Take a trip around the world in this fascinating book. Find out what the Earth is made of, who lives in steamy rainforests, how rivers flow into the sea, and much more.

Inside the World’s Major East Asian Collections examines the rise of the “LAM,” an acronym that stands for libraries, archives and museums. In doing so, this book profiles leading experts—librarians, archivists and museum curators—who specialise in East Asian collections from across the world. In examining the dynamically shifting role of the cultural institution in the context of managing information and collections, this book provides important themes offered by these cultural experts in understanding the necessary professional skills, knowledge and personalities that are required for working in such environments of varying size, scope and composition in LAMs. As galleries, LAMs manage preservation and access of history and culture, and their missions and goals as cultural institutions continue to converge. As collecting institutions, LAMs share the common mandate to preserve and make accessible primary resources valuable for researchers and professionals, as well as the public. LAMs are mostly publicly funded, publicly accountable institutions collecting cultural heritage materials. Another aim of this book is to enhance the visibility and recognise the efforts of the LAM professionals as cultural institution leaders, since much of their great contributions in the respective fields to preserving our cultural and documentary heritages have gone unnoticed outside their parent institutions. Examines the roles and goals of cultural institutions Brings collections to life through interviews with LAM experts Presents LAMs with a focus on East Asia Serves as a platform for LAM professionals to share and exchange experiences and insights

"Many scholars recognize the importance of Harry Potter as a vehicle for discussions about society. This interdisciplinary collection of new essays from one of the world's leading Harry Potter scholars brings to the forefront a critique of modern Western society, using Harry's world as a mirror to our own"--Provided by publisher.

Sons and daughters of the light - Believe in yourself and in believing reach out to the children of darkness whom you have come to teach and uplift... The earth is the home of the race destined for greatness within the cosmos. Seek new ways to encourage them in the battle for individuality and light. The 9 Rays offers encouragement & empowers readers with the knowledge of the Rays and their use in our daily life. It is also designed to answer the question ""what are Archangels"" Beyond the traditional beliefs and how do they apply in my life. Also offered are some of the deeper meanings that explain the connection between these beings of light and how they awaken the power of the individuals. Unlock the secrets that are already inside you and start working with The 9 Rays today! John Davidson

In New Age New Awakening, the book is written in the genre that no human will be left out when one is reading it. This book is written on personal experiences that the author has gone through, on imagination, on struggles that others go in through in life, and most of all, on inspirations. It catches anyone’s attention and seduces anyone while reading due to his phenomenal style of choosing words carefully. It is a catchy, metaphorical, tragic, straight-to-the-point type and is most importantly inspirational, which will leave one out of breath. This is the book that has been written in different dimensions. When one thinks of love, it’s right there where one wants it to be. When one thinks of tragedy, the page is not too far off to turn to see what one is searching for. When one think of inspirations, metaphors, etc., one can find them in this one and only book.

Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples include water on the Moon, volcanism on Mercury's previously unseen half, vast buried glaciers on Mars, geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus, lakes of hydrocarbons on Titan, encounter with asteroid Itokawa, and sample return from comet Wild 2. The book is further enhanced by hundreds of striking new images of the planets and moons. Written at an introductory level appropriate for undergraduate and high-school students, it provides fresh insights that appeal to anyone with an interest in planetary science. A website hosted by the author contains all the images in the book with an overview of their importance. A link to this can be found at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." NELSON MANDELA Take a truly transformative journey of exploration along with author, Pamela Dunn when you read It's Time to Look Inside. Begin to see yourself and everyone in your life though the lens _x0003_of magnificence by learning to cultivate openheartedness. You'll also learn specific and proven methods to shed old ways of viewing the world and your place in it, and integrate new ways _x0003_of operating. Discover, honor, and identify magnificence in those who express the opposite, and learn how to treat yourself and others more compassionately.

This book offers activities that encourage young learners to take note of the world around them. It is divided into three areas of earth study: the geosphere-the solid portion of the earth; the hydrosphere - the waters on the surface of the earth; and the atmosphere - the air surrounding the earth.

Who are we? Where is the boundary between us and everything else? Are we all multiple personalities? And how can we control who we become? From distinguished psychologist Robert Levine comes this provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the most personal and important of all landscapes: the physical and psychological entity we call our self. Using a combination of case studies and cutting-edge research in psychology, biology, neuroscience, virtual reality and many other fields, Levine challenges cherished beliefs about the unity and stability of the self - but also suggests that we are more capable of change than we know. Transformation, Levine shows, is the human condition at virtually every level. Physically, our cells are unrecognizable from one moment to the next. Cognitively, our self-perceptions are equally changeable: A single glitch can make us lose track of a body part or our entire body, or to confuse our very self with that of another person. Psychologically, we switch back and forth like quicksilver between incongruent, sometimes adversarial sub-selves. Socially, we appear to be little more than an ever-changing troupe of actors. And, culturally, the boundaries of the self vary wildly around the world - from the confines of one's body to an entire village. The self, in short, is a fiction: vague, arbitrary, and utterly intangible. But it is also interminably fluid. And this unleashes a world of potential. Engaging, informative, and ultimately liberating, Stranger in the Mirror will change forever how you think about your self - and what you might become.

Drakara must save her world (and ours!) from annihilation. But first she learns something even more horrifying than murder, superstition and warfare-the world was destroyed once before.