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Huh is the Egyptian god of endlessness, creativity, fertility and regeneration. He is the deity Mary Myatt and John Tomsett have adopted as their god of the school curriculum. Their first book in the Huh series focused upon how school practitioners design the Key Stage 3 curriculum. Its popularity prompted calls from many quarters for a similar book on the primary curriculum. Supported by their primary colleagues, Rachel Higginson, Lekha Sharma & Emma Turner, Mary and John interviewed over 30 primary practitioners about how they design the primary curriculum. Considering the diverse nature of primary schools in this country, its not surprising that they were soon confronted with numerous context-dependent curriculum complexities. Designing the curriculum for small primary schools, for instance, means solving the conundrum of teaching the same subject at the same time to three different year groups in one class. The conversations confirmed that shaping a primary school curriculum is a tricky business! The wisdom gleaned from the genuine experts Mary and John interviewed was limitless. The material was so important it meant that they had too much for a single volume. Twenty-one of those thirty-plus conversations comprise the book Primary Huh, which focused upon the curriculum of each individual subject from EYFS to Year 6. In this companion book, Primary Huh 2, Mary and John give a platform to practitioners who lead on the broader issues of primary curriculum design, including, amongst other things: shaping the curriculum for mixed-age classes; designing and implementing a cross-MAT curriculum; building the cradle to career curriculum; timetabling; assessment; transition, and diversity. Primary Huh 2 is riven through with authentic voices grappling with the endless challenge of providing our children with a rich, challenging, ambitious, beautiful curriculum. Autorid: John Tomsett, Mary Myatt

In 1991 Allan Collins, John Seely Brown and Ann Holum published 'Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making Thinking Visible'. Nearly a quarter of a century later John Tomsett encountered their paper and since then, it has influenced his teaching immeasurably. Collins et al. believed that 'domain (subject) knowledge provides insufficient clues for many students about how to actually go about solving problems and carrying out tasks in a domain'. They believed that you had to make expert subject thinking visible to students. Consequently, Tomsett developed a number of techniques which made his expert subject thinking visible to his students, to great effect. Beyond his own practice, the principles behind Collins et als paper have been woven throughout Huntington School in York, where Tomsett is headteacher, a research school whose teachers are committed to developing evidence-informed classroom practice. In this book, a number of Huntington School teachers discuss, in a series of brief essays, what they consider to be the expert thought processes specific to their individual subject domains. They explain in detail how they use cognitive apprenticeship techniques 'in action' to make their disciplinary thinking visible and help their students learn those same expert thought processes. This book is a priceless contribution to the current debate about the curriculum and how it is taught in our schools. Autorid: John Tomsett

The essential revision guide for A-level Sociology from trusted and best-selling author Ken Browne. Together with Sociology for AQA Revision Guide 1, this indispensable book provides everything you need to revise for the exams, with a clear topic-by-topic layout to recap key theories and central ideas. The revision guide maps perfectly onto Ken Browne, Jonathan Blundell and Pamela Law's AQA-approved Sociology for AQA Volume 2 with each topic cross-referenced to the main textbook so you can revisit any sections you need to. The book includes a guide to exam questions ? and how to answer them ? with sample worked answers showing how to achieve top marks. All specification options are covered, with exam tips throughout the book. With this revision guide to take you through the exam and Sociology for AQA Volume 2 to develop your sociological imagination, Ken Browne provides the complete resource for success in sociology. Autorid: Ken Browne

'A work of remarkable scope' - Guardian FT Best science books of 2018 Primate Change has been adapted into a radio series for the BBC WORLD SERVICE. * This is the road from climate change to primate change. PRIMATE CHANGE is a wide-ranging, polemical look at how and why the human body has changed since humankind first got up on two feet. Spanning the entirety of human history - from primate to transhuman - Vybarr Cregan-Reid's book investigates where we came from, who we are today and how modern technology will change us beyond recognition. In the last two hundred years, humans have made such a tremendous impact on the world that our geological epoch is about to be declared the 'Anthropocene', or the Age of Man. But while we have been busy changing the shape of the world we inhabit, the ways of living that we have been building have, as if under the cover of darkness, been transforming our bodies and altering the expression of our DNA, too. Primate Change beautifully unscrambles the complex architecture of our modern human bodies, built over millions of years and only starting to give up on us now. 'Our bodies are in a shock. Modern living is as bracing to the human body as jumping through a hole in the ice. Our bodies do not know what century they were born into and they are defending and deforming themselves in response.' Autorid: Vybarr Cregan-Reid

