Livingstone, I presume?’ The first book to examine the extraordinary physical challenges, political intrigue and larger- than- life personalities of the Stanley- Livingstone story, INTO AFRICA is a fascinating window on the golden age of exploration and will appeal to everyone’s sense of adventure.
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Introduction to Epidemiology
KShs 4,820.00Recognized by Book Authority as one of the best Public Health books of all time, Introduction to Epidemiology is a comprehensive, reader-friendly introduction to this exciting field. Designed for students with minimal training in the biomedical sciences and statistics, this full-color text emphasizes the application of the basic principles of epidemiology according to person, place, and time factors in order to solve current, often unexpected, and serious public health problems. Students will learn how to identify and describe public health problems, formulate research hypotheses, select appropriate research study designs, manage and analyze epidemiologic data, interpret and apply results in preventing and controlling disease and health-related events. With real-world examples in the form of case studies and news files in each chapter, Introduction to Epidemiology is an accessible and effective approach to learning epidemiology. The Eighth Edition features: – Same organization as the prior edition allowing for easier transition – New or expanded coverage of the models of causation, methods of age adjustment, age-period cohort models, incubation and latency periods, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves – Clearer connection between statistical inference and causal inference – New and updated practical examples and News Files help solidify concepts and show real-world application – Updated tables and figures throughout – Access to Navigate 2 online learning materials, including a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, learning analytics reporting tools, and more – A built-in adaptive learning feature enables students to take self-assessments before or after reading a chapter. Based on their performance they can map out their own custom study plan that directs them to the areas of the text to review.
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Introduction to the Theory of Statistics,
KShs 5,950.00A self contained introduction to classical statistical theory. The material is suitable for students who have successfully completed a single year’s course in calculus with no prior knowledge of statistics or probability. Third revised edition
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Investing in Real Estate, 5th Edition Paperback
Now in its fifth edition, Investing in Real Estate is the straightforward guide that helps you start growing your fortune by investing in houses and small apartment buildings. Successful real estate investor Gary Eldred shows you how you can outperform the stock market by investing in residential real estate–the surest and safest way to build assets.
This updated edition covers all the new trends and tactics in real estate investing, including how to shop for properties outside your home market and how to use option arms to achieve positive cash flow. As always, you’ll find all the information you need to start investing now, as well as up-to-date tips on negotiating deals, spotting market trends, and using the Internet as a research tool to find and buy properties. Let the authors show you how to:
* Buy with a low or no-money down payment
* Build wealth without paying income taxes
* Find the neighborhoods and properties that will appreciate fastest
* Add value to your properties with smart improvements
* Choose the best financing for your investments
* Protect your net worth with LLCs and other legal strategies
Whether you need money for your child’s college tuition, a prosperous retirement, or a higher quality of life, Investing in Real Estate, Fifth Edition is the best guide available to help you start building real wealth right now. -
Island of Bones
KShs 650.00England, 1783. For years, reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther has pursued his forensic studies—and the occasional murder investigation—far from his family estate. But an ancient tomb there will reveal a wealth of secrets. When laborers discover an extra body inside the tomb, the lure of the mystery brings Crowther home at last, accompanied by his partner in crime, the forthright Mrs. Harriet Westerman. What Crowther learns will rewrite his family’s past—and spill new blood in a land torn between old magic and modern justice.
The next installment in a series described as “CSI: Georgian England” (The New York Times Book Review), Island of Bones is a riveting tale that will captivate fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Finch.
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Jet-Set Summer Affairs
KShs 650.00Three decadent, glamorous romances with three seriously sexy alpha males provide the perfect summer escape! Surrendering to a smouldering Sardinian…Widowed Sasha is shocked to learn that millionaire Gabriel is named as her late husband’s heir and guardian to her sons. Already at his mercy, could a summer together convince her to surrender to his will? Red-hot nights in Rio…Kimberly and Brazilian billionaire Luc once shared a steamy summer together. Now their son is in danger, and Kimberly returns to Brazil for Luc’s help. Yet wary Luc has one condition – she must sleep with him first! One gorgeous man, several exclusive globetrotting dates…From the moment Slade Carruthers lays eyes on the beautiful Clea Chardin, he has to have her. But Clea has a reputation and Slade doesn’t share his women. So begins a jet-set seduction that has Slade pursuing Clea across the globe – and into his bed! Sun, sea and champagne…the perfect ingredients for a jet-set summer affair!
