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When winter comes, best friends Fox and Hare can't wait to jump, leap, and bounce in this thing called snow. But what exactly is snow? Join them on an Arctic journey as they ask all their friends to help them find out.

. Utilizing robotics in creative work with paint, photography, tools and much more. . Projects and case studies show which potential uses of robotics are possible for designers, artists, researchers, etc. . Detailed documentation of projects can be used as a manual for the reader's own work. Robotic arms are rapidly becoming part of the daily goings-on at art and design studios, but due to a lack of reference materials, there are still difficulties in accessing the workflows and methods for these machines. A Third Hand presents applied case studies and defines a range of exemplary working methods that can both inform and inspire future users. The book offers an introduction to working with robotic arms and is aimed at designers and artists in the broadest sense. It is the result of the research project "A Third Hand - Creative Applications for Robotics," which was conducted at ÉCAL. Of the six projects, each presenting a specific approach and working method, five were developed in collaboration with professional designers and artists and one with students of design. In Jussi Ängeslevä's project, the robotic arm is used to precisely carve a block of ice to slowly reveal a projected image as light passes through. In the project by Varvara & Mar, the robotic arm is holding a mirror and moves to stay in front of the person interacting with it ¿ a real-time interaction where viewers also discover other faces depicted on the mirror. Design duo Pinaffo & Pluvinage experimented with spraying techniques on simple objects such as furniture using a series of shifting movements to achieve a projection of color on multiple sides at once. The Swiss photographer Taiyo Onorato continued his research on light painting, this time making use of the robotic arm's movement possibilities. Niklas Hagemann used his design engineering skills to develop an open-source arm for affordable, simplified, and customizable applications.

A Great Need Requires a Great Response Today, over three billion people, a third of humanity, have yet to hear the good news of Jesus. They have no opportunity to believe in him as their Savior and find peace with God through him. Of all the injustices in the world-and there are many that are quite distressing-this is the worst, because of the eternal consequences. A third of anything is significant-especially this third. In light of this staggering need, Marv Newell explores the five Great Commission passages, where Jesus methodically unfolds the essence of the disciples' task. A Third of Us is not just an invitation to be aware of the need, but a rally cry for today's disciples to respond. Writing to the whole body of Christ, Newell casts a vision for multiple ways to get involved in reaching the unreached. When finishing the task set by our Savior feels overwhelming, this practical and inspiring book points us back to Jesus' words with hope. So. . . are you ready to reach A Third of Us?

Former army mechanic Mel Greenway uncovers a body in the gardens of the decaying Avonby estate, dragging her into a web of secrets, lies, and old resentments. As tensions rise with Inspector Derrin Bradley?her former lover turned investigator?Mel races to solve the mystery before a killer silences her for good.

Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Sixteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.Compiled by We Need Diverse Books's Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman?who both contributed stories to this edition, as well?the authors included in this exquisite collection are: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong.A mountain loses her heart. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. A young woman takes up her mother's mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place.From fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. For fans of Neil Gaiman's Unnatural Creatures and Ameriie's New York Times?bestselling Because You Love to Hate Me.

Two hearts. One love story. An ending you will never forget . . .Rune Kristiansen and Poppy Litchfield met as children and swore to be friends forever.As teenagers, their friendship grew into a love that promised to last a lifetime. But their worlds were shattered when Rune was sent home to his native Norway.Two years later, Rune is back, and Poppy is ready for their happy ever after to begin. But the boy who returns is not the Rune she remembers.What happened to turn her sweet, thoughtful Rune into this brooding stranger?And will the secret Poppy is carrying bring them closer together or separate them forever?Discover the story that will break your heart and make you believe true love really does last for eternity . . .

"One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade. A bond that neither time nor distance can break. A bond that will last forever. Or so they believe. When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation? Rune's heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. But when he discovers the truth of her absence, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come"--

A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI. For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a model of the world—not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought.A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word. One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2021 One of Bill Gates' Five Favorite Books of 2021