(The Gosling Girl] interrogates the context of a child's crime and simplistic notions of evil by society and the media. It fosters understanding & empathy and draws us deep inside the protagonist's psychology Bernardine Evaristo Monster? Murderer? Child? Victim? Michelle Camerons name is associated with the most abhorrent of crimes. A child who lured a younger child away from her parents and to her death, she is known as the black girl who murdered a little white girl; evil incarnate according to the media. As the book opens, she has done her time, and has been released as a young woman with a new identity to start her life again. When another shocking death occurs, Michelle is the first in the frame. Brought into the police station to answer questions around a suspicious death, it is only a matter of time until the press find out who she is now and where she lives and set about destroying her all over again. Natalie Tyler is the officer brought in to investigate the murder. A black detective constable, she has been ostracised from her family and often feels she is in the wrong job. But when she meets Michelle, she feels a complicated need to protect her, whatever she might have done. The Gosling Girl is a moving, powerful account of systemic, institutional and internalised racism, and of how the marginalised fight back. It delves into the psychological after-effects of a crime committed in childhood, exploring intersections between race and class as Michelle's story is co-opted and controlled by those around her. Jacqueline writes with a cool restraint and The Gosling Girl is a raw and powerful novel that will stay with the reader long after they have turned the last page. Praise for The Gosling Girl: This intriguing procedural is above all a portrait of two damaged women and a moving demonstration of how race and class have affected their lives' The Times and The Sunday Times Crime Club 'This is a beautifully written, insightful and thought-provoking novel. Michelle's story drew me in immediately, and while it's heartbreaking in places, it's uplifting in others. Jacqueline Roy writes with deep compassion and empathy, and I have a feeling this wonderfully compelling novel will stay with me for a long time' Susan Elliot Wright, author of All You Ever Wanted 'A thoughtful, slow-burn exploration of how damaged children damage, The Gosling Girl asks whether some children are born evil - and shows emphatically that an abusive childhood is to blame. I felt increasing sympathy for Michelle Cameron, in all her manifestations. At times, disturbing, poignant, and thought-provoking' Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal and Reputation It was refreshing to read a thriller that wasnt full of twists, though I kept waiting for them, as Ive been conditioned to expect them. This well-plotted story follows Michelle, whos recently been released from prison. Does someone whos committed an awful crime deserve to start again? Prima Written with compassion, and an exceptional sense of identity by Roy born to a Jamaican father and a British mother it is both striking and powerful Daily Mail (a)provocative tale of institutional racism, and how the marginalised fight back Stylist Magazine A powerful look at institutionalised racism and the after-effects of a childhood crime' S Magazine The Gosling Girl is one of the most moving thrillers Ive read for some time' Observer Autorid: Jacqueline Roy

An exclusive short story for World Book Day from bestselling author Lynda La Plante. This spooky tale will make you want to sleep with the light on. Barbara needs a story. A struggling journalist, she tricks her way into the home of former soap star Margaret Reynolds. Desperate for a scoop on the actress and her return to stardom, she finds instead a terrified woman living alone in a creepy manor house. A piano plays in the night, footsteps run overhead, doors slam in dark corners. The nights are full of strange noises. Barbara thinks there may be a child living upstairs, unseen. Who looks after her? And why is she kept out of sight? Little by little, actress Margaret's haunting story of broken promises is revealed, and Barbara is left with a chilling discovery. Autorid: Lynda La Plante

'A modern master at work THE TIMES Heart-poundingly suspenseful WASHINGTON POST Joseph Kanon owns this corner of the literary landscape LEE CHILD Berlin, 1963. The height of the Cold War and an early morning spy swap. On one side of the trade: Martin Keller, an American physicist who once made headlines, but who then disappeared into the English prison system. Keller's most critical possession: his American passport. His most ardent desire: to see his ex-wife Sabine and their young son. But Martin has questions: who asked for him? Who negotiated the deal? Just the KGB bringing home one of its agents? Or, as he hopes, a more personal intervention? He has worked for the service long enough to know that nothing happens by chance. They want him for something. Not physics his expertise is years out of date. Something else, which he cannot learn until he arrives in East Berlin, when suddenly the game is afoot. From the master of suspense, this is an exhilarating return to Joseph Kanons heartland, the perilous backdrop of Berlin, now at the height of the Cold War. PRAISE FOR JOSEPH KANON: 'An enjoyable blend of atmospherics, doomed love story and Cold War derring-do' Sunday Times 'Thoroughly absorbing, a thoughtful and subtle evocation of a place and era' Sunday Telegraph 'Kanon is fast approaching the complexity and relevance not just of le Carré and Greene but even of Orwell' New York Times 'Joseph Kanon continues to demonstrate that he is up there with the very best . . . of spy thriller writers . . . Kanon writes beautifully, superbly' The Times 'The critical stock of Joseph Kanon is high' Guardian Autorid: Joseph Kanon

"Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property, but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs. So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies and finding a new zest for life and love along the way"-- From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way. Praise for Jo Thomas:'Rich, warm and sunny. A story that stays with you long after the last page is turned' Milly Johnson'Like the very best kind of holiday' Lucy Diamond'A sparkling, heartwarming hug of a story' Miranda Dickinson 'Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters' Katie Fforde'A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food' Jill MansellFrom the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...__________________________Sometimes you just need to get away...Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies ... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.___________________________Readers have fallen in love with Retreat to the Spanish Sun'Perfect for a summer holiday read"A lovely read from Jo Thomas, her books never fail to make me happy"A lovely, warm and sunny read"Fabulous location, delicious descriptions of food & drink & wonderful characters, an all round feel-good book'If you love Jo's books, her newest summer novel, Love in Provence, is available now! Autorid: Jo Thomas

Specific informationAll models., Petrol: 2.0 litre (1991cc) and 2.1 litre (2138cc).SummaryComplete coverage for your Triumph TR5 and 6 (67 - 75) up to P Autorid: Haynes Publishing

