Do you love Christmas and unicorns? This new picture book is the perfect Christmas present for Peppa and unicorn fans everywhere!It's Christmas Eve, and Peppa and her family are off to a Christmas fair. There's yummy food, fun games . . . and a carousel with a magical Christmas unicorn!But what other Christmas magic is in store for Peppa?Peppa's Christmas Unicorn has a very sparkly front cover that all unicorn fans will adore. Also look out for:Peppa Pig: Peppa's Magical Unicorn Peppa Pig: Where's Peppa's Magical Unicorn?: A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig: Peppa's Magical Creatures: A touch-and-feel playbook
On the first day of Christmas a chiddler gave to me . . .. . . a simply enormous CROCODILE!Count down the twelve days of Christmas with this gloriumptious twist on the classic festive rhyme. From golden tickets to fantastic friends, this sturdy board book is the perfect way to introduce little learners to their first numbers at Christmas! Look out for more marvellous board books for titchy toddlers:Roald Dahl: WordsRoald Dahl: ShapesRoald Dahl: ColoursRoald Dahl: ABCRoald Dahl: 123Roald Dahl: OppositesRoald Dahl: Animal SoundsRoald Dahl: Lift-the-flap Hide and Seek
In this manga adaptation of the popular light novel series, the world's strongest sage will stop at nothing to get stronger...not even reincarnation Once the world's most powerful sage, reborn Matthias has gained the optimal crest for magical c
This is an in-depth study of the visceral slacker classic from 1987, an album that influenced enormously the nascent alternative scene. Dinosaur Jr, the stereotypical slackers. Mascis, Barlow, Murph (just Murph): three early-twenty somethings still overburdened by a torpid adolescence and a disastrous dress sense. With battered guitar, bass, and kit, they carry around a catalogue of songs that betrays identities half-formed at best, schizoid at worst. But listen. "1987", a new album, a snapshot of a moment when a furious musical intensity swung upwards and pushed their lyrics and Mascis' vocal whine far into the margins. Searing riffs, mountainous solos, and the tightest of fills - underpinned by stream-of-consciousness structures and a palette of crazed effects - steal the show. These three build a one-off sound that stirred up the hardening alternative mainstream and drove it to distraction. "You're Living All Over Me": supposedly Mascis' indictment of what it was like to tour in a van with these other two misfits, but also testimony to the obsession - an itch, a disease - that the band's disengagement from their world had produced. This record cares so little it cares a lot."33 1/3" is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 60 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike. It was only a matter of time before a clever publisher realized that there is an audience for whom "Exile on Main Street" or "Electric Ladyland" are as significant and worthy of study as "The Catcher in the Rye" or "Middlemarch"..."The series, which now comprises 29 titles with more in the works, is freewheeling and eclectic, ranging from minute rock-geek analysis to idiosyncratic personal celebration". ("The New York Times Book Review", 2006).
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 400, Publishers: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, Author: DK, ISBN-13: 9780241501719, Date of issue: 2021
Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Third Edition, is an up-to-date and authoritative text and reference book on power electronics. This new edition retains the original objective and philosophy of focusing on the fundamental principles, models, and technical requirements needed for designing practical power electronic systems while adding a wealth of new material. Improved features of this new edition include: A new chapter on input filters, showing how to design single and multiple section filters, major revisions of material on averaged switch modeling, low-harmonic rectifiers, and the chapter on AC modeling of the discontinuous conduction mode, new material on soft switching, active-clamp snubbers, zero-voltage transition full-bridge converter, and auxiliary resonant commutated pole. Also, new sections on design of multiple-winding magnetic and resonant inverter design, additional appendices on Computer Simulation of Converters using averaged switch modeling, and Middlebrook's Extra Element Theorem, including four tutorial examples and expanded treatment of current programmed control with complete results for basic converters, and much more. This edition includes many new examples, illustrations, and exercises to guide students and professionals through the intricacies of power electronics design. Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Third Edition, is intended for use in introductory power electronics courses and related fields for both senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students interested in converter circuits and electronics, control systems, and magnetic and power systems. It will also be an invaluable reference for professionals working in power electronics, power conversion, and analog and digital electronics.
"Professor Ammons' excellent edition is essential for students interested in a contextualized approach to Wharton's The House of Mirth." --Andrew Kopec, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne"A staple in my femi
Experience the Mystery and Magic of Contemporary Druidry The Book of Hedge Druidry is for those who feel called to explore a powerful earth-based spirituality rooted in Celtic lore. With hands-on practices as well as fas
A radical exploration of how rituals have influenced history over thousands of years. From infancy, we copy those around us in order to be like others, to be one with the tribe. Other primates will copy behaviour that leads to transparent benefits, such as access to food, but only humans promiscuously copy actions that have no obvious instrumental purpose. The copying of causally opaque behaviour (rituals) has allowed cultural groups to proliferate over time and space. The frequency and emotional intensity of ritual performances constrains the scale and structure of cultural groups. Rare, traumatic rituals (e.g. painful initiations) produce very strong social cohesion in small, relational groups such as military battalions or local cults whereas daily and weekly rituals (e.g. collective praying in mosques, churches, and synagogues) produce diffuse cohesion in indefinitely expandable communities. This pioneering study presents a theory of how these two 'ritual modes' have influenced the course of human history over many thousands of years and continue to shape the groups we live in today. The resulting programme of research offers a radically new paradigm for the social sciences, one that bridges across disciplinary silos, samples the full diversity of the world's populations, and plumbs our richest sources of information about cultural systems, past and present. In doing so, leading anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse shows how we can modify the way we tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our day, from violent extremism to global heating. All the problems humanity creates are ultimately problems of cooperation. Solving these problems will require social glue. Whitehouse suggests various practical ways in which our growing knowledge about the role of ritual in group bonding can help us achieve a more peaceful and prosperous future, not only for ourselves but for all species who share the planet with us.
