The first 1000 days refers to the time needed for a child to grow from conception to the second birthday. It is a time of rapid change. During this period, the architecture of the developing brain is very open to the influence of relationships and experiences (Shonkoff et al., 2016). Early experiences affect the nature and quality of the brain’s developing architecture by reinforcing some syn…
Terpaksa menikah dengan Aiden bukan satu-satunya mimpi buruk yang Renjana alami. Ditinggalkan sendirian di resepsi pernikahannya adalah kenangan buruk yang tak akan bisa ia lupakan sampai kapanpun. Terpaksa menikah dengan Renjana bukan satu-satunya mimpi buruk yang harus Aiden jalani. Ditinggalkan kekasihnya membuat Aiden meninggalkan Renjana sendirian di pelaminan. Bagi Aiden, kedatangan Ren…
Over the past two decades, Canadian international history has slipped its traditional North Atlantic moorings. Studies of Canada’s postwar relation-ships with a waning United Kingdom or an ascendant United States have faded in popularity, replaced with a stream of publications on relations with the decolonized states of Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, countries whose citizens increasingly co…
Cofee is grown typically between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn where conditions are ideal for the species. There are two main branches of the cofee varietal, Robust and Arabica. Robusta is less favoursome, high yielding with high pest tolerance. Hence, it is great for cheaper, low-quality instant cofees. Arabica makes up the majority of the cofee grown in the world and is wha…
Writing this book started from an academic quest but writing the thesis it is based on, was not just an academic venture for me. It was a personal journey as well. In the year 2001, I enrolled for a master’s degree at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels. The choice to study for a Masters in European Studies, focusing on European Integration and Development was not made out of any ambitio…
Sexual addiction is a problem that affects millions of people. Maureen Canning, LMFT, who has extensive experience treating sex addicts, explains its roots and how those afflicted can recover. This book also explains the poisonous childhood seeds that lead to public scandals like the revelations involving former congressman Mark Foley. Canning shows how compulsions are the product…
See the greatest medical breakthroughs come to life through superb illustrations! From ancient herbal medicine to traditional Chinese medicine, take a visual tour throughout the history of medicine with this comprehensive medical reference book.
To tease out the evolution of institutions, organisations and transport requires a broad search of historical accounts written both in English and in Japanese. Published in English, there is scholarship rich in details of ancient and modern aspects of Japan, its politics and economy. Computer search engines and the website Academia allow access to data bases th…
Plastic surgery had its beginning nearly 3000 years ago, when Sushruta, an Indian surgeon, reconstructed the nose by transferring a flap of cheek and then forehead skin. It is a modern field, stimulated by the challenging reconstructive problems of the unfortunate victims of the World Wars. The advent of the operating microscope has thrust the plastic surgeon of today into the forefront of adva…
Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The fearsome assassin abducts all three girls and brings them to the world of Faerie. Mocked …
Banyak orang mengatakan bahwa sejarah ditulis oleh para pemenang. Hal ini sama sekali tak mengejutkan alias wajar belaka, Tetapi bagaimana jika sejarah--atau apa yang kita ketahui sebagai sejarah-- ditulis oleh orang yang salah? Bagaimana jika semua yang telah kita ketahui hanyalah bagian dari cerita yang salah tersebut? Dalam buku kontroversial yang sangat tersohor in, Jonathan Black mengupa…
Banyak orang mengatakan bahwa sejarah ditulis oleh para pemenang. Hal ini sama sekali tak mengejutkan alias wajar belaka. Tetapi, bagaimana jika sejarah—atau apa yang kita ketahui sebagai sejarah—ditulis oleh orang yang salah? Bagaimana jika semua yang telah kita ketahui hanyalah bagian dari cerita yang salah tersebut? Dalam buku kontroversial yang sangat tersohor ini, Jonathan Black mengu…