Bedtime is about to get a lot more interesting.365 Amazing True Things to Read in Bed is a joyful collection bursting with wild facts, weird wonders and unbelievable-but-true stories one for every night of the year. Youll learn things like Where does it rain diamonds? What does a comet smell like? Why would you keep a dog up your sleeve? Where can you find fish that live in trees? And who exactly was William Johnson Hippopotamus? From frog trousers and glass trees to lawnmowing camels and chimpanzee painters, this is a book made for curious minds and giggly bedtimes. Each bite-sized story is perfect for winding down, sparking questions and filling young heads with big, brilliant thoughts. Written by former QI writer Edward Brooke-Hitching and brought to life with whimsical illustrations by Oksana Drachkovska, this is non-fiction at its most playful and surprising. Whether read aloud or under the covers with a torch, its the kind of book kids will return to night after night. A brilliant gift for curious minds, and a treasure trove of facts to enjoy together or alone, 365 Amazing True Things to Read in Bed will fill your dreams with adventure and leave you ready to wake up and make your own. Autorid: Edward Brooke-Hitching, Oksana Drachkovska

Tere! Eesti keele õpiku sõnavara põhjal valminud sõnakaardid täiskasvanutele vene keele baasil, tasemele 0-A1. Sobivad nii kursustel kasutamiseks kui ka iseseisvaks õppimiseks. Autorid: Inga Mangus

Specific informationToyota Tundra 2WD & 4WD (2000-2006) & Sequoia (2001-2007) SummaryComplete coverage for your 2000 thru 2006 Toyota Tundra (2WD and 4WD) and 2001 thru 2007 Toyota Sequoia: Routine Maintenance, Tune-up procedures, Engine repair, Cooling and heating, Air Conditioning, Fuel and exhaust, Emissions control, Ignition, Brakes, Suspension and steering, Electrical systems, Wiring diagrams Autorid: Haynes Publishing

Winner of the 2018 Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’sChoice Award, Cameron Awkward-Rich’s intimate second book of poems attempts toreckon with and withstand American violence. What kind of revisions will make this a world/a story that is concerned with my people’s flourishing? How ought I pay attention, how to register perpetual bad news without letting it fatally intrude? Autorid: Cameron Awkward-Rich

In The Politics of Decolonial Investigations Walter D. Mignolo provides a sweeping examination of how coloniality has operated around the world in its myriad forms from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first. Decolonial border thinking allows Mignolo to outline how the combination of the self-fashioned narratives of Western civilization and the hegemony of Eurocentric thought served to eradicate all knowledges in non-European languages and praxes of living and being. Mignolo also traces the geopolitical origins of racialized and gendered classifications, modernity, globalization, and cosmopolitanism, placing them all within the framework of coloniality. Drawing on the work of theorists and decolonial practitioners from the Global South and the Global East, Mignolo shows how coloniality has provoked the emergence of decolonial politics initiated by delinking from all forms of Western knowledge and subjectivities. The urgent task, Mignolo stresses, is the epistemic reconstitution of categories of thought and praxes of living destituted in the very process of building Western civilization and the idea of modernity. The overcoming of the long-lasting hegemony of the West and its distorted legacies is already underway in all areas of human existence. Mignolo underscores the relevance of the politics of decolonial investigations, in and outside the academy, to liberate ourselves from canonized knowledge, ways of knowing, and praxes of living. Walter D. Mignolo provides a sweeping examination of how colonialty has operated around the world in its myriad forms between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries while calling for a decolonial politics that would delink from all forms of Western knowledge. Autorid: Walter D. Mignolo

Edited by the nation's foremost authority on the poet's manuscripts, a three-volume edition presents 1,789 chronologically arranged poems--the largest number ever assembled--drawn from archives and lost manuscripts, accompanied by tables and an introduction. UP. Emily Dickinson, poet of the interior life, imagined words/swords, hurling barbed syllables/piercing. Nothing about her adult appearance or habitation revealed such a militant soul. Only poems, written quietly in a room of her own, often hand-stitched in small volumes, then hidden in a desk drawer, revealed her true self. She did not live in time, as did that other great poet of the day, Walt Whitman, but in universals. As she knowingly put it: "There is one thing to be grateful for--that one is one's self and not somebody else."Dickinson lived and died without fame: she saw only a few poems published. Her great legacy was later rescued from her desk drawer--an astonishing body of work revealing her acute, sensitive nature reaching out boldly from self-referral to a wider, imagined world. Her family sought publication of Dickinson's poetry over the years, selecting verses, often altering her words or her punctuation, until, in 1955, the first important attempt was made to collect and publish Dickinson's work, edited by Thomas H. Johnson for the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.Now, after many years of preparation by Ralph Franklin, the foremost scholar of Dickinson's manuscripts, a new comprehensive edition is available. This three-volume work contains 1,789 poems, the largest number ever assembled. The poems, arranged chronologically, based on new dating, are drawn from a range of archives, most frequently from holographs, but also from various secondary sources representing lost manuscripts. The text of each manuscript is rendered individually, including, within the capacity of standard type, Dickinson's spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Franklin gives Dickinson's alternative readings for the poems, her revisions, and the line and page, or column, divisions in the source. Each entry identifies Franklin's editorial emendations and records the publication history, including variants. Fourteen appendices of tables and lists give additional information, including poems attributed to Emily Dickinson. The poems are indexed by numbers from the Johnson edition, as well as by first lines.Franklin has provided an introduction that serves as a guide to this edition and surveys the history of the editing of Dickinson's poems. His account of how Dickinson conducted her workshop is a reconstruction of a remarkable poetic life. Autorid: Emily Dickinson, R. W. Franklin

