Author: Gerard Liger-Belair
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: champagne, science, uncorked
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2004-09-27
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0691119198
ISBN-13: 9780691119199

Uncorked is the first book to quench our curiosity about the inner workings of one of the world’s most popular drinks. Prized for its freshness, vitality, and sensuality, champagne is a wine of great complexity. Mysteries aplenty gush forth with the popping of that cork. Just what is that fizz? Can you judge champagne quality by how big the bubbles are, by how long they last, by how they behave before they fade? Why exactly does serving champagne in a long-stemmed flute prolong both the chill and the effervescence? Through lively prose and a wealth of state-of-the-art, high-speed photo

Author: Alida Belair
Publisher: Schwartz Publishing
Keywords: one, dancer
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 2005-11
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 1863953655
ISBN-13: 9781863953658

A workout for the would-be dancer in all of us, by a prima ballerina. This unique workout is a fusion of classical dance, cardio and traditional Pilates and yoga exercises. Regardless of age, gender, shape and size, anyone can follow this easy workout designed to promote core strength, slim thighs, strong arms, a toned waistline, perfect posture, physical confidence and a dancer’s grace and poise. Life magazine once put Rudolph Nureyev on its cover and asked, "Is this the world’s greatest athlete?" A recent study conducted in the US across 61 sports, assessing strength, speed and

Author: Alida Belair
Publisher: Black Inc. Books
Keywords: fitness, pilates, travel
Number of Pages: 125
Published: 2004-09
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1863952691
ISBN-13: 9781863952699

The first Pilates book for travelers. Readers can now continue their Pilates routines while away on business or vacation -- even in an aiplane seat-- with this wonderful little book, which offers * easy-to-follow instructions * exercises for people of any age and level of fitness * instructional black and white photos * the perfect size for a purse or briefcase Alida, an ex-prima ballerina and an exclusive Australian Pilates instructor, demonstrates that Pilates-based exercises are so adaptable and minimalist, they can be done almost anywhere, such as waiting in lines or in confined spaces

Author: Andre R Belair
Publisher: iUniverse-Indigo
Keywords: dionysius
Number of Pages: 98
Published: 2006-04-26
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0595393195
ISBN-13: 9780595393190

Before there were wizards, sorcerers, seers and magicians there were a race of Men of Honour who worked for God. They started to do His biddings two billions years after the Big Bang.

Authors:Gerard A. Postiglione, Regie Stites, Gerard A. Posti
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: education, reference, books, international, development, culture, national, minority, china, schooling
Number of Pages: 450
Published: 1999-06-01
List price: $155.00
ISBN-10: 0815322232
ISBN-13: 9780815322238

This volume focuses on policies and practices in the education of China’s national minorities with the purpose of assessing the goals and impact of state sponsored education for China’s non-Han people’s. The essays in the four sections of this book examine cultural challenges to state schooling, the extent of educational provision in minority areas, the perspectives of Tibetan and Uyghur minorities toward state education, along with providing case studies of four national minorities. The book makes the point that despite the authoritarian character of China’s state scho

Author: Gerard Tel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: series, parallel, computation, international, cambridge, distributed, algorithms, topics
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 1991-07-26
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0521403766
ISBN-13: 9780521403764

A collection of recent computer algorithms and protocols used in distributed computing and distributed system implementation. Each algorithm is explained intuitively, proved correct, and analyzed thoroughly in order to establish what its essential features are.

Author: Gerard Ega
Publisher: Thomso
Keywords: development, approach, helping, opportunity, management, helper, problem, skilled
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2006-07-28
List price: $124.95
ISBN-10: 0495092037
ISBN-13: 9780495092032

Internationally recognized for its successful problem-management and opportunity development approach to effective helping, Egan’s text emphasizes the collaborative nature of the therapist-client relationship and uses a practical, three-stage model that drives client problem-managing and opportunity-developing action. Egan masterfully leads readers step-by-step through the counseling process, while giving them a feeling for the complexity inherent in any helping relationship. As readers begin to understand the various steps of the helping model, they are able to improve their competence