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Winner of the Hugo Award!<BR><BR>In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future.<BR><BR>It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.<BR><BR>One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. <BR><BR>But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.<BR><BR>They're going to need to ask it a lot.<BR><BR>Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

The highly anticipated second?and final?book in the immersive fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore that began with the New York Times bestselling A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, from author Roseanne A. Brown. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Renée Ahdieh, and Sabaa Tahir.Karina lost everything after a violent coup left her without her kingdom or her throne. Now the most wanted person in Sonande, her only hope of reclaiming what is rightfully hers lies in a divine power hidden in the long-lost city of her ancestors. Meanwhile, the resurrection of Karina's sister has spiraled the world into chaos, with disaster after disaster threatening the hard-won peace Malik has found as Farid's apprentice. When they discover that Karina herself is the key to restoring balance, Malik must use his magic to lure her back to their side. But how do you regain the trust of someone you once tried to kill?As the fabric holding Sonande together begins to tear, Malik and Karina once again find themselves torn between their duties and their desires. And when the fate of everything hangs on a single, horrifying choice, they each must decide what they value most?a power that could transform the world, or a love that could transform their lives.

A candid memoir by Brian Barraclough (1933-2025), whose life was divided between New Zealand and the UK and is best known for his research on psychiatric and social aspects of suicide. Brian grew up on Auckland's North Shore. His ambition to become a doctor resulted from being treated for tuberculosis when he was 17. After graduating from the University of Otago he practised general medicine in Christchurch Hospital and psychiatry in Dunedin Hospital, then sailed to England as a ship's surgeon. He joined the world's foremost postgraduate training programme for psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital in London, working with some of the most eminent psychiatrists of the day. He had holidays in Europe, a year of psychoanalysis, and a bad trip with LSD. After leaving the Maudsley, Brian became a scientific officer in the Medical Research Council unit at Graylingwell Hospital in Chichester, where he conducted his studies on suicide. The final years of his career were spent as senior lecturer in the University of Southampton's department of psychiatry, combining academic work with clinical practice. After 38 years in England he retired and returned to Auckland, where he carried out research on medical history alongside a range of leisure interests.

This groundbreaking volume, published by the American Psychological Association in partnership with the International Union of Psychological Science, provides a detailed guide to clinical diagnosis by psychologists and other health professionals based on the eleventh revision of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).<BR><BR> The ICD-11 was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2 9 and came into effect as the global standard for health information and reporting in 2 22. The ICD is the diagnostic system for mental disorders most widely used by mental health professionals around the world in their day-to-day clinical practice. This edited volume offers a step-by-step approach to diagnosis, giving mental health professionals around the world the tools they need to apply ICD-11 diagnostic requirements for mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders as the basis for delivering high quality, evidence-informed care.<BR><BR> A psychological approach to diagnosis is a conceptually driven, person-oriented, biopsychosociocultural formulation that integrates pertinent history, behavior, symptoms, phenomenology, and functioning.  A psychological approach focuses on psychological mechanisms and principles as an aspect of diagnostic practice and case formulation, regardless of professional discipline.<BR>  <BR> The chapters of this book cover the major groupings of mental disorder as well as related areas that are important parts of psychological practice, such as sexual dysfunctions, sleep-wake disorders, and relationship problems and maltreatment. The authors of this book are leading global experts in each area, many of whom were integrally involved in developing the respective sections of the ICD-11.<BR>  <BR> Authors describe the overarching logic for the classificatory arrangement and the elements of a psychological approach to the set of disorders discussed in each chapter, including psychological models for conceptualizing their symptoms and recommendations for psychological assessment. The chapters also discuss presentations and symptom patterns for each major group of disorders, specifiers and subtypes, the threshold between normal variation and disorder, differential diagnoses, co-occurring disorders, developmental course, cultural and contextual considerations, and gender-related features.<BR>  <BR>A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis is the first comprehensive training resource on WHO's ICD-11 classification of mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders. It provides practicing psychologists and other mental health professionals, primary care clinicians, educators, and trainees with essential tools for the competent practice of diagnosis using the ICD-11 as a framework.<BR>  