William Wobbly is having a very bad day. He didn't want to go to school and when he got there things just got worse. The wobbly feeling got bigger and bigger and BIGGER until...Something happened to William Wobbly when he was very little which makes it hard for him to understand or control his feelings. Luckily, his new mum is here to help with his wibbly wobbly feelings. Written by a mum who understands, and her daughter (who used to have a lot of wobbly feelings), this is a story for children functioning at age 3-10 who struggle with sensory overload. William Wobbly lashes out and he doesn't know why. He does things he doesn't mean to do and he always gets in trouble for it. But luckily for William his mum understands that sometimes his feelings get too big and muddled and burst out of him. This is the perfect story for any child who struggles to manage their emotions. Autorid: Sarah Naish, Rosie Jefferies, Amy Farrell

The definitive applied theory textbook that helps you make sense of global issues through theoretical concepts. Not presupposing any prior knowledge, this introduction equips you with the skills to use theories as adaptable tools to tackle complex global issues. Adopting a critical and questioning approach, you will be equipped in theory as a series of tools to be used, adapted, combined, and applied when grappling with some of the most contested issues in global politics.Theoretical perspectives are brought alive as a vital tool to understand concrete historical and contemporary examples. This indispensable text starts by examining key theories spanning constructivism and postcolonialism to realism and liberalism with a real-world perspective which prioritises empirical purchase. From here, chapters take a critical, questioning approach to tackle core problems of international politics – from armed conflict and financial markets to the climate crisis, global inequality, gender and race.This text is the ideal companion for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of global affairs.Hubert Zimmermann is Professor of International Relations at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany.Milena Elsinger is Head of the student information department at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany.Alex Burkhardt teaches at the Bundessprachenamt in Koblenz, Germany and previously taught at Philipps University Marburg, Germany. Whether you're starting your BA degree or more advanced, this text is an essential companion for anyone seeking a comprehensive guide to International Relations. It’s the ideal companion for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of global affairs. Autorid: Hubert Zimmermann, Milena Elsinger, Alex Burkhardt

With this groundbreaking text the Leicester school of Critical Marketing Studies establishes itself as a leading international force in the field. The authors lay down a foundational architecture for the teaching of critical marketing, dealing with questions of pedagogy and process in a uniquely informed fashion. Douglas Brownlie, Professor of Marketing, University of Stirling, UKThis book offers a provocative alternative approach to understanding marketing by providing students with historical, critical, and analytical skills Dr. Julie L. Ozanne, Sonny Merryman Professor of Marketing, Virginia Tech, USWritten by a team of renowned experts in the field, Marketing: a Critical Textbook is a cutting-edge text that offers a different way for you to look at and understand marketing. The authors successfully use examples and `real world' cases to illustrate and discuss major alternative and critical perspectives, enabling you to constructively question the conventional assumptions, concepts and models with which you are already familiar.Marketing: a Critical Textbook will prove a stimulating and engaging read for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Marketing and related topics. With a focus on introducing the key concepts of critical and alternative marketing, this text brings the real-world challenges and considerations of marketing to students. Both productive and positive, the approach taken offers other ways of looking at, and solving, marketing 'problems'. Using examples and case studies to illustrate and discuss major alternative and critical perspectives on the subject, it enables students to constructively question the conventional assumptions, concepts and models with which they are already familiar. - Each chapter in this book presents the alternative(s) approaches to the topic step by step - Real world case studies and examples - Fully supported with chapter pedagogy - Features a Companion Website, including Instructor's Manual Autorid: Nick Ellis, James Fitchett, Matthew Higgins, Gavin Jack, Ming Lim, Michael Saren, Mark Tadajewski

This book provides up to date discussion and evidence about inequalities, social divisions and stratification.  Its innovative style engages readers and encourages them to reflect upon the many dimensions of social inequality. This updated third edition contains: Three new chapters on employment, sexualities and migration Updated coverage of intersectionality throughout Thirteen new in-depth case studies (one per chapter) This is a must read as a key introductory companion for students who wish to understand the dynamics of contemporary social inequality. Louise Warwick-Booth is a Reader at the School of Health, Leeds Beckett University Social inequality is a core area of Sociology, as well as working across Pol & IR, Health and Social Work. This new edition still provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of social inequality, complete with new chapters on sexuality, employment and migration and has been fully updated with coverage of covid-19, Brexit and the recent BLM protests and how they relate to inequality. Autorid: Louise Warwick-Booth

This brilliant activity book of imagination from the mind of Keith Haring is for the little Nina in all of us... jam-packed with activities for hours of entertainment. Nina's Book of Little Things showcases the internationally celebrated artist Keith Haring at his brilliant best. Originally made by Haring for his young friend Nina Clemente on her seventh birthday, Nina's Book of Little Things was later published to become a bestseller around the world. Haring encourages each little artist to make the book their very own, inviting them to bring their unique touch to every page. This stunning reissue brings Haring's much-loved work to a new generation of children. Autorid: The Keith Haring Studio LLC, The Keith Haring Studio LLC

