Patrick Smith

A New York Times bestseller For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the web's popular Ask the Pilot feature, separates the fact from fallacy and... Lire la suite

Des réponses à toutes les questions posées sur les voyages en avion, un sujet de fascination et d'angoisse : manière de voler des avions, causes des turbulences, remise en perspective du terrorisme, regard controversé sur les mesures de sécurité,... Lire la suite

Millions of species have come and gone. Some can't compete, while others evolve. All species are ephemeral. Our day will come.

This is a story of our extinction. Voluntarily, by our own will.

The Japanese are in the process of re-creating themselves--an endeavor they have undertaken at intervals throughout history, always prompted by a combination of domestic and global forces. In this landmark book, Patrick Smith asserts that a variety... Lire la suite

From one of our foremost experts on Asia and its history comes this brilliant dissection of the relationship between East and West. In three succinct essays, Patrick Smith investigates the East’s endeavor to adopt Western technology and all that we... Lire la suite

Heureux propriétaires d'un jardin, d'un parc, d'une serre, d'un potager, d'une terrasse, ou d'un
simple balcon, imaginez - qu'au niveau mondial- un habitant sur trois souffre d'un manque d'eau et
que nous, nous continuons à arroser nos... Lire la suite

Post traumatic stress disorder develops after exposure to one or more terrifying events that have caused, or threatened to cause the sufferer grave physical harm. This book discusses how trauma-focused cognitive therapy can be used to help children... Lire la suite

The Trouble with Higher Education is a powerful and topical critique of the Higher Education system in the UK, with relevance to countries with similar systems. Based on the authors’ experiences that span over 30+ years of fieldwork, the issues... Lire la suite

My Judge, My Jury, My Executione is an epic story about friends, family, faith, death, survival, overcoming and love. David was an ordinary kid, growing up in a small East Texas town. A simply country boy, he was torn by the loss of his baby brother... Lire la suite

Wandalbert of Prüm, after reviewing earlier accounts, undertakes a careful compilation of eyewitness reports about St. Goar's life and posthumous miracles, aiming to preserve trustworthy testimony for posterity. He limits his record to events... Lire la suite

Americans cherish their national myths, some of which predate the country's founding. But the time for illusions, nostalgia, and grand ambition abroad has gone by, Patrick Smith observes in this original book. Americans are now faced with a choice... Lire la suite

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.com. For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even frightening experience.... Lire la suite

Dieses e-book stellt alle Lösungen sowie sämtliche Transkripte zum Lehrwerk "Englisch für den Badebetrieb" bereit. Es ermöglicht die Überprüfung der eigenen Lernergebnisse.

A classic and heartbreaking tale of one man's fight to protect nature, and a treasured way of life, against the forces of greed. In a corner of the Big Cypress Swamp, to the north of the Florida Everglades, lives Charlie Jumper, and eighty-six-year... Lire la suite

Amid current arguments related to human life and dignity, Christians must be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. This book brings together noted ethicists--Russell DiSilvestro, David P. Gushee,... Lire la suite