The New York Times bestseller and basis for #1 smash hit movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire's Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin-no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens.But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere. Animals-those creatures with voices, souls, and minds-are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals-even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name-one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel's distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire's Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 166, Publishers: Seven Seas, Author: Youta,Nanaroku, ISBN-13: 9781638585862, Date of issue: 2022
A deluxe Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the Disney classic film The Lion King Simba the lion will one day become king--but his uncle Scar has other plans. Join Simba and his father, Mufasa, and his friends Nala, Timon,
Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The story follows the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. The manga presents individual cases that Section 9 handles, along with an ongoing, more serious investigation into the serial killer and hacker known only as The Laughing Man.
Bestselling author Sally Fallon Morell debunks Paleo diet myths to explore what our ancestors from around the globe really ate--and what we can learn from them to be healthy and fit, today
How to build lasting connections through meaningful communication Developing successful relationships is critical to our success in both our personal and professional lives. The Power of Understanding People shows you how to establish and develop extremely effective relationships by providing you with techniques to better identify and understand the intrinsic needs of others. As a result, you will achieve better team dynamics, increased sales and client satisfaction, higher levels of employee engagement and performance, and even more satisfying marriages and friendships. This book provides the tools to understand others' unique communication style as well as your own. Get detailed advice on how to adjust to diverse communication styles, develop a unifying language for the organization, and better match motivational techniques to team members. Through storytelling and experiential exercises, author Dave Mitchell helps you gain insight into your own unique interaction style and teaches you how to communicate, motivate, sell, and service more successfully no matter the personality types involved.Offers insight into the behavior cues and questions to ask to better understand someone's interactive preferences Explains how to enhance your sales efforts by better targeting your brand message to the client's style so that your products/services resonate with them more Examines strategies for creating a high performing work environment and achieve greater customer service excellence Contains conflict resolution strategies, including how to effectively work out differences within a team, between work units, with customers, and even in your personal life Armed with the ability to interpret the behavior of the people around you, you will achieve greater levels of success at work and at home while also learning how to better handle the difficult situations involving people in your life.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 80, Publishers: Taylor & Francis Ltd, Author: EDWARDS, ISBN-13: 9781138388918, Date of issue: 2020
This thoroughly updated and extended eighth edition of the long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods employed by educational research at all stages. Its five main parts cover: the context of educational r
Cook your way across the 'Verse using over 70 recipes inspired by Joss Whedon's cult TV show with Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook. Treat your friends, family, and crew with Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook. Featur
Teaches parents a simple qigong massage programme specifically developed for children with ASDs. With step-by-step instructions and a video demonstrating the technique in action, this book shows parents how to adopt qigong massage into their child's daily routine. Previously published with a DVD, this material is now available online www.jkp.com.
The Sexual Politics of Meat is Carol Adams inspiring and controversial exploration of the interplay between contemporary societys ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with meat and masculinity. First published in 1990, the book has continued to change the lives of tens of thousands of readers into the second decade of the 21st century.§Published in the year of the books 25th anniversary, the Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a substantial new afterword, including more than 20 new images and discussions of recent events such as the 2014 Santa Barbara shootings that between them prove beyond doubt the continuing relevance of Adams revolutionary book.
After China's November 1950 intervention in the war and the subsequent battle of the Chosin Reservoir, UN forces faced a new onslaught in the spring of 1951, with over 350,000 veteran troops attacking along the Imjin River. The US 3rd Infantry Division
Perfect for fans of Jessica Jones and True Blood, this is a blockbuster modern fantasy set in a divided world where one woman must uncover the truth to seek her revenge.Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. Every night is a party and Bryce is going to savour all the pleasures Lunathion - also known as Crescent City - has to offer. But then a brutal murder shakes the very foundations of the city, and brings Bryce's world crashing down. Two years later, Bryce still haunts the city's most notorious nightclubs - but seeking only oblivion now. Then the murderer attacks again. And when an infamous Fallen angel, Hunt Athalar, is assigned to watch her every footstep, Bryce knows she can't forget any longer. As Bryce and Hunt fight to unravel the mystery, and their own dark pasts, the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the deepest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir ...With unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom - and the power of love.
When Hana worked up the courage to speak to the mysterious loner in her college class, she never expected the encounter would blossom into true love-nor that he was secretly a wolf living in human form. Their relationship was far from ordinary, but she wou
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is widely recommended nowadays in the NHS for the treatment of emotional and psychological problems, such as depression, low mood, chronic anxiety, stress or out-of-control anger. This book contains: case studies and step-by-step CBT-based exercises. It is suitable for those suffering from these issues and clinicians.
Explore all that Vulcan has to offer in an interactive guidebook. Drawing on 50 years of Star Trek TV shows, films, and novels to present a comprehensive guide to Spock's iconic home world, it covers every significant region, with historical, geographical, and cultural insights that bring the planet to life.