It's the season to reach for warm cupcakes, sweet crunchy biscuits, gooey pumpkin pie and snuggle up with a blanket to sip on a delicious pumpkin spice latte. Now you can bring the coziness into your kitchen with over 40 irresistible recipes.When those golden leaves start to fall, you know it's time to rustle up all the comforting dishes and indulge in delicious sweet treats. From classic Pumpkin Pie to Spiced Plum Pudding and Treacle Tart and the ubiquitous Pumpkin Spice Latte, A Pumpkin Spice Cookbook celebrates the season with a treasure trove of cosy, soul-warming recipes that are nostalgically evocative of home and all its comforts.A Pumpkin Spice Cookbook has over 40 indulgent recipes to bake, poach or roast. Including a selection of delicious pumpkin recipes to help you get the most out of the cosiest season, year after year.Contents include:- Classic Treats: Pumpkin Pie, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Crème Caramels- Sweet & Sticky Treats: Sweet Chestnut Mess, Caramel Nut Slice, Sticky Toffee & Date Loaf- Cupcakes & Muffins: Red Velvet Cupcakes, Maple Butter Pecan Cupcakes, Marsala Raisin Coffee Muffins- Little Treats: Maple Biscuits, Marshmallow Crackle Squares, Salted Caramel Crunch Brownies- Fruity Treats: Spiced Plum Jam, Apple, Maple & Pecan Fool, Spiced Caramelized Pineapple with RumAlso available: A Cinnamon Bun Cookbook, A Cosy Chocolate Cookbook and A Perfect Pancake Cookbook

A joyful pick for dog lovers--young and old. Dogs are more than pets or furry fixtures around the house. Dogs are constant companions who show us what it means to be curious, enjoy the little moments of life, and care for those who need us. Dogs teach us more about life than we teach them. So no matter what your puppy looks like or plays like--this book celebrates all the puppies out there and the ways they change our lives for the better.

Part I Foundational Material.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Basic number theory.- 3. Integral solutions to the Pythagorean Equation.- 4. What integers are areas of right triangles?.- 5. What numbers are the edges of a right triangle?.- 6. Primes of the form 4k+1.- 7. Gauss sums, Quadratic Reciprocity, and the Jacobi symbol.- Part II Advanced Topics.- 8. Counting Pythagorean triples modulo an integer.- 9. How many lattice points are there on a circle or a sphere?.- 10. What about geometry?.- 11. Another proof of the four squares theorem.- 12. Quadratic forms and sums of squares.- 13. How many Pythagorean triples are there?.- 14. How are rational points distributed, really?.- Part III Appendices.- A. Background.- B. Algebraic integers.- C. SageMath.- References.- Index.

In this inspiring coming-of-age memoir, a world-renowned astrophysicist emerges from an impoverished childhood and crime-filled adolescence to ascend through the top ranks of research physics.<BR> <BR>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS • “You’ll encounter one extraordinary turn of events after another, as the extraordinary chess player, puzzle solver, and occasional grifter works his way from grinding poverty and deep despair to worldwide acclaim as a physicist.”—Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society<BR><BR>Navigating poverty, violence, and instability, a young James Plummer had two guiding stars—a genius IQ and a love of science. But a bookish nerd is a soft target, and James faced years of bullying and abuse. As he struggled to survive his childhood in some of the country’s toughest urban neighborhoods in New Orleans, Houston, and LA, and later in the equally poor backwoods of Mississippi, he adopted the persona of “gangsta nerd”—dealing weed in juke joints while winning state science fairs with computer programs that model Einstein’s theory of relativity.<BR> <BR>Once admitted to the elite physics PhD program at Stanford University, James found himself pulled between the promise of a bright future and a dangerous crack cocaine habit he developed in college. With the encouragement of his mentor and the sole Black professor in the physics department, James confronted his personal demons as well as the entrenched racism and classism of the scientific establishment. When he finally seized his dream of a life in astrophysics, he adopted a new name, Hakeem Muata Oluseyi, to honor his African ancestors.<BR> <BR>Alternately heartbreaking and hopeful, A Quantum Life narrates one man’s remarkable quest across an ever-expanding universe filled with entanglement and choice.