An der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus untersucht "A Thousand Cuts: Architectures of Displacement" dietief verwurzelten Verflechtungen zwischen illegalisierter Migration und heutigen Praktiken der Umwelt- und Raumgestaltung.Laut UNHCR betrug die Zahl der Geflüchteten und Vertriebenen Ende Juni 2025 weltweit 117,3 Millionen. Damit hat sich die Anzahl der Menschen, die Ihre Heimat verlassen mussten, in den letzten 10 Jahren verdoppelt.Die Autoren analysieren jene materiellen Regime, die geschaffen wurden, um vertriebene Bevölkerungsgruppen auf Abstand zu halten. Anhand von Fallstudien aus den "Hotspots" globaler Zwangsmigration zeigen die Autoren, auf welch vielfältige Weise Menschen ihr Recht auf Um- und Neuansiedlung verwehrt wird: durch transkontinentale Grenzmauern, militarisierte Zonen, ein Geflecht aus Abschiebezentren, restriktive Gesetze, digitale Anwendungen oder Busse, die unerwünschte Bevölkerungsgruppenverlagern. Dabei verlaufen die Grenzen (Cuts) längst nicht mehr nur zwischen dem 'entwickelten' Norden und dem Globalen Süden.Angélil und Siress identifizieren aber auch potenzielle Orte des Widerstands gegenüber den Dynamiken, die Trennungen mit Gewaltaufrecht erhalten und bestehende sozio-räumliche Gefüge zerstören.Das Buch legt die Komplizenschaft der Architektur mit Machtstrukturen offen und eröffnet eine neue Perspektive auf ihre mögliche Rolle als gestaltende Kraft, die Praktiken der Teilung entgegentritt. Angélil und Siress plädieren für wirksame Gegenmaßnahmen, die das Recht auf ein Leben in Würde schützen: einen globalen Vertrag gegen Klima-Apartheid, integrative Siedlungen für Geflüchtete, lebenswichtige Infrastruktur entlang von Migrationsrouten, Proteste gegen Einwanderungsfeindlichkeit, rechtlicheUnterstützung für Bedürftige bis hin zu Predigten, die den Mächtigen die Wahrheit sagen.

A father's intimate look at his daughter's developing mind from birth to age three Unlike any other time in our lives, we remember almost nothing from our first three years. As infants, not only are we like the proverbial blank slate but our memories are like teflon: nothing sticks. In this beautifully written account of his daughter's first three years, Charles Fernyhough combines his vivid observations with a synthesis of developmental theory, re-creating what that time, lost to the memory of adults, is like from a child's perspective. In A Thousand Days of Wonder, Fernyhough, a psychologist and novelist, attempts to get inside his daughter's head as she acquires all the faculties that make us human, including social skills, language, morality, and a sense of self. Written with a father's tenderness and a novelist's empathy and style, this unique book taps into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development.

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.For years, Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman’s hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna Konditorei.These are the small moments, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. Miso soup for breakfast, packing a suitcase for a trip and watching a butterfly settle on a carpet, hiding in plain sight. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese.This funny and sharply observed collection of the good bits of life, often things that pass many of us by, is utter joy from beginning to end. Nigel homes in on the scent of a bunch of home-grown sweet peas, the sound of water breathing at night in Japan, the occasional ‘pfuff’ as a tiny avalanche of snow falls from leaves. Moments like these, he hopes, might bring happiness to others too.

THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.'Nigel Slater's prose is the rarest delicacy of all: exquisite yet effortless, filled with heart, tenderness, yearning and humour' ELIZABETH DAY

#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet?a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.?Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time.? Princess Annika has lived a life of comfort?but no amount of luxuries can change the fact that her life isn't her own to control. The king, once her loving father, has gone cold, and Annika will soon be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain.Miles away, small comforts are few and far between for Lennox. He has devoted his life to the Dahrainian army, hoping to one day help them reclaim the throne that was stolen from them. For Lennox, the idea of love is merely a distraction?nothing will stand in the way of fighting for his people.But when love, against all odds, finds them both, they are bound by its call. They can't possibly be together?but the irresistible thrum of a thousand heartbeats won't let them stay apart. Kiera Cass brings her signature sparkling romance to this beautiful story of star-crossed lovers and long-held secrets.

