A prequel to Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices is the story of Tessa Gray, a sixteen-year-old American girl traveling alone to Victorian London who runs afoul of the city's sordid supernatural underworld. Rescued by the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, Tessa quickly finds herself caught up in an intrigue that may very well destroy her new friends - including the two enigmatic young men, Jem and Will, who have taken her under their wing...

Le sedici attitudini sono uno strumento diretto e pratico che ci è d'aiuto nel migliorare la nostra vita. Offre una modalità semplice ma efficace per riflettere su come pensiamo, parliamo e agiamo, e per creare le condizioni di una vita felice e piena di significato. Le attitudini presentate sono così suddivise: Come pensiamo: umiltà, pazienza soddisfazione e gioia; Come agiamo: gentilezza, onestà, generosità e parole corrette; Come ci relazioniamo con gli altri: rispetto, perdono gratitudine e lealtà; Come troviamo significato nella vita: aspirazioni, principi, servizio e coraggio.

Queen B has fallen off her throne and landed in Brooklyn (of all places!), where she's sharing an apartment with V. It's hell at first, but somehow they find a way to make it work - and B even discovers that she has some domestic talents she never knew existed! But now N and S are a couple, and heartbroken B's desperate attempts to maintain her reputation have put her on "sweet" little J's foul side. And when it comes to these girls, revenge is a dish best served HOT!
Can you take a little heat?

The interrelation between different fields of public international law has particular relevance for the systematic understanding of international law. The book contains a collection of essays on the law of the sea and its interdependencies with other current legal issues of global importance. The issue of the relationship between global warming and law of the sea matters are one focus. In a second thematic section the collection addresses the global commons. The third part deals with security issues. The recent increase in piracy activities has shown the relevance of discussing the linkage between the law of the sea and security issues.

Relates the scandalous adventures of teenage socialites Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen as they attend a privileged private school in New York City.

Everything seems peaceful...until Seung-Suh's old friend comes along and crashes his birthday party! Mi-Ha finds out that Seung-Suh dropped out of school because of this particular friend, Eun-Yang. Since that incident, their paths have never crossed...until now. Eun-Yang issues a sudden ultimatum to Seung-Suh, which somehow becomes a wager between Eun-Yang and Mi-Ha. Will she be able to take this?! Bring it on!

Based on historical, textual and field studies, this thesis examines a women-oriented initiation rite called Jiezhu. Jiezhu, once-in-a-lifetime rite of passage, is performed by menopausal women in Ninghua, Western Fujian, China. It is believes in he villages of Ninghua that when a women reaches her menopausal age, she has to do Jiezhu, without which, her Amituofo recitation would not be efficacious. In other words, Jiezhu, as a prerequisite for Amituofo recitation, is at the same time a purification rite. Amituofo recitation is the chanting of the phrase "namo Amituofo", which is a rite commonly used among Buddhist for the attainment of merits. However, the attained merits would be nullified if the initate gets pregnant after she has done Jiezhu. This has much to do with taboos related to female sexuality. Women always have a marginalized status as the supposedly "weaker" gender having a lower social position. The association of female bodily discharges with defilement further discredits their status. Jiezhu in efect reinforces the idea of "defilement" attributed to the female body. The shame that the women feel with the male-defined negative female bodily image affirms the patriarchal hegemony. Jiezhu on the one hand "traditionalizes", and on the other hand, as a strategic mode of action, challenges traditions through religious and social empowerment. Jiezhu preserves the established order but it also facilitates transformation in the initiate.

Il libro contiene la sintesi del pensiero maturo di Gertrude Jekyll, una delle figure che hanno maggiormente influenzato la storia del giardinaggio inglese del secolo scorso. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1937, cinque anni dopo la sua scomparsa, quest'opera racchiude articoli e annotazioni che l'autrice ha scritto per giornali e riviste specializzate in un arco di quarant'anni. Molti furono elaborati dopo la pubblicazione del suo ultimo libro avvenuta nel 1912, quando, nel fare il bilancio di una carriera durata tutta una vita, Gertrude Jekyll poté fermare sulla carta le sue esperienze di giardiniera di straordinario talento. Un talento e una carriera ancora oggi universalmente riconosciuti.

Designer di giardini e prolifera scrittrice sul tema, Gertrude Jekyll ha scritto più di 1000 articoli per varie testate e creato oltre 400 giardini. Inventrice della bordura mista, è considerata tra le profonde rinnovatrici dell'arte dei giardini.

This charming book embodies the period when the Arts and Crafts Movement had evolved into country house architecture and then found its most delightful expression in the making of gardens. This book provides invaluable information on garden restoration, insights into craftsmanship, and planting relationships, and provides a

The Total Car Care series continues to lead all other do-it-yourself automotive repair manuals. This series offers do-it-yourselfers of all levels TOTAL maintenance, service and repair information in an easy-to-use format. Each manual covers all makes format. Each manual covers all makes and models, unless otherwise indicated. :Based on actual teardowns :Simple step-by-step procedures for engine overhaul, chassis electrical drive train, suspension, steering and more :Trouble codes :Electronic engine controls