Earth System Modelling

An unique journey into the inner heart of the system of Reiki for practitioners and teachers to rediscover their True Self

THE WHOLE WORLD IS AT WAR. AND IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE.2058. Humanity has colonized our entire solar system. In the middle of a civil war between the core planets and distant outlying planetary settle

Get ready to swing through the treetops, creep along the forest floor and meet some of the most exotic animals on earth. Children can take a virtual tour through the world's jungles in this detailed l

Demon’s abilities are put to the test!Beasts of Olympus is a series of illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. In the fourth book, Demon must heal Ares’s smelly dragon in time for battle. Can he heal this sick beast before Olympus chokes on the stink?

Do you know that water covers nearly 70 percent of the earth and that nearly 70 percent of the human body is made up of H2O? That more than half of the earth's species live in water? Or that the sea r

Zot lives in a world without colour - no green grass, no blue sky, no yellow sun and no red flowers. From his lonely mountaintop, he gazes at Earth, sparkling with brilliant colour, and thinks it must

Which mythical horse will win the race?Beasts of Olympus is a series of illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. In Steeds of the Gods, Demon, the official Olympian beast keeper, is caught between Helios and Poseidon, who are planning a race to see which of their steeds is the fastest. Both vengeful gods have requested Demon’s help, but he can choose only one.

The Royal Palace is in chaos yet AGAIN, but what on earth could be the cause of all the excitement? Yes, you've guessed it - there's a new baby on the way!The nursery has been prepared (royal rocking

A father will move heaven and earth to delight his daughter in this book and CD package from children’s book legend Eric Carle and narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci.In this beloved pictur

J.Lo made a gargantuan mistake and the Boov were banished from Earth. Now he is hated by them all. But certain that his fellow aliens will forgive him, J.Lo journeys to New Boovland to prove his loyal

The glorious leader of the Boovs, Captain Smek, has called for the invasion of Earth. But the plan goes very wrong when a cute and cuddly - and utterly hopeless - Boov makes a huge mistake. Now someth

Check out how Captain Smek and the Boov have changed Earth after their invasion in this hilarious 8x8 storybook with stickers!DreamWorks’ newest hit movie, Home, comes home to theaters on March 27, 20

Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinc

Beasts of Olympus is a series of 144-page illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. In this second book, young Demon is summoned by the great god Hades to the Underworld. His most-hated hero, Heracles, has just returned Cerberus?the three-headed dog Guardian of the Underworld?to his god master, but something is wrong with the beast . . . and only Demon can help.

Beasts of Olympus is a series of 144-page illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. Beast Keeper tells the story of Pandemonius (a.k.a. "Demon," the half-god son of Pan) who, on his tenth birthday, is called upon to look after all the mythical creatures that belong to the stables of Olympus.

Build your child’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging activities and hands-on projects will motivate your fourth grader to learn science co

Build your child’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging activities and hands-on projects will motivate your sixth grader to learn science con

Build your child’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging activities and hands-on projects will motivate your fifth grader to learn science con

Build your kindergartner’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science! Songs, rhymes, and engaging activities will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most curr

Build your preschooler’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science! Songs, rhymes, and engaging activities will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most curren

When an alien race invades Earth, an unlikely friendship forms between Tip, a human girl, and Oh, a banished Boov in this chapter book retelling of the movie!Home lands in theaters on November 26, 201

Different global healthcare challenges bring threats to the healthcare system. Like other developed countries, Hong Kong is also focusing on how to manage the ageing population, how to meet the rising

Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth?and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw?millions and millions of insect speci

(試聽檔為The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge)★ 全球超人氣科學讀本《The Magic School Bus》經典全集★ 一套收藏校車最精彩的科學冒險★ 彩圖滿版 × 情節幽默 × 知識力滿點★ 親子共讀與自主閱讀的科學入門首選「繫好安全帶，準備起飛！」從人體內部到恐龍時代，從深海探險到宇宙漫遊，《神奇校車》帶領孩子把課本知識變成真實冒險。經典盒裝套書一次收錄最受歡迎主題，完整呈現瘋狂老師與學生們的奇想旅程。故事節奏活潑、插圖色彩鮮明，將艱深的科學概念轉化為孩子聽得懂、看得懂、也記得住的精彩情節。無論是自然科學、人體構造、氣候現象或太空探索，都能在歡笑中理解。這不只是閱讀，更是一場跨越學科的想像力旅程。藉由大量的圖畫搭配故事、對話、註記、說明文字等方式，搭配CD便可以輕鬆的記憶了解。 套書收錄以下書籍： The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System The Magic School Bus: On the Ocean Floor The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge The Magic School Bus : In the time of the DINOSAURS

Once when the world tipped upside down, The earth went blue and the sky went brown. All the baby animals tumbled out of bed And ended up with very funny mums instead...

A collection of favorite animals for newly confident readers.Meet the animals of the Arctic and Antarctic: from polar bears, the largest land predators on Earth, to emperor penguins, which waddle mile

Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he would get his life back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to. The earth is a wasteland with people driven mad by an infection k

Autoimmune diseases affect more than 50 million Americans, but a Paleo diet can help calm your immune system, reduce inflammation, and help your body heal. This companion cookbook to the groundbreakin

Monstrous machines rule the Earth, but a few humans are fighting for freedom in this repackaged start to a classic alien trilogy ideal for fans of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave.Will Parker never dreamed

Weights and measures form an essential part of our ingrained view of the world. It is just about impossible to function effectively without some internalized system of measurement. In this volume, I o

The first comprehensive guide to discovering and preventing attacks on the Android OSAs the Android operating system continues to increase its share of the smartphone market, smartphone hacking remain

Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that converted printed words into columns of raised dots

Girls are dying in mysterious circumstances . . . They are found dead in their beds, covered in blood, with a look of pure horror on their faces. Worse still, their ghosts are left to walk the earth,

Traces the fateful period after the Earth is decimated by catastrophic solar flares and reveals the stories behind the formation of WICKED, the construction of the Glade, and Thomas' entry into the Ma

Curiosity stirs the soul of every human. Who has not wondered about how the human body works? Can a person drink too much water? How does gravity make things fall? From topics as varied as the Earth a

A second out-of-this-world collection of Stink adventures, now with Stink’s cool new look!Included are books 4 through 6, in paperback:Stink and the Great Guinea Pig ExpressStink: Solar System Superhe

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013. The most powerful and ambitious novel yet from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, multi-million copy bestselling author of The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth From

In this concise yet comprehensive guide to the mathematics of modern portfolio theory the authors discuss mean-variance analysis, factor models, utility theory, stochastic dominance, very long term investing, the capital asset pricing model, risk measures including VAR, coherence, market efficiency, rationality and the modelling of actuarial liabilities. Each topic is clearly explained with assumptions, mathematics, limitations, problems and solutions presented in turn. Joshi's trademark style of clarity and practicality is here brought to classical financial mathematics. The book is suitable for mathematically trained students in actuarial studies, business and economics as well as mathematics and finance, and it can be used for both self-study and as a course text. The authors' experience as both academics and practitioners brings clarity and relevance to the book, whilst ensuring that the limitations of models are highlighted.

A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all agesScience is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world-or themselves-in an entirely new way.This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the earth at the center of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravit

Take a journey to the center of the Earth, find out why spiders have thin legs, and even see what it takes to be a human calculator with the fun and engaging books in this 10-book collection!