After years of betrayal, heartbreak, and learning to survive men who only ever made her feel small, love has become the last thing Lexi trusts. That is, until she meets Brandon Holders, Hollywood's rising star with a past of his own he can't seem to outrun.What begins as a simple arrangement, a contract, blurs into something achingly real.But when secrets unravel and truths come to light, Lexi is forced to confront the one thing scarier than heartbreak, trusting again. Brandon wants to fight for her, for them, but Lexi knows all too well how fragile love can be when lies get in the way.Can two broken hearts risk everything for a love that feels unstoppable? Or will fear and betrayal tear them apart before they ever get their chance?A Thousand Miles Closer is a story about healing, hope, and the kind of love that feels like coming home, even when it's the last thing you expected.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

As enthralling as any work of fiction, A Thousand Miles up the Nile is the quintessential Victorian travel book. In 1873, Amelia B. Edwards, a Victorian gentlewoman, spent the winter visiting the then largely unspoiled splendors of ancient Egypt. An accurate and sympathetic observer, she brings nineteenth-century Egypt to life. A Thousand Miles up the Nile was an instant hit in 1876, and is received with equal enthusiasm by modern readers. Fans of Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody Emerson mystery series will see similarities between the two Amelias. More importantly, A Thousand Miles up the Nile provides a wealth of background information and detail that will increase your understanding and enjoyment of Peters' novels. This Norton Creek Press edition of A Thousand Miles up the Nile is an exact reproduction of the lavishly illustrated 1890 edition by Routledge and Sons. For more Norton Creek classic reprints, visit http://www.nortoncreekpress.com. Amelia B. Edwards was an author and co-founder of the Egypt Exploration Fund.

The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from celebrated poet Mary Oliver In A Thousand Mornings, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life's work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explores with startling clarity, humor, and kindness the mysteries of our daily experience.

"Byron Katie is one of the truly great and inspiring teachers of our time. I encourage everyone to immerse themselves in this phenomenal book.” -Dr. Wayne W. DyerIn her first two books, Loving What Is and I Need Your Love-Is That True? Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it. Now, in A Thousand Names for Joy, she encourages us to discover the freedom that lives on the other side of inquiry. Stephen Mitchell-the renowned translator of the Tao Te Ching-selected provocative excerpts from that ancient text as a stimulus for Katie to talk about the most essential issues that face us all: life and death, good and evil, love, work, and fulfillment. With her stories of total ease in all circumstances, Katie does more than describe the awakened mind; she lets you see it, feel it, in action.

PRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM MONICA MURPHY. AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, as a DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last.Gossip is currency and the truth never prevails-Welcome to Winfield Prep where no one can be trusted.

The first installment in wildly successful TikTok phenom and New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy's debut young adult series.

A Thousand Plateaus is the second part of Deleuze and Guattari's landmark philosophical project, Capitalism and Schizophrenia - a project that still sets the terms of contemporary philosophical debate. Written over a seven year period, A Thousand Plateaus provides a compelling analysis of social phenomena and offers fresh alternatives for thinking about philosophy and culture. Its radical perspective provides a toolbox for 'nomadic thought' and has had a galvanizing influence on today's anti-capitalist movement.

One of the Guardian's 'Best Books of 2019' 'Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories' Telegraph This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all . . .In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen.From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women embroiled in the legendary war.Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, in A Thousand Ships Natalie Haynes puts the women, girls and goddesses at the centre of the story. 'Absorbing and fiercely feminist' Guardian 'The forgotten women are vividly brought to life in this moving, intelligent and witty book' Martha Kearney

After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul--they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'A suspenseful epic' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph' Financial Times 'Heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday 'Deeply moving' Sunday Times Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism.

This deluxe illustrated edition of A Thousand Splendid Suns is filled with striking and memorable photographs that bring Khaled Hosseini's compelling story to life. Since its publication in 2007, A Thousand Splendid Suns has shipped more than three million copies. The bestselling adult novel of 2007, it spent fifteen weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remained on the list for an impressive forty-nine weeks. Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.Now, in this lavishly designed edition of the novel, the narrative is enhanced by expressive photos that capture the people and culture of the region in vivid detail and reflect the book's powerful themes, so apt for our times: the passionate search for family, home, acceptance, a healthy society, and a promising future-regardless of the obstacles. Together with The Kite Runner: Illustrated Edition, the illustrated A Thousand Splendid Suns creates a beautiful matched set.

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Longlisted for the National Book AwardFrom bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a Japanese-inspired fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within. In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper's daughter.But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko must outfox tricksters, escape demon hunters, and negotiate with feral gods if she wants to make it home again.With her transformation comes power and freedom she never even dreamed of, and she'll have to decide if saving her soul is worth trying to cram herself back into an ordinary life that no longer fits her... and perhaps never did.

