Mauri

Mauri
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 186
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789354351433
ISBN-13 : 9354351433
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Mauri by : Saiswaroopa Iyer

She wants to kill the man whom others call God. However, love unwittingly becomes an obstacle in her sworn path. With her father's death shattering her world, Mauri is torn away from everything she had once loved. Anger has replaced every emotion within her, and she seeks only one thing-to kill her father's killer. Even if the man is none other than Krishna Vaasudeva, the man whom people worship as God. Someone is standing in the way though, reining in her bitterness when she is least prepared for it-the rakshasa prince Ghatotkacha! But by the time love sprouts within her, Mauri has gone too far in her thirst for vengeance and has endangered Kamarupa, the high seat of the Supreme Goddess. Does Ghatotkacha realise the true intentions of his lover? Can Mauri fight her own monsters and defend the temple? Can she save herself and Ghatotkacha before both their worlds are destroyed? Can Mauri fight her own monsters and defend the temple? Can Mauri save herself and Ghatotkacha before both their worlds are destroyed?

Mauri Ola

Mauri Ola
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Publisher : Auckland University Press
Total Pages : 355
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781869407230
ISBN-13 : 1869407237
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Mauri Ola by : Albert Wendt

Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English is a follow-up volume to the highly acclaimed Whetu Moana, the first anthology of Polynesian poems in English edited by Polynesians. The new book includes poetry written over the last 25 years by more than 80 writers from Aotearoa, Hawai'i, Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Tahiti and Rotuma &– some living in these islands and some dispersed around the globe. Together with works by established and celebrated poets, the editors have introduced the fresh voices of a younger generation. The anthology includes selections from poets including Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Sia Figiel, J. C. Sturm, Konai Helu Thaman, Haunani-Kay Trask, Hone Tuwhare and Albert Wendt. The late Hawaiian poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake is represented here by a unique set of concrete poems and experimental verse. Tusiata Avia tells tales of Nafanua in different settings around the world; Rangi Faith imagines &‘First Landing'; Imaikalani Kalahele writes a letter to his brother; Brandy Nalani McDougall discusses &‘cooking Captain Cook'; Karlo Mila, eating chocolate, watches &‘paul holmes apologise for calling kofi annan a darkie'; Robert Sullivan writes against the grain; and Apirana Taylor follows zigzag roads. Ranging from the lyrical and sensual to the harsh and gritty, from the political to the personal, the poems in Mauri Ola are infused with vivid imagery, claims of identity, laments, rages and celebrations that confront again a colonial past and a global present.

Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori
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Publisher : Huia Publishers
Total Pages : 412
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1877283886
ISBN-13 : 9781877283888
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Tikanga Māori by : Sidney M. Mead

'Relationships between and among people need to be managed and guarded by some rules'. Professor Hirini Moko Mead's comprehensive survey of tikanga Maori (Maori custom) is the most substantial of its kind every published. Ranging over topics from the everyday to the esoteric, it provides a breadth of perspectives and authoritative commentary on the principles and practice of tikanga Maori past and present.

Goodnight, Mr. Clutterbuck

Goodnight, Mr. Clutterbuck
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780914671763
ISBN-13 : 0914671766
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Goodnight, Mr. Clutterbuck by : Mauri Kunnas

From the award-winning Mauri Kunnas, Finland's most celebrated children's author, a hilarious picture book which follows the adventures of a sleepwalking goat. Mr. Clutterbuck, a mild-mannered goat, sleepwalks his way into unimaginable adventures: one night the lead singer of a rock band, the next an entrepreneur, Mr. Clutterbuck soon finds himself the hero of his town. A book that will send readers of all ages into fits of laughter. Mr. Clutterbuck is blissfully unaware of his reputation as the busiest and loudest sleepwalker in town. Meek and mild-mannered when awake, at night Mr. Clutterbuck seeks thrills and adventures. Often the accidental instigator of chaos, Mr. Clutterbuck soon becomes the lead singer of a rock band, an entrepreneur, a disco king, and, eventually, the hero of his town. Goodnight, Mr. Clutterbuck is sure to captivate readers of all ages as we wonder what kind of situation Mr. Clutterbuck will find himself in next. With a lively tapestry of characters, including a motorcycle gang of cats and crocodiles, a hippo in charge of a sausage factory, and an ill-tempered bull at a theme park, Mauri Kunnas playfully shows what can happen when you step outside your comfort zone.