Wiring and Lighting provides a comprehensive guide to DIY wiring around the home. It sets out the regulations and legal requirements surrounding electrical installation work, giving clear guidelines that will enable the reader to understand what electrical work they are able to carry out, and what the testing and certification requirements are once the work is completed. Through step-by-step diagrams and photos, the book covers wiring for a wide range of tasks by examining the components of electrical systems and installations, including: different types of circuits; types of cables and cable installation under floors and through joists; isolating, earthing and bonding; accessory boxes and fixings; voltage bands; detailed advice on safety such as manual handling, working at height and electrical shock risk. Finally, schedules for inspection, testing and certification, and relevant sections of the Building Regulations are covered. Wiring and Lighting is fully updated in line with the 18th edition wiring regulations. Autorid: Chris Kitcher

A classic account of late nineteenth-century Paris and a study of Baudelaire's life and workWalter Benjamin, one of the foremost cultural commentators and theorists of this century, is perhaps best known for his analyses of the work of art in the modern age and the philosophy of history.Yet it was through his study of the social and cultural history of the late nineteenth-century Paris, examined particularly in relation to the figure of the great Parisian lyric poet Charles Baudelaire, that Benjamin tested and enriched some of his core concepts and themes. Contained within these pages are, amongst other insights, his notion of the flaneur, his theory of memory and remembrance, his assessment of the utopian Fourier and his reading of the modernist movement. Autorid: Walter Benjamin, Harry Zohn

This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish lives during World War II.Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested.To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino’s greatest achievement was something he never told a soul—that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle.This compelling nonfiction picture book for elementary-age readers offers a unique perspective on World War II history. It's a strong choice for units on the war and for biographies of lesser-known heroes in history and in sports. Autorid: Megan Hoyt, Iacopo Bruno

From video games to mobile augmented reality, 3D interaction is everywhere. But simply choosing to use 3D input or 3D displays isn't enough: 3D user interfaces (3D UIs) must be carefully designed for optimal user experience.3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice, Second Edition is today's most comprehensive primary reference to building outstanding 3D UIs. Four pioneers in 3D user interface research and practice have extensively expanded and updated this book, making it today's definitive source for all things related to state-of-the-art 3D interaction. This edition goes far beyond VR, covering the full spectrum of emerging applications for 3D UIs, and presenting an extraordinary array of pioneering techniques and technologies. The authors combine theoretical foundations, analysis of devices and techniques, empirically validated design guidelines, and much more. Throughout each chapter, they illustrate key concepts with running case studies on gaming, mobile AR, and robot teleoperation. You'll find authoritative, accessible coverage of all this, and much more:Essentials of HCI and human factors (for thousands of students and practitioners now entering the field)How 3D UIs have evolved, and the "hard problems" that remain3D UIs in console gaming, VR, augmented reality (AR), robot teleoperation, mobile/wearable computers, and remote collaborationHow 3D input/output enables users to perceive and act much as they do in the physical world3D output devices, including visual, auditory, haptic, and tactile displays3D input devices, including traditional, special purpose, and direct human input via biosignals (e.g., brain input)3D interaction techniques for common tasks such as selection, manipulation, navigation, and system controlStrategies for designing and developing 3D UIs, including the use of 2D interaction; "magic" vs. "natural" interaction techniques; multimodal interaction, and two-handed interactionEvaluating existing 3D UIs, and previewing their future Autorid: Joseph LaViola, Ernst Kruijff, Ryan McMahan, Doug Bowman, Ivan Poupyrev

Category Is: Cocktails! features original recipes for 60 cocktails and zero-proof drinks, alongside beautifully-rendered illustrations and profiles of the personalities who inspired them. The drag legends here run the gamut: designers, dancers, comedians, community activists, contortionists, Emmy winners, and Broadway actors. The book includes drags big names, such as stars of reality TV show RuPauls Drag Race Kim Chi, Trixie Mattel, and Latrice Royale, to scene stalwarts Divine and Peaches Christ, to international performers like Pabllo Vittar and Pangina Healsas well as culturally significant figures, like vaudevillian king Annie Hindle and activist Stormé DeLarverie. While the drinks in most drag bars could easily fuel a transatlantic flight, this collection puts forth a radical thought: drag performers and their fans deserve better. The tipples here are equal parts delicious and quirky, featuring unusual but easily-sourced ingredients. Along with straightforward recipes, the authors cover the basics of preparing, garnishing, and serving mixed drinks. Armed with these brilliant concoctions and some deep-dive diva trivia, this terrific resource will make you the life of your next cocktail party. Autorid: David Dodge, David Orton, Cheyne Gallarde

