I am a bunny. My name is Nicholas. I live in a hollow tree.In the spring, Nicholas picks flowers and chases butterflies, and in the summer, watches the frogs in the pond. In the autumn, he sees the animals preparing for the winter. When winter comes, Nicholas watches the snow falling from the sky, then curls up in his hollow tree and dreams about spring.In print for well over 50 years, this stunningly illustrated, gentle story has been a favourite for generations.

“The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America.”—The NationO. E. Rolvaag's classic novel of a family of Norwegian settlers in the Great Plains—a vivid and intimate portrait of the nineteenth-century immigrant experience and the exploration of AmericaBased in part on Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s own recollections as well of those of his wife’s family who were immigrant homesteaders, Gia...

A celebration of craftsmanship, teamwork, and the relationship between contractor and client."An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour."—Karl Ove KnausgaardMaking Things Right is the simple yet captivating story of a loft renovation, from the moment master carpenter and contractor Ole Thorstensen submits an estimate for the job to when the space is ready for occupation. As the project unfolds, we see the construction throug...

As research proceeds on treatment of the resorbed posterior maxilla, new techniques and innovations continue to be adopted to solve this clinical problem. While the previous edition of this book provided detailed information on the types of grafting materials and procedures available at the time, this completely revised version looks to the future with new strategies for treatment, some of which avoid grafting altogether. This book not only reviews the time-tested lateral window approach f...

If you’re beginning, you’re likely eager to trade. I get it, really.But don’t rush it. Take a little bit of time to develop a basic cryptocurrency trading strategy and to educate yourself.Do you know the basics of blockchain technology and Bitcoin? Do you know what circulating vs total supply means? Do you understand what inflation is? Do you know about exchanges, wallets, private keys, and public keys?If you can’t answer these basic questions, you’ll be in trouble ...

Native folk songs of Scandinavia contain a unique vitality and harmonic strength. Finland's noted guitarist, Ole Halen, has penned 18 solo guitar settings of music from various Scandinavian countries. Each solo is written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio..

Due to some deep-seated cultural irony known only to its native population, the Argentine tango has a profound grip on Finland where dance clubs and popular singers thrive on this particular style of music. In this collection, Finnish guitarist Ole Halen shares his enthusiasm for the genre by presenting tangos for solo guitar by some of the best Latin American and Spanish tango composer/guitarists, plus transcriptions and arrangements by such luminaries as Francisco Tarrega and Daniel Fort...

In recent decades Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Žižek have shown the centrality of Paul to western political and philosophical thought and made the Apostle a central figure in left-wing discourses far removed from traditional theological circles. Yet the recovery of Paul beyond Christian theology owes a great deal to the writings of the Jewish rabbi and philosopher Jacob Taubes (1923–1987).Pauline Ugliness shows how Paul became an effective tool for Taubes to p...

This book is about the relationship between media and globalization, explored through the unique study of the global expansion of Discovery Communications, spearheaded by the Discovery Channel, one of the world’s largest providers of factual television programming and media content. The book argues that the study of Discovery's relationship with globalization provides both a specific and a more general practical and theoretical understanding of how the processes of increased linking and in...

A reckless witch in a religious city—what can go wrong?Alice Ash, a witch fleeing the crown for her crimes, enters the ancient city of Sacrumvale—a place where the Sanctum forbids witchcraft, alchemy, and anything not of God. In a moment of fate, Alice finds a new friend who needs help to uncover a prophet’s death at the hands of The Chosen One.As Darion, The Chosen One, completes the prophecy of his victory against The Dark Lord, he soon learns that the remnant of evil won...

A celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done."An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour" Karl Ove Knausgård"In Thorstensen's skilled hands, the everyday story of a suburban loft conversion is turned into an urgent study on the value of doing good work. It should be widely read." Robert Penn - author of The Man Who Made Things Out of TreesThis is...

The Kray twins were Britain's most notorious gangsters. Ruling London's underworld for more than a decade, as gang lords they were among the most powerful and feared men in the city. Photographed by David Bailey and even interviewed for television, they became celebrities in their own right and are infamous to this day.Ronnie and Reg's reign of terror ended on 8 March 1969 when they were sentenced to life with the recommendation that they serve at least thirty years. Ronnie ended h...