In the first major book on the Senate of Pakistan since its creation in 1973, Dilawar Hussain explores its institutional history, membership, constitutional powers and key functions and how these have changed since the introduction of the Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment in 2010.This book provides empirical flesh to the assumption that, in a federal state, a second chamber is needed to accommodate regional concerns at a federal level. The author explores the ins...

Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer "history at its best, meaning, at its most useful." —Howard ZinnFrom the launch of the "Shock and Awe" invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush's declaration of "Mission Accomplished" two months later, the war in Iraq was meant to demonstrate definitively that the United States had learned the lessons of Vietnam. This new book makes clear that something closer to the oppos...

Regardless of how grown up we feel and present ourselves in many aspects of our lives, our child feelings and behavioral patterns deeply impact our daily lives, especially where emotions come into play. We may act as adults, but we feel like children. And yet we all come with an inner vision into this world, a very specific and unique potential that wants to unfold through us during the course of our lives. But through our internal life struggles, we often forget it and lose touch with it....

A nameless young man lives in the housing projects outside of Paris. When he was a child, his parents moved with him from the Congo to France, hoping in vain to escape poverty and violence. His best friend, Drissa, is in a psychiatric hospital and now Mireille, his girlfriend, the woman with whom he has shared his childhood and hopes, has left him to reconnect with her Jewish roots in Israel. During a night out to drown the pain of his heartache, there is a fight with a policeman, the poli...

The world as seen from a bike**'Understated, comic and melancholic... It’ll inspire you to get back on your bike.' Martin Love, The Guardian‘One of the most entertaining sports books I have ever read’ Joe Short, The Daily Express**In this award-winning collection of cycling tales, Wilfried de Jong uncovers the true soul of cycling – why we do it, why we watch it, why we hate it, why we love it – stripped bare.With his distinctly co...

This comprehensive textbook teaches the fundamentals of database design, modeling, systems, data storage, and the evolving world of data warehousing, governance and more. Written by experienced educators and experts in big data, analytics, data quality, and data integration, it provides an up-to-date approach to database management. This full-color, illustrated text has a balanced theory-practice focus, covering essential topics, from established database technologies to recent trends, lik...

Galloping through TimeHorses Legacy, the fantascic eBook of 216 pages with everything you want to know about horses! Including a list of domesticated horses, wild and feral horses. All breeds with their characteristics and an illustration of the Horse.The role of horses in human history is a tapestry woven with threads of companionship, utility, and cultural signicance. From their domestica...

The WWF, renowned global nature conservancy brand, greenwashes the ecological crimes of corporations currently destroying the last remaining rainforests and natural habitats on earth; and it accepts their money. This business model of the famous “eco” organization does more to harm nature than to protect it.  The WWF cannot refute the facts gathered by esteemed journalist and filmmaker Wilfried Huismann during his two-year research expedition to all corners of the

WARNING: THIS BOOK COULD SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR FORTUNE, AND YOUR REPUTATION!This is not a novel. It's a survival manual for the modern elite. Why are global elites — CEOs, politicians, influencers — secretly fighting to get their hands on it? You think you're untouchable? Think again.This psychological thriller, inspired by real events, exposes one of the most terrifying strategies ever deployed against powerful men: a silent war where the deadly weapon l...

ATTENTION : CE LIVRE POURRAIT SAUVER VOTRE MARIAGE, VOTRE FORTUNE ET VOTRE RÉPUTATION !Ce n'est pas un roman. C'est un manuel de survie pour l'élite moderne. Pourquoi les élites mondiales — PDG, politiciens, influenceurs — se l'arrachent-elles en secret ? Vous pensez être inatteignable ? Détrompez-vous.Ce thriller psychologique inspiré de faits réels révèle l'une des stratégies les plus terrifiantes jamais déployées contre les hommes d'influence : une guerre...

Shiatsu is relatively young compared to other traditional healing systems: less than 100 years old, Shiatsu has developed rapidly and spread just as quickly. From a conglomerate of different roots, a trunk with many branches and even more blossoms has emerged in a short period of time.But what is the essence of Shiatsu? What principles is it based on? What is the role of Ki? What is the role of the meridians? How central is the hara? And what distinguishes a good p...

A firsthand account of a Waffen-SS radio operator