This captivating glimpse of real-life mid- century fashion features vintage color photographs taken by amateurs from the past seventy years. In 2017 filmmaker Lee Shulman bought a random box of Kodachrome slides and was so taken by the people and stories he discovered that he decided to create an ongoing archive, which he has called The Anonymous Project. Dressed to Impress, the most recent book to have come out of that endeavour, aims to preserve the collective memory of the way we lived in an increasingly distant past. It features more than two hundred vibrant, candid color slides, presented in stunning full-page spreads, that reflect how people dressed in all kinds of settings at home and on vacation, playing and working, partying and hanging out. The images have, for the most part, never been printed or published and their raw, unpolished quality makes them all the more fascinating and arresting. In turns funny, startling, and touching, this collection provides a unique and intimate glimpse into the fashion and everyday experiences of real people during a transformative period in our common history. Autorid: Lee Shulman

The Schofield & Sims Maths Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 36 single-page tests on topics including place value; calculation; fractions, decimals and percentages; algebra; measurement; geometry; and statistics. The target times for the tests range from 8 to 12 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 8 to 9 years, Maths Rapid Tests Book 3 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including maths puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website. Autorid: Rebecca Schofield & Sims, Brant

Multi-Domain Master Data Management delivers practical guidance and specific instruction to help guide planners and practitioners through the challenges of a multi-domain master data management (MDM) implementation. Authors Mark Allen and Dalton Cervo bring their expertise to you in the only reference you need to help your organization take master data management to the next level by incorporating it across multiple domains. Written in a business friendly style with sufficient program planning guidance, this book covers a comprehensive set of topics and advanced strategies centered on the key MDM disciplines of Data Governance, Data Stewardship, Data Quality Management, Metadata Management, and Data Integration.Provides a logical order toward planning, implementation, and ongoing management of multi-domain MDM from a program manager and data steward perspective.Provides detailed guidance, examples and illustrations for MDM practitioners to apply these insights to their strategies, plans, and processes.Covers advanced MDM strategy and instruction aimed at improving data quality management, lowering data maintenance costs, and reducing corporate risks by applying consistent enterprise-wide practices for the management and control of master data. Autorid: Mark Allen, Dalton Cervo

From its beginnings as a small studio in the 1920s, the Disney Company has become one of the most influential organizations in the world of entertainment. Why We Love Disney examines the influence of the Walt Disney Company and the reasons for Disney’s universal appeal. Starting with the early days of Walt Disney, the book examines the company’s evolution, and discusses the products and services Disney has created and marketed over the years to build its brand. Chapters focus on different elements of Disney – from characters and theme parks to music and home entertainment – to offer the reader a clear overview of the organization’s history, products, management, and marketing practices. An examination of the many facets of Disney clearly shows the strategic steps the company has taken over the years to build its brand and make itself one of the major forces in the entertainment industry. Autorid: Andi Stein

What is the place of the ethical in human life? How do we render it visible? How might sustained attention to the ethical transform anthropological theory and enrich our understanding of thought, speech, and social action? This volume offers a significant attempt to address these questions. It is a common experience of most ethnographers that the people we encounter are trying to do what they consider right or good, are being evaluated according to criteria of what is right and good, or are in some debate about what constitutes the human good. Yet anthropological theory has tended to overlook all this in favor of analyses that emphasize structure, power, and interest. Bringing together ethnographic exposition with philosophical concepts and arguments and effectively transcending subdisciplinary boundaries between cultural and linguistic anthropology, the essays collected in this volume explore the ethical entailments of speech and action and demonstrate the centrality of ethical practice, judgment, reasoning, responsibility, cultivation, commitment, and questioning in social life. Rather than focus on codes of conduct or hot-button issues, they make the cumulative argument that ethics is profoundly "ordinary," pervasiveand possibly even intrinsic to speech and action. In addition to deepening our understanding of ethics, the volume makes an incisive and necessary intervention in anthropological theory, recasting discussion in ways that force us to rethink such concepts as power, agency, and relativism. Individual chapters consider the place of ethics with respect to conversation and interaction; judgment and responsibility; formality, etiquette, performance, ritual, and law; character and empathy; social boundaries and exclusions; socialization and punishment; and commemoration, history, and living together in peace and war. Together they offer a comprehensive portrait of an approach that is now critical for advancing anthropological theory and ethnographic description, as well as fruitful conversation with philosophy. Autorid: Michael Lambek

Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAF’s tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid-1970s. Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAF’s tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid-1970s.In these pages, the Jaguar Boys – pilots, engineer and ground crew – tell of the aircraft’s drawbacks and joys, their sadness at losses, and their pleasure at its development into a readily-deployable and outstandingly-capable fighter-bomber for the post-Cold War era.Then came the Gulf War which signalled the start of a hectic sequence of operational adventures and upgrades for the ‘Boys’ and seasoned veterans tell of action over Iraq and in the Balkans.One of the best-loved of RAF types, the Jaguar commanded a fierce loyalty and affection which shines through in these accounts of an aircraft that will live forever in the memory. Autorid: Ian Hall

• The world's most beautiful palm tree travel destinations• Dream away at idyllic spots filled with magnificent palm trees• Plan your ultimate palm tree vacation with the destinations from this book• Skye Sherman travels the world in search of the most exceptional locations• For the lovers of Wish I Was Here 9789401453127 (more than 10,000 copies sold)This book includes more than 200 pages of tips for the sunniest travel destinations. Dream away at the stunning photography of rows of palm trees on snow-white beaches, as well as in cities and even jungles. Get planning with the practical information the book provides. In this publication, travel journalist Skye Sherman prioritizes unknown places not yet on everyone's list. No crowded beaches, but paradisiacal scenes and hours of undisturbed enjoyment. The must-have for any world traveler who loves palm trees. Autorid: Skye Sherman