A Threat from Within presents a history of Jewish opposition to Zionism, and challenges the myths that lie at the very root of contemporary or 'new' anti-Semitism. A principled and enduring opposition to Zionism has come from spiritual leaders of Judaism and has not died away despite the State of Israel existence as an imposing military power.The violence in Israel/Palestine acquires a different meaning when seen in the context of internal opposition to Zionism. Dire warnings voiced at the birth of Zionism now sound prophetic. The anti-Zionists have claimed all along that far from 'solving the Jewish question' and offering Jews a safe haven, Zionism would only fan hatred of the Jews. A Threat from Within and its seemingly paradoxical theme - Jews opposing Zionism in the name of Judaism - will fascinate a wide range of readers from different political and religious orientations.Yakov Rabkin's book has been translated into several languages and has been nominated for the 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards, Canada's most prestigious literary prize.

Something is off-and most young Christians can feel it. There's a gap between who they are on Sunday and who they are by Monday morning, and it's growing. A Three Days' Journey: Student Edition names that gap and traces it to a biblical pattern as old as Abraham: God calls His people out before He meets them in glory.Designed for youth ages 13-17, this 16-chapter textbook follows the arc of Chris Carter's A Three Days' Journey through six thematic units: The Call to Depart, The Babylon System, Doctrines and Distractions, Worship in Spirit and Truth, The Modern Idols, and The Journey Home. Students encounter Moses' confrontation with Pharaoh, the judgment of Egypt's gods, the Constantinian Trap that turned the church from ambassador to chaplain, the difference between fanaticism and gospel maturity, and the wilderness seasons God uses to transform His people.Every chapter is built with pedagogical structure: learning objectives, key vocabulary, Scripture Spotlights, "Think About It" reflection boxes, historical context sidebars, real-world connections to daily student life, chapter reviews with comprehension questions, group discussion prompts, and concrete activities and challenges. Three substantial appendices-The Gods of Egypt vs. the God of Israel, The Three-Day Pattern Across Scripture, and Pharaoh's Playbook-provide reference material that deepens the study and connects ancient patterns to modern pressures.This is not a typical youth devotional. It doesn't talk down. It doesn't offer easy answers. It teaches young believers to think biblically about the systems they swim in every day-social media, materialism, political identity, spectacle-driven worship, and fear-based theology-and equips them to recognize Pharaoh's compromise offers in their own lives. The result is a generation that knows not just what they believe, but why they've been called out-and where the journey leads.

In the wake of a referendum which has divided the nation, the last thing the Queen needs is any additional problems to worry about. But when an oil painting of the Royal Yacht Britannia - first given to the Queen in the 1960s - shows up unexpectedly in a Royal Navy exhibition, she begins to realise that something is up. When a body is found in the Palace swimming pool, she finds herself once again in the middle of an investigation which has more twists and turns than she could ever have suspected. With her trusted secretary Rozie by her side, the Queen is determined to solve the case. But will she be able to do it before the murderer strikes again?

The second book in the delightfully clever mystery series following Queen Elizabeth II as she secretly solves crimes alongside her royal duties.

The seductive, heart-stopping third book in the An Heir Comes to Rise series from C.C. Peñaranda. AS DARKNESS DESCENDS, TWO DESTINIES WILL MERGE. BUT AS EMBERS FLY, ONE MAY RISE FROM THE ASHES. A KINGDOM... Far from the land she knows, Faythe is beckoned toward the secrets of her heritage. Through trials of her name and a challenge to her claim, does she have what it takes to rule? Faythe bears a future that haunts; Reylan harbors a past that lingers. At his side, what ignited in her heart is kindling, but letting her guard fall could break them...or make them stronger. A QUEST... Now faced with a far deadlier evil than the king, a higher calling seems determined to turn the hourglass on Faythe's quest to save Ungardia. But she soon learns time isn't the only thing working against her. Darkness is rising, history is stirring, and the hunters are about to become the hunted. A DESTINY... For fate cannot be outrun. Faythe's powers are manifesting beyond her control, and if she can't save herself, no one can. Defying destiny is not without consequence, yet Faythe may be willing to pay the highest price of all to forge a path to true freedom--for her kingdom, and for the ones she loves.

New York Times best-selling author Caroline Myss invites readers into an intimate and healing engagement with the soul.