When courts collide, blood may be spilled. But when destinies collide, blood may hold power. A DUTY... Bound in service to the king within the city, Faythe grapples with morality to keep herself and her friends safe. Nik's loyalty is tested as he struggles against his father's cruel ways. When blood and duty divide the heart, can love conquer all?AN ALLIANCE... While the kingdoms prepare to unite, Faythe is forced to remain hidden in plain sight. But suspicions quickly arise with the mysterious fae general from an ally court. Getting close to Reylan could unravel truths she longed for, but trust is hard to gain and even harder to hold. When lurking evil threatens the alliance that keeps them all safe, Faythe may find herself on the side where danger meets desire in a force that could break past the guard on her heart. A CHOICE...For the threat of battle isn't the only conflict to fear. Faythe can't forget the deal she struck in the woods to save her friend's life-and it's time to fulfil. Finding the temple ruin leads them to harrowing discoveries within the castle...and something far more sinister than the war that lingers. It seems everyone will receive more than they bargained for. A history that haunts, truths that destroy, and a tangled destiny they didn't expect.

When courts collide, blood may be spilled. But when destinies collide, blood may hold power.A DUTY...Bound in service to the king within the city, Faythe grapples with morality to keep herself and her friends safe. Nik's loyalty is tested as he struggles against his father's cruel ways. When blood and duty divide the heart, can love conquer all?AN ALLIANCE...While the kingdoms prepare to unite, Faythe is forced to remain hidden in plain sight. But suspicions quickly arise with the mysterious fae general from an ally court. Getting close to Reylan could unravel truths she longed for, but trust is hard to gain and even harder to hold. When lurking evil threatens the alliance that keeps them all safe, Faythe may find herself on the side where danger meets desire in a force that could break past the guard on her heart.A CHOICE...For the threat of battle isn't the only conflict to fear. Faythe can't forget the deal she struck in the woods to save her friend's life-and it's time to fulfil. Finding the temple ruin leads them to harrowing discoveries within the castle...and something far more sinister than the war that lingers. It seems everyone will receive more than they bargained for. A history that haunts, truths that destroy, and a tangled destiny they didn't expect.

'You betrayed your brother to steal a broken crown'<BR><BR>The kingdom stands on the brink of chaos. Atticus' grip on the realm is faltering, and as threats arise ever closer to home he is driven to increasingly desperate acts to hold onto power.<BR><BR>With Islor's fate now in the balance, Zander stands to defend the Rift from the oncoming Ybarisan army. With the king's forces scattered, he must risk unlikely new alliances.<BR><BR>And behind the walls of Ulysede, secrets wait for its new queen. Romeria knows that the paths of the hidden city will lead her to answers. But will they be enough to save the realm - or is their fate already sealed?<BR><BR>The third book in the captivating Fate & Flame series

THE FINAL EXPLOSIVE BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARKThis slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent'Sometimes there are stories that are so beautifully crafted that they steal pieces of your heart and soul' Reader Review---- The price of love is loss. We all pay it eventually. . . Some moments are too painful to be endured, and some moments will break you if you let them. And yet I can't afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One chance to create a better life for everyone across the four kingdoms. Even as our enemies ally with each other, and our own allies are forced to betray their kingdoms, their people . . . and themselves. And even as Regner plans something so cruel, so wholly evil, he's poised to douse the last remaining spark of hope in this world. Unless we kill him first. Tropes/themes: 1. Enemies -to-lovers 2. Forced proximity 3. Pace and plot 4. Magic----Readers love the Kingdom of Lies series'I cannot recommend this book enough. It follows in the footsteps of many a romantasy book before it, but has enough uniqueness and individuality that it has become one of my ultimate favourites' ***** Reader Review'This book got me hooked up in less then 20 pages, loved everything about it, story, characters, world building' ***** Reader Review'I absolutely inhaled this book. Weeks later, I'm still thinking about it' ***** Reader Review'This book ticks all of the boxes of what you want a high fantasy romance (romantasy) book to have. The world is interesting and the characters are extremely lovable' ***** Reader Review'As soon as I read the first page I knew I was going to be hooked and fully immersed' ***** Reader Review

Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice.Jacoby Ballard provides an empowering and affirming guide to embodied healing through yoga and the dharma, grounded in the brilliance, resilience, and lived experiences of queer folks.Part I deconstructs the ways mainstream yoga perpetuates queer- and transphobia and other systemic oppressions, exploring the intersections of yoga, capitalism, cultural appropriation, and sexual violence. Ballard also addresses the trauma--complex, vicarious, historical, and collective--perpetuated against queer communities. In response, he offers tools for self-compassion, tonglen, lovingkindness, and grounding, and helps readers explore questions like:What is trauma? How is it a product of injustice--and how can healing it create justice? The world won't stop being homo- and transphobic, so how do I encounter that in a way that does the least harm? How do we love what is uniquely trans about us? What are affinity groups, and why do we need them?In part II, Ballard offers a queer-centered, fully embodied, and equity-rooted practice with meditations, practices, and sequences for processing and healing from trauma individually and in community. He explains concepts like lovingkindness, letting go, compassion, joy, forgiveness, and equanimity through a queer lens, and pairs each with corresponding meditations, practices, and beautiful line drawings of queer bodies.Enhanced with stories from Ballard's personal practice and professional experience teaching yoga in schools, prisons, conferences, and his weekly Queer and Trans Yoga class, A Queer Dharma is a guidebook, reclamation, and unapologetically queer heart offering for true healing and transformation.

Author’s Note<BR> Introduction<BR><BR> One: The Persecuting Society<BR> Two: Sexually Ambiguous Revolutions<BR> Three: Imagining a Queer America<BR> Four: A Democracy of Death and Art<BR> Five: A Dangerous Purity<BR> Seven: Production and Marketing of Gender<BR> Eight: Sex in the Trenches<BR> Nine: Visible Communities/Invisible Lives<BR> Ten: Revolt/Backlash/Resistance<BR> Epilogue<BR>  <BR> Acknowledgments<BR> Notes<BR> Credits<BR> Index

A chilling letter. A wrong conviction. One last chance to find the real killer . . . The chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier HorstINSPIRATION FOR THE HIT BBC FOUR SHOW WISTING'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' THE TIMES_______In 1999, seventeen-year-old Tone Vaterland was killed on her way home from work.Desperate for a conviction the police deemed the investigation an open-and-shut case and sent her spurned boyfriend, Danny Momrak, down for murder.But twenty years later William Wisting receives a puzzling letter. It suggests the wrong man was convicted for Tone's death.And the real murderer is still out there.Wisting is quickly thrown into a terrifying race against time where he must find the sender, decipher this mysterious letter and catch the real killer - before they strike again . . ._______Praise for Jørn Lier Horst'Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas' New York Times'Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction . . . His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realized' Yrsa Sigurdardóttir'One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times

In the explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series, Holmes and Watson think they're finally in the clear after graduating from Sherringford...but danger awaits in the hallowed halls of Oxford.Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson finally have a chance to start over. With all the freedom their pre-college summer program provides and no one on their tail, the only mystery they need to solve, once and for all, is what they are to each other. But upon their arrival at Oxford, Charlotte is immediately drawn into a new case: a series of accidents befell the theater program at Oxford last year, culminating in a young woman going missing on the night of a major performance.The mystery has gone unsolved; the case is cold. And no one?least of all the girl's peculiar, close-knit group of friends?is talking. When Watson and Holmes join the theater program, the ?accidents? start anew, giving them no choice but to throw themselves into the case. But as the complicated lines of friendship, love, and loyalty blur, time is running out?and tragedy waits in the wings.

