Subject(s): Mortenson, Greg | Girls' schools -- Pakistan | Girls' schools -- Afghanistan | Humanitarian assistance, American -- Pakistan | Humanitarian assistance, American -- Afghanistan Summary: One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an Ameri

Subject(s): Nation-building -- South Asia | Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001- | Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1988- | South Asia -- Relations -- United States | United States -- Relations -- South Asia Summary: Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation bu

Subject(s): Soil stabilization -- Congresses | Slopes (Soil mechanics) -- Congresses -- Stability | Retaining walls -- Congresses -- Design and construction | Foundations -- Congresses -- Design and construction Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Library,General Collection,Open Shelf,TE210.4 S634G 2009,Available,00011220762

Subject(s): Peace-building -- Asia | Conflict management -- Asia | Mediation -- Asia | Peace-building -- Pacific Area | Conflict management -- Pacific Area | Mediation -- Pacific Area | Asia -- Politics and government -- 1945- | Pacific Area -- Politics and government Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Library,General Collect

Subject(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Criticism and interpretation | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Religion | Religion in literature Contents: Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Library,General Collection,Open Shelf,PG3328 Z7 W726D 2009,Available,00011217657

Subject(s): Information literacy -- Ability testing Summary: Constructive partnerships between academic librarians and faculty play a crucial role in effectively assessing and improving information literacy efforts. Collaboration is not just a nice idea; it is essential to improving the value of library services, personnel, and instruction. Her

Subject(s): Cultural industries -- Management | Creative ability | Design Summary: "Does the management of design conflict with traditional ideas of creative freedom and autonomy? How do government policies and business priorities influence the day-to-day practices of designers? And how far have the processes and purpose of creative work be

Subject(s): Neurolinguistics | Semantics | Linguistics Subject: "The subject matter of this book is the mental lexicon, that is, the way in which the form and meaning of words is stored by speakers of specific languages. This book attempts to narrow the gap between the results of experimental neurology and the concerns of theoretical lingui

Subject(s): Ali, Naji | Arab-Israeli conflict -- Caricatures and cartoons | Palestinian Arabs -- Caricatures and cartoons | Artists -- Biography -- Palestine | Political cartoons | Politics and culture -- Arab countries Summary: Naji al-Ali grew up in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in the south Lebanese city of Sidon, where his g

Subject(s): Structural engineering Contents:Brackets and bridges -- Stiffening a beam : girder bridges -- Arches and suspension bridges -- Bringing the loads to the ground : the structural scheme -- Safe as houses? : walls -- Frames : a problem of stability -- Floors and beams : deflections and bending moments -- Providing shelter : roofs