I congratulate the 100 successful new authors who have contributed to Seniors' Stories Volume 11 who embraced the theme, Then and Now inspiring the stories within.Your submissions covered our Australian culture both past and present with your historical tales and current yarns creating a rich patchwork of topics that evoke nostalgia and for our newer Australian readers, to learn how life was in our country since the Wars.The stories have exposed the many s...

Saadat Hasan Manto was born in 1912. As a playwright and author, he wrote in what was then British India until the 1947 partition placed him on the Pakistan side of the new border. He wrote mainly in Urdu and was a prolific short story writer. His writing attracted controversy, and he was arrested and charged with obscenity 6 times but was never convicted.

Die Hausangestellte Soraya beginnt ihren Dienst bei der englischen Witwe Mrs Hattingh mit einer Lüge. Dass sie lesen und schreiben kann, anders als die meisten jungen Mädchen in der britischen Kolonie Südafrika, soll ihre neugierige Arbeitgeberin nicht gleich wissen. Doch die sozial engagierte Mrs Hattingh möchte ihr nicht nur etwas beibringen, sondern will auch Briefe an Sorayas Verlobten für sie schreiben.Bald sieht sich Soraya gezwungen, immer mehr zu lügen und zu täuschen. Die b...

Considers the role of fertiliser use in agriculture as a major contributor to the imbalance of the global nitrogen cycleReviews the effectiveness of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and organic sources of nitrogen in optimising nitrogen use efficiencyHighlights recent developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This enchanting exploration delves into the interconnected nature of plants and humanity, highlighting their significance in rituals, traditions, and healing practices. Through stunning photography and informative text, this book showcases the beauty and power of ethnobotanical gardens across the globe. Discover the captivating stories and unique qualities of plants deeply rooted in various cultures and traditions. From ancient herbal r...

The purpose of this e-book is to provide entrepreneurs with a new way of thinking and managing business issues in a totally new dimension whereby they can conduct their business affairs in the best possible ways amidst situations and events such as global pandemic crisis and economic recessions. When such situation arises, entrepreneurs generally fails to appreciate that they may already have readily available excellent resources within their team that can work around the problems and find...

The definitive photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.Boasting an incredible diversity of habitats, ranging from lush lowland rainforests to subalpine upland woodlands to coastal mangrove forest and mudflats, Peninsular Malaysia plus the island city-state of Singapore is one of the top birding destinations in South-east Asia. The region is host to a dazzling array of spectacular south-east Asian specialities such as Blue-ban...

Provenienzforschung ist so viel mehr als die Suche nach Herkunft: Sie öffnet Perspektiven auf Objekte, Sammlungen, ihre Geschichten und die facettenreichen Beziehungen, die in ihnen angelegt sind. Das Museum der Kulturen Basel untersucht seine Sammlung systematisch auf Kolonialität und verdeutlicht, wie zentral die Zusammenarbeit mit Communities des Globalen Südens ist. Dabei zeigt sich auch, wie vielschichtig und fordernd ethnologische Provenienzforschung ist. Dieser Band wirft "wegweisen...

Provenance research is so much more than a search for origin: It offers new perspectives on objects, collections, their histories, and the multifaceted relationships embedded within them. The Museum der Kulturen Basel is systematically examining its collection for coloniality and highlighting the central importance of collaborating with communities in the Global South. This work also reveals how complex and demanding ethnological provenance research is. This volume "raises groundbreaking q...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our October 2023 issue (#205) contains:* Original fiction by Suzanne Palmer ("Possibly Just About A Couch"), Lavie Tidhar ("The Blaumilch"), Lisa Papademetriou ("Down To The Root"), David Goodman ("Such Is My Idea Of Happiness"), Bella Han ("De Profundis, a Space Love Letter"), Grace Chan ("Post Hacking for the Uninitia...

Prominent scholars across the political divide and academic disciplines analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and the tenures of Prime Ministers Najib Tun Razak and Lee Hsien Loong, the authors offer a range of explanations for how these regimes have remained politically resilient.

Dead Boy’s Game and The Broken Vow is the first book of Magical Rome Universe.Late at night in Magical Rome, an elderly druid plunges two baby boys into a cauldron bubbling with a mysterious potion.One boy is alive; the other, dead.Instantly, a spectacular magic begins inside the cauldron — life diffuses from the living boy to the dead.Thirty-seven years pass … and the two boys, oblivious of their magical past, grow up believing that their b...