Each Haynes manual is written for the do-it-yourselfer and provides step-by-step instructions based on a complete disassembly of the vehicle. This hands-on experience provides the reader with specific and detailed instructions for performing everything from basic maintenance and troubleshooting to a complete engine overhaul. The models and model years covered in this title are as follows: Chrysler Sebring Sedan, 2007-2010 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, 2008-2010 Chrysler 200, 2011-2017 Dodge Avenger, 2008-2014 This Haynes automotive repair manual includes 700+ photos and the following chapters: Table of contents Introduction Chapter 1: Tune-up and routine maintenance Chapter 2: Part A: Four-cylinder engine Chapter 2: Part B: 2.7L V6 engine Chapter 2: Part C: 3.5L V6 engine Chapter 2: Part D: 3.6L V6 engine Chapter 2: Part E: General engine overhaul procedures Chapter 3: Cooling, heating and air conditioning systems Chapter 4: Fuel and exhaust systems Chapter 5: Engine electrical systems Chapter 6: Emissions and engine control systems Chapter 7: Part A: Automatic transaxles Chapter 7: Part B: Transfer case Chapter 8: Driveline Chapter 9: Brakes Chapter 10: Suspension and steering systems Chapter 11: Body Chapter 12: Chassis electrical system Wiring Diagrams Index Autorid: Haynes Publishing

Reaching for Utopia brings together insightful essays and profiles chronicling the remarkable political and cultural transformations of the last decade from the fall of Gordon Brown, to the rise of Corbyn and the radical left, to Brexit. Cowley is fascinated by the men and women who are creating the history of our era as well as those who document it. He has met and interviewed nearly all the major political players shaping and changing the way we live today. The book features fascinating, wide-ranging narrative profiles of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn, Alex Salmond, Nigel Farage, David Cameron, George Osborne and Theresa May. Cowley is unusual in having access to party leaders and prime ministers on both the left and right. The book also features penetrating essays on writers such as George Orwell, John le Carré, Kazuo Insiguro, and Ian McEwan, personal essays, an investigation into the so-called Brexit Murder, and a striking conversation with the political philosopher Michael Sandel. Cowley is one of the most influential journalists in Britain. He is notable for being both a political and literary journalist. And he also writes about sport, especially football, and covered the 2006 World Cup in Germany for the Observer. He has been widely credited with transforming the fortunes of the New Statesman, which in 2017 has recorded its highest print circulation for nearly 40 years as well as becoming a major digital title with rapidly growing online profile. According to the European Press Prize, Cowley has succeeded in revitalising the New Statesman and re-establishing its position as an influential political and cultural weekly. He has given the New Statesman an edge and a relevance to current affairs it hasn't had for years. In 2017, at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards, Cowley won the editor of the year award (politics and current affairs) for the third time. In 2018, he launched New Statesman America. Autorid: Jason Cowley

Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia: on the night after the terrorist attack killing thirty-eight tourists on the nearby beach of Sousse, a woman sits facing the sea, and attempts to take stock. Personal tragedies soon resurface, the unexpected deaths of a dear friend - a fellow writer who died just weeks ago at sea, having forsaken the work that had given his life meaning - and of her father, a quiet man who had left all that he held dear in Tunisia to emigrate to France in his later years. Through childhood memories and the prism of modern French classics, the story of Tunisia's Jewish community is pieced together. Shifting from Tunisia to Paris to a Flaubertian village in Normandy, Colette Fellous embarks on a Proustian lyrical journey, in which she gives voice to loved ones silenced by death and to those often unheard in life. Her love letter and adieu to her native country becomes an archive - or refuge - for stories of human resilience. Autorid: Colette Fellous, Sophie Lewis, Michele Roberts

Covers U.S. and Canadian models of Toyota Highlander for 2001 thru 2007 and Lexus RX 300/330 for 1999 thru 2006. Autorid: Haynes Publishing

...to be revisited again and againThe candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist The New York Times Gorgeously illustrated...vibrant and comprehensive...will be brought down from the bookshelf again and again" Evening Standard Glorious celebration of 52 black heroes...big and bold...this is what young people of all races need to see." The Independent An essential book for inspiring even the tiniest children to face the world with boldness and self-belief. The Observer Meet 52 icons of colour from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers. Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons and the book is stylishly brought together by Andrea Pippins colourful and celebratory illustrations. Written in the spirit of Nina Simones song To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, this vibrant book is a perfect introduction to both historic and present-day icons and heroes. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and athletes like Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read. Highlighting the talent and contributions of black leaders and changemakers from around the world, readers of all backgrounds will be empowered to discover what they too can achieve. Strong, courageous, talented and diverse, these extraordinary men and women's achievements will inspire a new generation to chase their dream whatever it may be. The 52 icons: Mary Seacole, Matthew Henson, Ava Duvernay, Bessie Coleman, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cathy Freeman, George Washington Carver, Malorie Blackman, Harriet Tubman, Mo Farah, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jesse Owens, Beyonce Knowles, Solange Knowles, Katherine Johnson, Josephine Baker, Kofi Annan, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Brian Lara, Madam C.J. Walker, Yannick Noah, Maurice Ashley, Alexandre Duma, Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Simone Biles, Stevie Wonder, Esperanza Spalding, Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Pele, Nelson Mandela, Louis Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Naomi Campbell, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Muhammad Ali, Shirley Chisholm, Steve McQueen, Zadie Smith, Usain Bolt, Wangari Maathai, Mae Jemison, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nicola Adams, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Misty Copeland. If you like this book, check out Young, Gifted and Black Too, for 52 more inspiring icons! For younger readers, Baby Young Gifted and Black is perfect to introduce litte ones to these trailblazers who changed the world. Autorid: Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins

37 eternal reflections that have flowed through the tides of time to soothe the spirit, presented within a unique framework of rare sixteenth century art and striking contemporary images, a glorious sequel to Love & Wisdom. The eternal reflections in this new volume have flowed through the tides of time to soothe the spirit. This special gift book with gilded edges takes the reader on an uplifting journey with inspirational quotes that are as relevant today as they were centuries ago. Stunning photographs of water, and its beauty in nature, are framed by rare 16th century Illumination manuscript borders to showcase poignant messages of love, joy, grief, resilience, gratitude, enlightenment, and peace. Author Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's moving introduction, in which she writes of her personal loss, inspires the reader to re-embark on the spiritual journey started in Love & Wisdom. AUTHOR: Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave has built a reputation as a photojournalist, author, poet, and philanthropist. Her photographs have appeared on the covers of internationally renowned publications, such as Newsweek and Paris Match. She is the co-author of Villard: The Life and Times of an American Titan (2001), and the author of Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope, and Courage (2005); Heavenly Order: Twenty Five Meditations of Wisdom and Harmony (2008); Beloved Spirit: Pathways to Love, Grace, and Mercy (2011), To Catch A Thought: 50 Reflections for the Heart (2014); and Love and Wisdom: 37 Timeless Reflections. Mrs. de Borchgrave founded the nonprofit organization, the Light of Healing Hope Foundation, in 2010 with the mission of giving books as gifts to hospitals and hospices to bring comfort and healing to those in need. SELLING POINT: . A stunning sequel to Love & Wisdom. Images from sixteenth century art from the Smithsonian's Freer/Sackler Gallery and contemporary photographs from the National Geographic Image Collection. 50 colour illustrations Autorid: Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave

Transform your body with the physique training workouts professionals are using.Have you ever wished you could get workout advice from top fitness and strength professionals? This is the book for you.100 Best Physique Workouts: Transform Your Body With the World’s Top Trainers brings together some of the best-known names in the industry to provide their go-to workouts. Instead of paying big money to train with these experts, you can find their favorite workouts in this one-of-a-kind resource that allows you to mix up the types of workouts and achieve the physique goals you desire.The book includes 10 categories of workouts to choose from, and every area of the body is covered. Get workouts from the industry’s best trainers:Eric BachMatt BlankMel CechRuby CherieAndrew CoatesAustin CurrentJoe DeFrancoAmanda FerreiraJay FerruggiaTony GentilcoreAram GrigorianLuka HocevarAshley HodgePaul KanuAnna McManameyEbenezer SamuelGareth SapsteadShelace ShoemakerP.J. StrietLee Ann ThompsonTasha WhelanWith their focus on physique and muscle mass outcomes, these programs are suited for both males and females and are more targeted than the general workout recommendations you normally see. Throughout the book, you’ll be introduced to strength training terminology and techniques, so you’ll have a good understanding of how to safely and effectively perform the workouts for maximal results.If you’re just getting started with physique training, you’ll appreciate the guidance on the best ways to use the exercises and how to avoid common mistakes. Tips from each of the contributors are also interspersed throughout the book, offering inspiration and encouragement.Each workout has a description of why it is effective and includes variations or alternative exercises in case you don’t have all the equipment on hand. To continue to see gains over time, there are progressions to increase the difficulty of the workouts. Additionally, each exercise has accompanying photos to demonstrate correct form and execution.To train with the icons of the industry, you can easily incorporate their favorite workouts into your routine with 100 Best Physique Workouts. 100 Best Physique Workouts brings together some of the most well-known names in the industry to provide their go-to workouts to use with clients. This book compiles their favorite workouts into a one-of-a-kind resource that allows you to break plateaus, stay motivated, and achieve lasting results. Autorid: Gareth Sapstead

'We're all failing a generation of boys, and therefore we're failing a whole generation of girls.' Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, and a true maverick at the peak of her career as a London Crown Court Judge. The system needs to change, and she's challenging it one case at a time. Behind the robe, Jessica is a loving wife, a supportive parent and a karaoke fiend. But when an incident involving her son threatens to blow the family apart, she finds herself having to fight for everything she holds dear. A scalding examination of modern masculinity and motherhood, Inter Alia premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2025, with Rosamund Pike as Jessica. From Suzie Miller and Justin Martin, writer and director of the award-winning global phenomenon Prima Facie, the production received widespread critical acclaim. This edition was published alongside the 2026 West End transfer to Wyndham's Theatre in a co-production with the National Theatre and Playful Productions, featuring the revised, definitive text of the play and an introduction by the playwright. Autorid: Suzie Miller