"An engaging and essential handbook for anyone interested in gaining insight into an oft-misunderstood community." — Library Journal<BR><BR>This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to validate their experiences.<BR><BR>2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens <BR><BR>2023 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection<BR><BR>2022 Chicago Public Library Best Book<BR><BR>Asexuality is often called The Invisible Orientation. You don’t learn about it in school, you don’t hear “ace” on television. So, it’s kinda hard to be ace in a society so steeped in sex that no one knows you exist. Too many young people grow up believing that their lack of sexual desire means they are broken – so writer Molly Muldoon and cartoonist Will Hernandez, both in the ace community, are here to shed light on society’s misconceptions of asexuality and what being ace is really like. This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to validate their experiences. Asexuality is a real identity and it’s time the world recognizes it. Here’s to being invisible no more!

By happy agreement with the literary estate of Norman Lewis, the previous five collections of Norman's work have been withdrawn, so that all the best pieces are now in one book.

Soothe your brain and find mental calm through Buddhist practices and principles.Life is full of endless noise - from your phone, the buzz of people, traffic and television. You are also subject to internal noise - worries, fears, negative emotions and racing thoughts. Fuelling stress and anxiety, this overload is harmful to your mental and physical health, distracting you from living a fulfilling, purposeful and peaceful life. Drawing on the practices, beliefs and teachings of Buddhism, this book explains the causes of the 'noise', looking at your relationship with people, money and technology. It reveals the benefits of turning your consciousness inwards and with a new awareness teaches you how to quieten your mind. Offering powerful insights, simple tips and helpful advice, A Quiet Mind is the key to achieving ease, finding balance and calm in a chaotic world.

A thrillingly dark novel from 'Japan's Agatha Christie' (Sunday Times) While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn't totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife, who was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighbourhood?When Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife's death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life...

A university student finds himself surrounded by sexy older women in this rom-com manga that goes beyond all reason!<BR><BR>Naoto moves to Tokyo for college—and ends up living with Luna, the older cousin he’s always had a crush on. She’s gorgeous, unpredictable… and every night, unmistakably lewd sounds spill from her room, keeping him wide awake. Then she starts getting closer.<BR><BR>As more seductive women begin circling him, Naoto’s new life spirals into a chaotic mix of temptation, confusion, and questions he can’t answer—especially about Luna.

'The world needs to know. Trailblazing. Life-enhancing. A Radical Awakening is one of those books you will want to keep on your nightstand.' Oprah Winfrey during 'Oprah's Your Life in Focus'Bestselling author and renowned clinical psychologist Dr Shefali teaches women how to transcend their fears, break free from societal expectations and rediscover the person they were always meant to be.A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to heal their psychic wounds and prepares them to discover their own powers to help heal others and the planet. Dr Shefali helps women uncover the purpose that already exists within them and harness the power of authenticity in every area of their lives.This is an eloquent and inspiring, practical and accessible book, backed with real-life examples and personal stories, that unlocks the extraordinary power necessary to awaken the conscious self. Dr Shefali will empower and inspire all women to uncover the person they always wanted to be: fully present, conscious, and happy, by deconstructing the archetypes that still exist in society today, inspiring women to live authentically - and, importantly, elevate other women along the way.'The awakened woman breaks free from the clutches of fear and rises in her authentic power. These pages speak to this process and highlights how every woman can get there - step by step. Profoundly inspiring, this book will spark you to reach toward and step into your greatest freedom.' Alicia Keys

The cycle of production and consumption, artificially ­accelerated by advertising and marketing, has charac­terised our society for decades. This cycle has recently also taken hold of the architecture of the city, leading to a waste that is both economically and ecologically unacceptable. The destruction of buildings that are not actually obsolete is just as questionable as the production of extravagant architectures for which there is no real need. This book is a protest against the merciless globalisation of the city and its dissolution into faceless, inhospitable peripheries. At the same time, it puts forward alternative strategies of urban design to counteract such globalisation and dissolution. It formulates a different approach to urbanism, one which views the city not as a ­carnivalesque display of vanities but as a sophisti­cated spatial construction that lays down the conditions for a productive, sociable, serene, and happy life.

