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Sexuality and Gender Politics in Mozambique
KSh 1,499.00Winner of the 2012 gender research award KRAKA-prisen.
This book is about gender politics in Mozambique over three decades from 1975 to 2005. The book is also about different ways of understanding gender and sexuality. Gender policies from Portuguese colonialism, through Frelimo socialism to later neo-liberal economic regimes share certain basic assumptions about men, women and gender relations. But to what extent do such assumptions fit the ways in which rural Mozambican men and women see themselves? A major line of argument in the book is that gender relations should be investigated, not assumed, and that policies not matching people’s lives are not likely to succeed.
The empirical data, on which the argument is based, are first a unique body of data material collected 1982-1984 by the national women’s organization, the OMM [when the author was employed as a sociologist in the organization] andsecondly data resulting from more recent fieldwork in northern Mozambique.
Importantly inspired by African post-colonial feminist lines of thinking, the book engages in a project of re-mapping and re-interpreting ‘culture andtradition’. In this context, the book investigates in particular matriliny [c. 40 per cent of Mozambique’s population live under conditions of matriliny] and female initiation. The findings open new avenues for gender politics, and for rethinking sexuality and gender – in Africa and beyond.Signe Arnfred is Associate Professor, Dept of Society & Globalization, and Centre for Gender, Power & Diversity, Roskilde University
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Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach, Fourth Edition
KSh 11,060.00This updated and reorganized fourth edition of Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach applies the strong mathematics content of previous editions to a coherent treatment of Model-Based Testing for both code-based (structural) and specification-based (functional) testing. These techniques are extended from the usual unit testing discussions to full coverage of less understood levels integration and system testing.
The Fourth Edition:
- Emphasizes technical inspections and is supplemented by an appendix with a full package of documents required for a sample Use Case technical inspection
- Introduces an innovative approach that merges the Event-Driven Petri Nets from the earlier editions with the “Swim Lane” concept from the Unified Modeling Language (UML) that permits model-based testing for four levels of interaction among constituents in a System of Systems
- Introduces model-based development and provides an explanation of how to conduct testing within model-based development environments
- Presents a new section on methods for testing software in an Agile programming environment
- Explores test-driven development, reexamines all-pairs testing, and explains the four contexts of software testing
Thoroughly revised and updated, Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach, Fourth Edition is sure to become a standard reference for those who need to stay up to date with evolving technologies in software testing. Carrying on the tradition of previous editions, it will continue to serve as a valuable reference for software testers, developers, and engineers.
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The Next Person You Meet in Heaven-mitch albom
KSh 700.00Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom’s beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddie’s journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie’s story.
The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annie’s life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood love, she believes she has finally found happiness.
As the novel opens, Annie is marrying Paulo. But when her wedding night day ends in an unimaginable accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journey – and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have fathomed.
Poignant and beautiful, filled with unexpected twists, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us that not only does every life matter, but that every ending is also a beginning – we only need to open our eyes to see it.
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The Famous Five:Five Have Plenty of Fun
KSh 695.00George is not pleased when Berta, a spoilt American girl, turns up at Kirrin Cottage in the middle of the night – dressed in disguise! But George hasn’t got time to be jealous. Berta is in hiding from kidnappers, and she needs help. The Famous Five are the only ones who can protect her – but will they risk danger to themselves to help out a virtual stranger? These classic editions feature Enid Blyton’s unchanged text and Eileen A.
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Jack and the Beanstalk – Uncle Moon’s Fairy Tales
KSh 350.00Uncle Moon’s Fairy Tales – Jack and the Beanstalk is a story of a poor boy who sells his cow for a handful of magic beans that grow into an enormous beanstalk. Brave Jack makes three trips up the beanstalk and each time he brings down treasures of the giant who lives in the sky. This interesting story presented with colourful illustrations and simple text will make an excellent first reader for young children. 16 pages Ideal for age-group 2-6 years Amazing illustrations Colourful cover Inculcates reading habit Presented through captivating illustrations, this is an excellent version of a famous fairy tale that will be loved by children everywhere. Easy-to-understand text ensures that kids enjoy reading it and improve their language skills as well.
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Attack Of The Graveyard Ghouls (Goosebumps)
KSh 795.00All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015!
The fog shimmered up over the dark grass, over the bent, scraggly trees. Covering the hill, covering the old graveyard.
Spencer Levy heard the horrifying moan. Through the windowpane, he heard a long, low moan floating from the hill.
Human and animal at the same time.
So cold. So sad. So near…
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Fairy poems
KSh 395.00These fairy poems were scribbled on stones and tucked under pillows, and they revealed lots of fairy secrets! In this book you will find out where the tooth fairy goes, what naughty fairies like to do for fun and how to sing fairy songs. And don’t forget to practise your flying for the fairy ball!
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Good To Great- Jim Collins
KSh 1,695.00After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organisation to make the leap from good to great while other organisations remain only good. Rigorously supported by evidence, his findings are surprising – at times even shocking – to the modern mind.
Good to Great achieves a rare distinction: a management book full of vital ideas that reads as well as a fast-paced novel. It is widely regarded as one of the most important business books ever written.
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An Introduction to Community and Public Health
KSh 19,000.00Navigate 2 Advantage Access For An Introduction To Community & Public Health, Ninth Edition Is A Digital-Only Access Code That Unlocks A Comprehensive And Interactive Ebook, Student Practice Activities And Assessments, A Full Suite Of Instructor Resources, And Learning Analytic Reporting Tools. The Ninth Edition Of An Introduction To Community & Public Health Provides The Latest Trends And Statistics In Community Health. With An Emphasis On Developing The Knowledge And Skills Necessary For A Career In Health Education, This Best-Selling Introductory Text Covers Such Topics As Epidemiology, Community Organization, Program Planning, Minority Health, Health Care, Mental Health, Environmental Health, Drugs, Safety, And Occupational Health. A Robust Pedagogy And Navigate 2 Advantage Access Help Students Understand And Retain Key Learning Objectives And Better Prepare For Class.
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Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice
KSh 60,000.00Forensic 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.