Tira l'aletta per scoprire che cos'è racchiuso nel nucleo della Terra, gira la ruota per analizzare le varie fasi della Luna, apri il libretto per svelare i misteri dei pianeti del Sistema Solare... Pagina dopo pagina, grazie a effetti interattivi sorprendenti, conoscerai lo spazio... divertendoti! Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

Tira l'aletta per scoprire che cos'è racchiuso nel nucleo della Terra, gira la ruota per analizzare le varie fasi della Luna, apri il libretto per svelare i misteri dei pianeti del Sistema Solare... Pagina dopo pagina, grazie a effetti interattivi sorprendenti, conoscerai lo spazio... divertendoti! Età di lettura: da 7 anni.

Tira l'aletta per scoprire che cos'è racchiuso nel nucleo della Terra, gira la ruota per analizzare le varie fasi della Luna, apri il libretto per svelare i misteri dei pianeti del Sistema Solare... Pagina dopo pagina, grazie a effetti interattivi sorprendenti, conoscerai lo spazio... divertendoti! Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

Un libro interattivo che associa testi semplici e chiari a meccanismi cartotecnici coinvolgenti. Tante alette da tirare, inserti a fisarmonica, ruote da girare e pop-up per trasformare la scienza in un argomento tutto da esplorare! Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures Second Edition starts by asking why social psychology needs a cross-cultural perspective. It then examines cultural differences and their origins, before addressing traditional social psychological themes cross-culturally, for example group processes, self and identity, intergroup relations. Themes of contemporary relevance including migration, ethnic conflict and climate change are also covered.

Key features:

- Presentation of concepts and theories made accessible to the reader using practical examples and everyday life experiences from diverse parts of the world.

- Biographical portraits of key researchers in the field.

- Coverage of the appropriate methods for conducting state-of-the-art cross-cultural research.

This textbook is appropriate for students of social and cross-cultural psychology. It will also interest practitioners wanting to understand the impact of culture on their fields of work, such as international relations, social policy, health promotion, ethnic relations and international business.

Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures Second Edition starts by asking why social psychology needs a cross-cultural perspective. It then examines cultural differences and their origins, before addressing traditional social psychological themes cross-culturally, for example group processes, self and identity, intergroup relations. Themes of contemporary relevance including migration, ethnic conflict and climate change are also covered.

Key features:

- Presentation of concepts and theories made accessible to the reader using practical examples and everyday life experiences from diverse parts of the world.

- Biographical portraits of key researchers in the field.

- Coverage of the appropriate methods for conducting state-of-the-art cross-cultural research.

This textbook is appropriate for students of social and cross-cultural psychology. It will also interest practitioners wanting to understand the impact of culture on their fields of work, such as international relations, social policy, health promotion, ethnic relations and international business.

Studies show that there are concerns about devices and structures that emit electromagnetic fields (EMFs) due to potential health hazards from these. Proximity to structures that affect property value includes high voltage overhead transmission lines (HVOTL) and cellular phone towers. Despite some research reports suggesting there are no potential adverse health hazards from HVOTLs and towers, there is still ongoing concern about the siting of these structures due to fears of health risks from exposure to EMFs, changes in neighbourhood aesthetics and loss in property values. The siting of wind turbines is also receiving community opposition due to noise, light flicker, changes in neighbourhood aesthetics, and loss in property values. The extent to which such attitudes are reflected in lower property values affected by these structures is not well understood.

Outlining results of studies conducted in the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand the book aims to provide guidance to valuers (as well as property/real estate appraisal students and property owners) around the world with defensible tools that are becoming widely accepted to assess the effect that these environmental detriments have on property prices. The authors have been undertaking research in this area for many years and believe that their experience and that of others who have contributed to this book will assist practitioners and their clients.