'The greatest find in American crime fiction since Raymond Chandler' Sunday Times<BR><BR>Jackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into hundreds. But when the scheme somehow fails, Jackson is left broke, wanted by the police and desperately racing to get back both his money and his loving Imabelle.<BR><BR>The first of Chester Himes's novels featuring the hardboiled Harlem detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, A Rage in Harlem has swagger, brutal humour, lurid violence, a hearse loaded with gold and a conman dressed as a Sister of Mercy.<BR><BR>With an Introduction by Luc Sante

A small boy imagines what it would be like to have his own rainbow to play with.

For many queer Jews, Jewish tradition seems like a rich tapestry which at best ignores them and at worst rejects them entirely. In reality, queerness and queer Judaism have been a constant subplot of Jewish history, if only we care to look. Spanning almost two millennia and containing translations from more than a dozen languages, Noam Sienna's new book, A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts From the First Century to 1969, collects for the first time more than a hundred sources on the intersection of Jewish and queer identities. Covering poetry, drama, literature, law, midrash, and memoir, this anthology suggests that Jewish texts are not just obstacles to be overcome in the creation of queer Jewish life, but also potential resources waiting to be excavated. Through an unprecedented examination of the histories of gender and sexuality over two millennia of Jewish life around the world, this book inspires and challenges its readers to create a better future through a purposeful reflection on our past.

This beautiful book brings together amazing facts about rainforests, a heart-warming narrative and breathtaking illustrations.<BR><BR>In A Rainforest Story, young readers can explore the vibrant life of the rainforest, from the fierce predators that roam the forest floor to the brightly-coloured birds that fly above the trees. Travelling through the seasons, we meet various rainforest creatures as they are born, raise their young and settle down to hibernate through the hottest months.<BR><BR>Learn about the behaviour of favourite big cats such as the beautiful jaguar, and beloved animals such as capybaras and sloths. Discover how animals and plants work together to survive and thrive, like the monkeys that go from flower to flower, feeding on nectar and spreading pollen.<BR><BR>Beautiful story-like text by Jane Burnard of dynamic rainforest creatures are further animated by colourful illustrations by Kendra Binney that will leave children and adults poring over the pages of this book.<BR><BR>Explore the world's habitats and the amazing animals that live there and collect all the titles in the series with A Coral Reef Story and An Arctic Story.

"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959.<BR><BR>This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff.<BR><BR>Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America—and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun."<BR><BR>"The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun," said The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic."

"Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago." Bonnie Greer<BR><BR>In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a Black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. Walter sinks the rest of the money into his business scheme, only to have it stolen by one of his partners. In despair Walter contacts Lindner, and almost begs to buy them out, but with the help of his wife, Walter finally finds a way to assert his dignity.<BR><BR>A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first Black writer to receive this award.<BR><BR>Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 34. <BR><BR>This new, updated edition in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series includes the full, definitive text and a brand new introduction by Soyica Diggs Colbert.

Forewordby Joi GreshamIntroductionby Robert NemiroffBiographical Statementby Maria Gresham-ConantA Raisin in the SunAct One Scene One Scene TwoAct Two Scene One Scene Two Scene ThreeAct ThreeEditorische Notiz Black American EnglishLiteraturhinweiseNachwort

Das Theaterstück A Raisin in the Sun der US-Amerikanischen Dramatikerin Lorraine Hansberry erzählt von einer afroamerikanischen Arbeiterfamilie, die im Ghetto Chicagos lebt.Mama, das Familienoberhaupt wartet auf einen Scheck aus der Lebensversicherung ihres verstorbenen Gatten. Um die Frage, wie die 10.000$ ausgegeben werden sollen, entspinnt sich die Handlung des Dramas.Mit dem Drama, das bei seiner Uraufführung 1959 das erste einer afro-amerikanischen Dramatikerin war, das je am Broadway aufgeführt wurde, gibt Lorraine Hansberry Menschen eine Stimme, die zuvor keine hatten. Dabei hat die Geschichte nichts von ihrer Aktualität verloren.