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Join the Rebellion
KShs 650.00Being a rebel in the Star Wars galaxy is dangerous work! There are stormtroopers to avoid, TIE fighters to dodge, and lightsaber-wielding Sith Lords to outsmart before they learn the location of the latest secret base. Just how did these brave heroes defeat not one, but two, Death Stars? Star Wars Join the Rebellion! will answer this question and many more in an engaging and funny book for young readers.
Featuring doodle-style illustrations, stills from the Star Wars movies and animated shows, and lively, humorous text, Star Wars Join the Rebellion! will enthrall even the most reluctant young reader. Learn all about the most famous rebel leaders, from Admiral Ackbar to Princess Leia. Follow them into big battles. Discover interesting facts about their ships, droids, and the missions that changed the galaxy.
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Judicial Review in Kenya
KShs 1,018.00The importance of judicial review of administrative action to Kenya cannot be gainsaid. Kenya faces a burgeoning administrative structure in an environment in which “good governance” is yet to take root fully. Fashioned specifically to check excess of and lapses in, administrative action, judicial review is tailor-made for Kenyan circumstances, as they exist today.
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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary Paperback
KShs 1,000.00Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet — for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM.
Now, in a narrative that zips along with the speed of e-mail, Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius. The result is an engrossing portrayal of a man with a revolutionary vision, who challenges our values and may change our world.
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Keeper of the Realms Crow’s Revenge Book
KShs 1,295.00Book one in this new fantasy adventure series, Keeper of the Realms. ‘I’ve just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I’m in this strange land I don’t know anything about!’ CHARLIE KEEPER has been forced from her home by a bloodthirsty and terrifying stranger. But in escaping she discovers her house holds the gateway to the REALM OF BELLANIA – a place of myth, magic . . . and an evil Lord with a very bad attitude. NOW its fate rests squarely upon Charlie’s shoulders. But before she can untangle the mystery that will save Bellania, she needs the answer to a life-changing secret her guardian, the dastardly Mr Crow, has been keeping from her . . . Just who is Charlie Keeper?
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Keeper of the Realms the Dark Army Book
KShs 1,295.00‘Your abilities as a Keeper allow you to open doors that others can not.’ Imprisoned in the mythical world of Bellania, CHARLIE KEEPER is at the mercy of Lord Bane’s guards while her loyal friends have been sold into slavery. When the TERRIFYING Edge Darkmount breaks into her cell, he promises to decipher the meaning of her mysterious pendant – and unlock the secrets of Bellania – if she will help him get revenge on Bane. But can she TRUST him? The future of the realm relies on Charlie’s special powers. Even if she escapes it may take more than she can summon to overthrow the evil lord – it may take an entire army . . . ** A contemporary fantasy adventure for 10+ with elements of The Wizard of Oz, Lemony Snicket and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Perfect for fans of Tolkien’s The Hobbit and Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell’s The Edge Chronicles. ** ‘I would rather read Crow’s Revenge than Harry Potter!’
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Kick Start Your Business: 100 Days to a Leaner, Fitter Organization
KShs 1,395.00Find out how to identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses and take the next step to make a business work smoothly. This guide identifies the essential tools to get a business to work better, offers hundreds of ideas and examples to turn your business into a powerhouse, includes useful resources and contacts, and provides worksheets to kick start your business.
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Kidnapped
KShs 150.00Penguin Popular Classics – Kidnapped – complete and unabridged “Kidnapped” is a classic adventure story, as thrilling today as when it was first published. As he sets off into the world to seek his last remaining kinsman, Uncle Ebenezer, young David Balfour has no idea of the hazards and intrigues that the encounter will bring. He finds his uncle to be a decrepit, miserly man, and soon realizes that Ebenezer is also a liar. But before he can fathom his machinations, David is tricked into boarding the brig Covenant, and bound for slavery in distant Carolina… Overcoming the perils of sea and the turbulent fortunes that befall him after he is shipwrecked – including a charge of murder – David ultimately emerges triumphant to claim his rightful heritage.