The exploration of our solar system is one of humanity's greatest scientific achievements. The last fifty years in particular have seen huge steps forward in our understanding of the planets, the sun, and other objects in the solar system. Whilst planetary science is now a mature discipline - involving geoscientists, astronomers, physicists, and others – many profound mysteries remain, and there is indeed still the tantalizing possibility that we may find evidence of life on another planet in our system.Drawing upon the latest results from the second golden age of Solar System exploration, author Peter Bond provides an authoritative and up-to-date account of the planets, satellites and smaller debris that orbit the Sun.

Written in an informal style, with minimal use of mathematics, this book is the ideal introductory text for non-science students and other readers with little or no science background. With the aid of numerous illustrations, many in full colour, this exciting book brings to life the weird and wonderful worlds that populate our corner of the Universe.

This book:

• Assumes no background in physics , astronomy or mathematics
• Carefully explains key concepts
• Gives balanced coverage to areas of controversy or uncertainty in planetary science
• Is in in full color throughout and richly illustrated

An interview with Peter can be found at http://wisciblog.com/2012/02/28/exploring-the-solar-system/ 

'Men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'
--Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist

Benvenuto Cellini was beloved in Renaissance Florence. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novel.

This new translation, which captures the freshness and vivacity of the original, is based on the latest critical edition. It examines in detail the central event in Cellini's narrative, the casting of the statue of Perseus.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

When Machiavelli's brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft and princely power was posthumously published in 1532, it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the present day. Based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. Machiavelli added a dimension of incisive realism to one of the major philosophical and political issues of his time, especially the relationship between public deeds and private morality. His book provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised. This fluent new translation is accompanied by an introduction that considers the true purpose of The Prince and dispels some of the myths associated with it. It has the most comprehensive explanatory and critical notes found in any currently available English translation and the most comprehensive bibliography in any edition of the work. It also contains a helpful Glossary of Proper Names, an Index and a map.

The Cinema of Italy, a new addition to the 24 Frames series, looks at the historical and aesthetic connections of some of Italy's most important films with both Italian and Western film culture. Spanning almost a century of film productions and organised chronologically, the volume examines recurring thematic and stylistic features. Together with the crucial lessons of such neorealist masterpieces as Rossellini's Paisan and De Sica's Bicycle Thieves, The Cinema of Italy looks at how Italian cinema has dealt - before and since neorealism - with the nation's past and present history (1860, Senso, The Conformist, Lamerica), with the so-called Southern question (Assunta Spina, Salvatore Giuliano, Padre Padrone), as well as with modern configurations of work-life and gender relationships through the films of Olmi, Pasolini, Antonioni, Cavani and Wertmüller. The Cinema of Italy also considers the very personal, but never politically apathetic works of Fellini, Ferreri and Moretti and reserves a special attention to those film-makers (Argento and Leone) whose cinema directly addresses such international film genres as horror and western.

This study provides a broad-ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the Italian novel from its early modern origins to the contemporary era. It examines some of the most influential and important novelists of the twentieth century, such as Luigi Pirandello, Primo Levi, Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino. Readers will be exposed to the vitality of the Italian novel throughout its history, in addition to learning about the debates and criticism that have contributed to its development.

This study examines the career of one of Italy's most renowned filmmakers through close analysis of five masterpieces that span his career: La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Amarcord and Interview. Providing an overview of Fellini's early career as a cartoonist and scriptwriter for Neorealist directors such as Roberto Rosselini, it traces the development of his unique and personal cinematic vision as it transcends Italian Neorealism. Rejecting an overtly ideological approach to Fellini's cinema, Bondanella emphasizes the director's interest in fantasy, the irrational, and individualism.

This comprehensive guide to Italian cinema focuses on cinema as an art form, and the key role played by the director. Bondanella's (W. European studies, Indiana U.) firsthand knowledge of the Italian language and culture a level of knowledge unavailable to most American film critics/writers provides students and aficionados of Italian cinema with in-depth insights. This third edition includes a revision of the 11 chapters of the second edition, plus the addition of a new chapter, 'Italian Cinema Enters the Third Millenium.' The bibliography has been updated, and a brief listing of Internet sites added for searching for videocassettes and DVDs of Italian films. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)