Celebrate the beginning of Ramadan with a young boy and his father in this nighttime sensory picture book that celebrates the wonder, excitement, and peace of the holiday!<BR><BR>The call for prayer hugs tight the sky of Damascus on the first night of Ramadan. As steps flutter to fill spaces in mosques, Sami sets out on a nighttime walk with Baba to answer his question: what does a Ramadan night feel like?<BR> <BR>Through an evening full of sounds and sights and scents, Sami feels the celebration of community. He feels the connection and calm of prayer. He feels the delight of a late-night dessert. He feels the joy of generosity.<BR> <BR>He feels…a Ramadan night.

Sprache: EnglischFormat: 27,5 x 34 cmAuthentische Einblicke in ein ursprüngliches Leben: A Ranch Year bietet eine unverwechselbare Perspektive auf den facettenreichen Alltag von Cowgirls und Cowboys.Emotionale Reise durch Wyoming: Dieser großformatige Bildband ist eine Hommage an die traditionelle Ranch-Kultur, den Wilden Westen und seine atemberaubenden Landschaften. Visuelle Erzählkunst auf höchstem Niveau: Isabelle Arnon hat das Ranch-Leben vier Jahre lang fotografisch begleitet und entfaltet so in jedem Bild eine fesselnde Geschichte voll Sensibilität und Tiefe. "A Ranch Year-Cowboys of the West" ist nicht nur ein Fotobildband - es ist eine emotionale Reise durch das raue Wyoming, bildnerisch dokumentiert von der französischen Fotografin Isabelle Arnon. Ihr Buch zeigt das authentische Leben der Cowboys und Cowgirls von heute, die jenseits touristischer Pfade in der unberührten Natur des amerikanischen Westens leben und täglich ihre harte Arbeit verrichten. Die Fotografien bieten einen seltenen Einblick in die Ranch-Kultur und die unvergängliche Schönheit der Landschaft, die durch die majestätischen Big Horn Mountains und weite Prärien geprägt ist.Arnon, eine passionierte Pferdefotografin, verbrachte mehrere Jahre in Wyoming und Montana, um das Leben der Rancher in schwarz-weißer Kunstfotografie festzuhalten. Ihre eindrucksvollen Bilder erzählen mehr als nur vereinzelte Geschichten - sie offenbaren die tiefe Verbindung zwischen Mensch, Tier und Natur, die die Fotografin dort antraf. Durch ihre jahrelange Erfahrung gelang es Isabelle Arnon Momente einzufangen, die den Betrachter direkt in das Herz des amerikanischen Westens führen, die berührend echt und dabei dennoch cool sind."A Ranch Year-Cowboys of the West" ist eine Hommage an eine einzigartige, tief in den Traditionen des Wilden Westens verwurzelte Kultur und gibt einen intimen Einblick in das Leben auf einer Ranch - fernab von Klischees, aber immer echt und faszinierend. Ein Bildband, der sowohl für Fotografie- als auch Naturfreunde unverzichtbar ist.

In a time of rampant misinformation about ways of growing your money, Burton G. Malkiel's gimmick-free investment guide is more necessary than ever. Whether you're considering making your first investment or contemplating retirement, the fully updated, fiftieth anniversary edition of A Random Walk Down Wall Street remains the best investment guide money can buy.Drawing on his experience as an economist, financial adviser and successful investor, Malkiel shows why an individual who saves consistently over time and buys a diversified set of index funds can achieve above-average investment results. He addresses current investment fads and critically analyses cryptocurrencies, NFTs and meme stocks. Malkiel reveals how to be a tax smart investor and how to make sense of recently popular investment management techniques, including factor investing, risk parity and ESG portfolios.Investors of every age, experience level and risk tolerance will find the step-by-step guidance they need to protect and grow their wealth.