Listen to your body. Calm your mind. Find your strength.Forget prescriptive 28-day plans and fad diets that are sooner or later abandoned. The truth is they don't work - and they don't make you happy. Pop powerhouse Ellie Goulding's much sought-after fitness and health philosophy is based around becoming the brightest, strongest version of yourself.This means prioritising self-care and flexibility, and approaching wellness from a perspective that is sustainable; one that doesn't leave you feeling like you've failed and, most importantly, allows room for fun and creativity. Combining a mindful approach to exercise with delicious, nutritious recipes, this book will help you kickstart healthy habits, develop a positive mindset and establish clear and achievable goals. Going far beyond diet and exercise, Ellie shares a holistic approach to feeling and being your best.From learning to listen to your body to establishing permanent rituals that work for you, it encompasses all that improves your relationship with your physical and mental health. Ellie Goulding has amassed multiple UK #1 singles, Brit Awards and Grammy nominations over the past decade of her stellar career. Now, after years of inspiring fans with her love of fitness and wellness, in her first book Fitter.Calmer. Stronger. Ellie shares her favourite recipes, workouts and training principles.Drawing on her own experiences, as well as the advice of friends and experts like Matt Roberts, Fearne Cotton and Katie Taylor, these are tools and techniques you can implement every day to build a calmer, stronger you.
For years, Daniel Smith suffered from bouts of acute anxiety, extended episodes without any apparent cause that seized control of his body and mind, leaving him an emotional wreck. Sleep was impossible and headaches and nausea haunted his days. Anxiety threatened his sanity and jeopardized his relationships. He had a prestigious job, a comfortable apartment, and caring friends-but, according to his therapists, nothing seemed to be wrong. Now in paperback, Monkey Mind is the story of how one man finally learned to live with-and laugh at-his own anxiety issues. Smith shares his own hilarious and heart-wrenching story from his first severe episode at age sixteen to his discovery of the author Philip Roth, who made anxiety seem noble, to his first job, which nearly drove him to distraction, to his struggle to give up the endless cycle of hand-wringing angst in order to keep the love of his life. Through medication, endless psychoanalysis, self-imposed isolation, and meditation, Smith finally makes peace with his restless mind and becomes the husband and father he longs to be.Whether you suffer from clinical anxiety or an overdose of modern life in our "Age of Anxiety," Monkey Mind's combination of wit, candour, and serious advice will help you live in the moment instead of inside your own head.
`Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart!'
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 304, Publishers: Lotus Publishing, Author: John Gibbons, ISBN-13: 9781905367931, Date of issue: 2019
Say goodbye to fourth-night-in-a-row meat loaf and identical containers of tragically "meal-prepped" chicken thighs. YouTube cooking sensation and restauranteur Sam the Cooking Guy is here to save us from mediocre leftovers. With 20 bulk-cooking master dis
You love TASTY and PROPER TASTY recipe videos, but there's something about having a cookbook of deliciousness at your fingertips.Here you'll find on-trend favourites like a Glitterbombed Unicorn Cake and timeless classics like Lasagne - amazing recipes with staying power.
During the 19th Century the Royal Navy played a key role defending the expanding British Empire. As sail gave way to steam power, there was a pressing requirement for coaling stations and dock facilities across the world's oceans. These strategic bases nee
Many yoga instructors and therapists are undertrained in respiratory physiology and the impact breathing has on individuals, and this guide makes this information accessible and easy-to-adapt to practice. This reference guide for instructors and therapists will ensure that the yoga community practices breathing techniques safely and effectively.
"Perfume Engineering" is a must-have reference for engineers who design any products that require fragrances, such as perfumes, cosmetics, healthcare and cleaning products. This book provides the reader with practical guidance on perfume design, performance and classification, from its beginnings as a liquid mixture to the vapour phase, by way of odorant dispersion and olfactory perception. It does this through the application of development and validation models to account for fragrance evaporation, propagation and perception.
This second edition of Biology for the IB Diploma is updated for the new IB syllabus for Biology, implemented in 2014 for first examination in 2016. This series comprehensively covers all aspects of the syllabus, including practical work, Theory of Knowledge and the new Nature of Science content. The Coursebook, also available as an ebook, offers students an engaging introduction to the content as well as materials for in-depth exam preparation. Teachers can access free resources on our IB teacher website, including practical protocols and lesson ideas.
What if you could wake up every day without anxiety? View your past with purpose, not regret? Live happy, peaceful and free from fear?You can - and Gabrielle Bernstein will show you the way. Her new book presents her most powerful teaching yet: a plan for transforming the pain of your past, whatever that may be, into newfound strength and freedom.