The Nighttime Book

The Nighttime Book
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Publisher : Random House Value Pub
Total Pages : 44
Release :
ISBN-10 : 051755819X
ISBN-13 : 9780517558195
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis The Nighttime Book by : Mauri Kunnas

As little Annie's family goes to bed to sleep, others in Dog Dell dance at a nightclub, print the newspaper, control air traffic, worry about the next day, and engage in other nighttime activities.

The Three-body Problem from Pythagoras to Hawking

The Three-body Problem from Pythagoras to Hawking
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 183
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783319227269
ISBN-13 : 3319227262
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Three-body Problem from Pythagoras to Hawking by : Mauri Valtonen

This book, written for a general readership, reviews and explains the three-body problem in historical context reaching to latest developments in computational physics and gravitation theory. The three-body problem is one of the oldest problems in science and it is most relevant even in today’s physics and astronomy. The long history of the problem from Pythagoras to Hawking parallels the evolution of ideas about our physical universe, with a particular emphasis on understanding gravity and how it operates between astronomical bodies. The oldest astronomical three-body problem is the question how and when the moon and the sun line up with the earth to produce eclipses. Once the universal gravitation was discovered by Newton, it became immediately a problem to understand why these three-bodies form a stable system, in spite of the pull exerted from one to the other. In fact, it was a big question whether this system is stable at all in the long run. Leading mathematicians attacked this problem over more than two centuries without arriving at a definite answer. The introduction of computers in the last half-a-century has revolutionized the study; now many answers have been found while new questions about the three-body problem have sprung up. One of the most recent developments has been in the treatment of the problem in Einstein’s General Relativity, the new theory of gravitation which is an improvement on Newton’s theory. Now it is possible to solve the problem for three black holes and to test one of the most fundamental theorems of black hole physics, the no-hair theorem, due to Hawking and his co-workers.

The Journal of the Polynesian Society

The Journal of the Polynesian Society
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 274
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015027951741
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The Journal of the Polynesian Society by : Polynesian Society (N.Z.)

Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.

Recoding Nature

Recoding Nature
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Publisher : UNSW Press
Total Pages : 254
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0868407410
ISBN-13 : 9780868407418
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Recoding Nature by : Richard A. Hindmarsh

The book addresses some fundamental and profound questions such as: Are GM foods safe to eat? What do consumers think about GM foods and, alternatively, organic produce? What are the real risks of genetic pollution? And is it appropriate to delete a supposed gene for sadness? Recoding Nature challenges the assumptions of those preparing the world for a 'recoded' DNA future.

Tikanga Maori (Revised Edition)

Tikanga Maori (Revised Edition)
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Publisher : Huia Publishers
Total Pages : 316
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781775503200
ISBN-13 : 1775503208
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Tikanga Maori (Revised Edition) by : Hirini Moko Mead

Tikanga Maori is the authoritative and accessible introduction to understanding the correct Maori ways of doing things as they were done in the past, as they are done in the present - and as they may yet be.In this revised edition, Hirini Mead has added an extensive new chapter on mana whenua, mana moana, Maori authority over land and ocean, and the different interpretations and applications of mana whenua and mana moana historically and today.Hirini Mead has also updated the section on tangihanga to include contemporary issues about cremation choices and what happens to the deceased in Maori/non-Maori partnerships where there are disputes about following tangi tikanga or Pakeha traditions.The remainder of the book explores how tikanga Maori may influence contemporary life and society, and Hirini Mead proposes guidelines to help us test appropriate responses to challenges that may yet be laid down.

Language Teacher Identity and Wellbeing

Language Teacher Identity and Wellbeing
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Publisher : Channel View Publications
Total Pages : 207
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781800417045
ISBN-13 : 1800417047
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Language Teacher Identity and Wellbeing by : Anne Feryok

This is the first edited volume to bring together research on the interaction between language teacher identity and wellbeing. It addresses the need for further research on the experience of language teachers and the vulnerability and resilience they demonstrate in the face of threats to their wellbeing. Naming, describing and analyzing issues with a view to sensitively addressing them, this book contributes to research as a social enterprise which can raise public consciousness of these issues. Exploring how language teacher identity influences and is influenced by wellbeing, the chapters develop a theoretical and empirical understanding of this interaction using Indigenous, psychological, critical and postmodern frameworks and the personal perspectives of teachers and researchers. Spanning a wide range of cultural and institutional contexts, this book provides a wealth of insights for teacher learners, practicing teachers and researchers.