In a time of rampant misinformation about ways of growing your money, Burton G. Malkiel's gimmick-free investment guide is more necessary than ever. Whether you're considering making your first investment or contemplating retirement, the fully updated, fiftieth anniversary edition of A Random Walk Down Wall Street remains the best investment guide money can buy.Drawing on his experience as an economist, financial adviser and successful investor, Malkiel shows why an individual who saves consistently over time and buys a diversified set of index funds can achieve above-average investment results. He addresses current investment fads and critically analyses cryptocurrencies, NFTs and meme stocks. Malkiel reveals how to be a tax smart investor and how to make sense of recently popular investment management techniques, including factor investing, risk parity and ESG portfolios. Investors of every age, experience level and risk tolerance will find the step-by-step guidance they need to protect and grow their money.

"When an aspiring archaeologist teams up with her childhood enemy for a treasure hunt, they find it impossible to bury their growing feelings, in a charming queer historical romance from the author of A Shore Thing. Elfreda Marsden has finally made a major discovery-an ancient amulet proving the Viking army camped on her family's estate. Too bad her nemesis is back from London, freshly exiled after a scandal and ready to wreak havoc on her life. Georgie Redmayne is everything Elfreda isn't--charming, popular, carefree, distractingly attractive, and bored to death by the countryside. When the two collide (literally), the amulet is lost, and with it, Elfreda's big chance to lead a proper excavation. Now Elfreda needs new evidence of medieval activity, and Georgie needs money to escape the doldrums of Derbyshire. Joining forces to locate a hidden hoard of Viking gold is the best chance for them both. Marsdens and Redmaynes don't get along, and that's the least of the reasons these enemies can't dream of something more. But as the quest takes them on unexpected adventures, sparks of attraction ignite a feeling increasingly difficult to identify as hatred. It's far too risky to explore. And far too tempting to resist. Elfreda and Georgie soon find that the real treasure comes with a steep price... and the promise of a happiness beyond all measure"--

A single waltz changed everything. But now they must try to preserve that magic for a lifetime in New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh's new book in the Ravenswood series.The youngest Ware daughter, Stephanie, has always harbored secret passion for the best friend of her brother. In her eyes Bertrand Lamarr, Viscount Watley, is perfect. For many years she thought of herself as quite the opposite. When he surprised her by asking her to save a waltz for him, she panicked - and refused him in the unkindest words.Stephanie's guilt over her behaviour is such that she now dreads seeing him, as she inevitably must, at the Christmas family reunion she is attending. She wants to hide from him, but what she doesn't know is that Bertrand has always admired her from afar and is determined to overcome her apparent dislike of him and win his waltz. For he believes there is magic between them, and they will discover it can conquer all their regrets and fears if they but give themselves a chance.Praise for Mary Balogh:'A grand mistress of the genre' Romantic Times'Balogh is the queen of spicy Regency-era romance, creating memorable characters in unforgettable stories' Booklist'Mary Balogh sets the gold standard in historical romance' Jayne Ann Krentz'A romance writer of mesmerising intensity, Mary Balogh has the gift of making a relationship seem utterly real and utterly compelling' Mary Jo Putney

Contributors: Elizabeth Waldron Barnett; D J Konz; Carlos Quieroz; Sunny Tan; Keith J White; Haddon Willmer; Frances Young.Since the 1960s there have been fresh perspectives on Christian theology focusing on, and typically involving active participation by, groups previously marginalised, whether in church or other institutions and discourses. These have been variously described as liberation or contextual theologies.1979, the International Year of the Child, marked a recognition of the growing attention to children worldwide across a range of academic disciplines, professions and institutions, including theology and church. This paid increasing attention to their agency, rights and voices. Until then study or engagement with children had tended to be "pre-paradigmatic", often within an existing discipline or framework such as "family" or "education".In 2001 following a conference in De Bron, Holland, a new concept, with an associated process and network, has been developing using the title Child Theology. One of the groups helping to nurture this is the Child Theology Movement.Spurred by hundreds of theological questions from Christians alongside children it has become a global movement that has engaged and involved people from every continent, usually in consultations of clergy and lay people, practitioners and academics. Reports of many of these circles are accessible via the CTM website: www.childtheologymovement.orgThis reader and its companion A Reader in Child Theology for those alongside Children in Church and Mission presents a selection of papers from, and some writing prompted by, those events.