The gripping standalone thriller from Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter, soon to be a Netflix series A terrifying act of violence... It takes a split second for your life to change forever. And for Andrea Oliver that split second is a mass shooting in her local mall. A woman whose life is built on a lie... But this shocking act is only the start. Because then, as the bodies fall around them, Andy's mother Laura takes a step forward into the line of fire. A fight for survival... Hours later, Laura is in hospital, her face splashed over the newspapers. But the danger has only just begun. Now Andy must embark on a desperate race against time to uncover the secrets of her mother's past before any more blood is shed...
Winner of a 2013 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, The UX Book excels with its comprehensive exploration of designing interaction to ensure a quality user experience. Combining breadth, depth, and practical applications, this book takes a time-tested process-and-guidelines approach that provides readers with actionable methods and techniques while retaining a firm grounding in human-computer interaction (HCI) concepts and theory. The authors guide you through the UX lifecycle process, including contextual inquiry and analysis, requirements extraction, design ideation and creation, practical design production, prototyping, and UX evaluation. Development activities are linked via handoffs between stages as practitioners move through the process. The lifecycle template concept introduced in this book can be tailored to any project environment, from large enterprise system development to commercial products. Throughout this new edition, the authors bring an increased emphasis on design, as well as new chapters covering Information Architecture. Students and practitioners alike will come away with understanding of how to create and refine interaction designs to ensure a quality user experience.
Colorful and curious. Experimental and improvisational. Each of Herve Tullet's creations, whether the bestselling children's book PRESS HERE or the internationally traveling Ideal Exhibition, breaks the boundaries of art.Tullet is a renowned author and artist who urges people of any age to create playfully and joyfully. In this deluxe volume-part career-spanning monograph, part artist's manifesto-he shares his origins, his inspirations, and his methods alongside illustrations, sketches, fine art, and photographs of his installations. HERVE TULLET'S ART OF PLAY features commentary from curator Aaron Ott and children's literature expert Leonard S.Marcus. It's sure to become a favorite among parents, teachers, and librarians as well as art lovers and creatives. With this book, as with all his work, Herve Tullet invites you to join him on an exuberant journey of creativity.
Features practice MCQs divided into three practice papers. This book is accompanied by short referenced notes drawing from journal articles, critical care textbooks and selected internet resources. It is suitable for junior intensive care trainees, intensive care consultants as a teaching aid, and trainees preparing for professional examinations.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 416, Publishers: Microsoft Press,U.S., Author: Victor Isakov, ISBN-13: 9781509303830, Date of issue: 2017
The official novelization of Jim Henson's Emmy Award-winning television series along with a behind-the-scenes look at the show's production from the Jim Henson Archives. Timeless tales, beautifully told. Presented in a stunning new edition, Jim Henson'
For nearly six centuries, scientists have been documenting the plants and fungi of the world through herbaria. The wealth of specimens available today, carefully preserved through the centuries, is a unique source of data that not only helps scientists
When a dangerous armored foe named Virus erupts into Venom's life, he threatens to rip away everything Eddie Brock holds dear. His son, his symbiote -- even himself! But as their battle spirals out of control, Venom suddenly finds himself somewhere beyond! In a wildly different and highly dangerous world, new allies, familiar faces and shocking enemies await! Eddie must somehow find a way home -- but untold horrors await him there. Knull, the terrifying King in Black, has arrived to plunge the Earth into darkness with his army of symbiote dragons -- and Venom will be the first to fall! After three years of all-out action and suspense, Donny Cates brings his symbiote saga to a staggering close...and nothing will ever be the same for the Lethal Protector! COLLECTING: Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) 1 (Venom Story), Venom (2018) 26-35
Post Sound Design provides a practical introduction to the fascinating craft of editing and replacing dialog, creating Foley and sound effects, editing music, and balancing these elements to a final mix. Based on years of experience and teaching this material to students at Drexel University, award-winning film composer John Avarese offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating exercises to help compose story, develop characters and create emotion through skillful creation of the sound track. Starting each chapter with a real-life example, the textbook is structured in such a way to create a fundamental understanding of the physics and the biological foundation of hearing, and putting it into practice with suggested movie scenes demonstrating the discussed audio techniques. Post Sound Design engagingly demonstrates the individual areas essential to creating a soundtrack that will enhance any media production.
This charming concertina book follows the journey of a little ship on a voyage across the sea. Folding out to nearly 2.5 metres, children can look at all the different things the ship sees on its way, as it chugs past fishing vessels, a tanker and a humongous cruise ship, alongside leaping dolphins and shoals of flying fish, through the high, choppy waves of a lightning storm, and finally reaching its own little harbour. Playful text guides the journey, providing fun shared experience and conversation starter for parents and young children. The reverse side of the concertina features spot illustrations picked out from the main scene, with a more expansive information about each element, from ships to ocean life.
