Imposter Syndrome, Dyslexia, Anxiety, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey of musical expression.Discover WHY a little girl from Rwanda led to color-coded music and why a lonely orphan in Indonesia inspired a breath-taking piano performance.Discover WHY a tear-filled young singer unleashed vocal power to performat the Sydney Opera House and New York's famous Carnegie Hall, USA.Discover WHY a cancer survivo...

Endometriosis affects a huge number of women throughout the world. It has been estimated that between 1% and 15% of women who are examined for pelvic pain and infertility may have endometriosis; the true prevalence is unknown because diagnosis can only be made with any accuracy by laparoscopic examination of the pelvis. This book provides clinicians with all the information they need in a succinct and clear text, with colour illustrations. Chapters cover: epidemiology and aetiology; diagno...

Endometriosis - a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows in other abdominal locations - is one of the most common causes of severe period pain, pelvic pain, and abnormal bleeding in women. Untreated, it may result in long-term complications such as pelvic adhesions, ovarian cysts and infertility. At times, bowel, bladder, and ureters may

Linking two defining narratives of the twentieth century, Sutton’s comparative study of Hong Kong and Cyprus – where two of the empire’s most effective communist parties operated – examines how British colonial policy-makers took to cultural and ideological battlegrounds to fight the anti-colonial imperialism of their communist enemies in the Cold War. The structure and intentional nature of the British colonial system grants unprecedented access to British perceptions and strategies, whic...

“Technological upgrade is lodged like a flint in the spear sharpener’s head.”It seems that Psychotron has just gotten his first implant, and it's functioning as expected. Or is it?

Physical Abuse, Confusion, Rehabilitation, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey of musical expression.Discover WHY a director from Australia went from head injury to coach and why a frustrated Hong Kong pianist inspired a music development charity.Discover WHY a discouraged musician on the verge of giving up music, successfully pitched a multi-million-dollar idea that changed everything.Discover WHY a nervous Canadi...

Loss, Improvisation, Depression, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey of musical expression.Discover WHY a lonely girl from the UK won the John Lennon Songwriting Award, and why an Israeli composer, impacted by the holocaust, became a concert pianist.Discover WHY a student from Indonesia composed an award-winning anthem, and why an American classically trained multi-instrumentalist composed a jazz legacy.D...

From one of the world's preeminent political historians, a magisterial study of political leadership around the world from the advent of parliamentary democracy to the age of Obama.All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak. Yet, there are myriad ways to exercise effective political leadership -- as well as different ways to fail. We blame our leaders for economic downfalls and praise them for vital social reforms, b...

The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War. As Russia and Ukraine tussle for Crimea and the eastern regions, relations between Putin and the West have reached an all-time low. How did we get here? Richard Sakwa here unpicks the context of conflicted Ukrainian identity and of Russo-Ukrainian relations and traces the path to the recent disturbances through the events which have forced Ukraine, a country internally divided between East and West, to ch...

This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Working in parallel with the locals, the British bui...

The new edition of this extremely well-received political biography of Vladimir Putin builds on the strengths of the first edition to provide the most detailed and nuanced account of the man, his politics and his profound influence on Russian politics, foreign policy and society. New to this edition:analysis of Putin's second term as Presidentmore biographical information in the light of recent researchdetailed discussion of changes to the policy process a...

The era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China’s modern history, but this engagingly written book shows instead that the first half of the twentieth century witnessed a qualitatively unprecedented trend towards openness. Frank Dikötter argues that the years from 1900 to 1949 were characterised at all levels of society by engagement with the world, and that the pursuit of openness was particularly evident in four areas: in governance and the...