Beline Candy kaitseümbris on kerge ja stiilne, pakkudes teie nutitelefonile ideaalset kaitset. Valmistatud keskkonnasõbralikust termoplastilisest polüuretaanist, tagab see seadmele täiusliku sobivuse ilma liigse mahuta. Sametise materjali ja mati tekstuuri tõttu on ümbris meeldiv kasutada ning see ei jäta sõrmejälgi pinnale. Beline Candy kaitseümbris on suurepärane valik neile, kes hindavad esteetikat ja funktsionaalsust. Ümbris on vaid 1 mm paksune, kuid pakub täielikku turvalisust ja kaitset teie telefonile. See on paindlik, kuid stabiilne, võimaldades seadet hõlpsasti sisestada ja eemaldada. Beline Candyga saate nautida oma nutitelefoni ilma muretsemata selle turvalisuse pärast.
Join fisherman Finn and his dog, Skip, on their second adventure in this illustrated story book for young children, which teaches them about deforestation and what they can do to help. This book is the ideal introduction to the environmental concerns facing our forests, featuring colourful illustrations and an engaging, light-hearted storyline, drawn and written by Brendan Kearney. Grown-ups and children will enjoy reading together and following the story of Finn and Skip, with its ups and downs, and pointing out all the different animals that Finn meets in the rainforest.They'll also learn about how using ethical products can help save the animals. With its fun, quirky illustrations, Forest is the perfect addition to a child's bookshelf. Young readers will love this picture book with a timely and ultimately uplifting message about protecting the world around us.
As one of the world's leading glaciologists, Professor Jemma Wadham has devoted her career to the glaciers that cover one-tenth of the Earth's land surface. Today, however, these 'ice rivers' are in peril. High up in the Alps, Andes and Himalaya, once-indomitable glaciers are retreating; in Antarctica, meanwhile, thinning ice sheets are releasing meltwater to sensitive marine foodwebs, and may be unlocking vast quantities of methane stored deep beneath them. The potential consequences for humanity are almost unfathomable.Jemma's first encounter with a glacier, as a student, sparked her love of these icy landscapes. There is nowhere on Earth she feels more alive. Whether abseiling down crevasses, skidooing across frozen fjords, exploring ice caverns, or dodging polar bears - for a glaciologist, it's all in a day's work.Prompted by an illness that took her to the brink of death and back, in Ice Rivers Jemma recalls twenty-five years of expeditions around the globe, revealing why the glaciers mean so much to her - and what they should mean to us. As she guides us from the Alps to the Andes, the importance of the ice to crucial ecosystems and human livelihoods becomes clear - our lives are entwined with these coldest places on the planet. This is a memoir like no other: an eye-witness account by a top scientist at the frontline of the climate crisis, and an impassioned love letter to the glaciers that are her obsession.
Your Face Tomorrow is already being compared with Proust and rightly so' Observer'One of contemporary literature's major works ... you have to open this book' Ali SmithThe concluding part in Javier Marías' spy trilogy masterworkJacques Deza is back in London and once again working for the secret intelligence agency run by Bertram Tupra. Deza finds himself forced to watch Tupra's collection of incriminating videotapes of important public figures. The recordings document unconventional private lives - and horrific acts. The scenes enter him like a poison, contaminating everything good, yet he is powerless to counteract them. Set against a background of brutality, Poison, Shadow and Farewell asks whether violence can ever be justified and completes the extraordinary journey that has led us on a descent into hell and a re-emergence, not entirely unscathed, into life.
Beasty Cocks – kombitsa kombitsaatsakeste jaoks (sinine) – hoia kinni, sest see nauding tõmbab sügavale!Miks on Beasty Cocks kombitsa kombitsaatsakeste jaoks hea?Tentacle Pad on uskumatult põnev kombitsate disainiga vibraator, mis pakub oma ainulaadse tekstuuri ja võimsate vibratsioonidega sügavat ja intensiivset stimulatsiooni. Imivahendi saab kinnitada kindlalt igale siledale pinnale, nii et seda saab nautida täiesti käed-vaba. Kaugjuhtimispult annab rohkem vabadust – sobib ideaalselt nii üksinda kui ka paarismängudeks.Miks kliendid armastavad Beasty Cocks kombitsa vibraatoritMüstiline kombitsa disain: ainulaadne välimus, detailirikkad tekstuurid, ekstra intensiivne stimulatsioon.Tugev imikupp: stabiilne kinnitus ratsutamiseks või käed-vaba mänguks.10 vibratsioonirežiimi × 5 intensiivsust: kokku 50 erinevat elamuskombinatsiooni.Kaugjuhtimispult: ulatus kuni 12 meetrit – ideaalne paarismängudeks.Veekindel: kasutatav vannis või duši all.Sametine premium-silikoon: lihtne sisenemine, õrn ja paindlik materjal.Koonusekujuline tipp: lihtsam ja mugavam sisestamine.Stiilne metallikläige: visuaalselt eriline elamus.Kinkekarp: kahepoolsete, loominguliste pakenditega.Pakendi sisu1 × Beasty Cocks kombitsa kombitsaatsakeste jaoks (sinine)1 × Kaugjuhtimispult (CR2032 patareiga)1 × USB laadimiskaabelToote omadusedVärv: sinineMaterjalid: silikoon, PU, ABSKogu suurus: 14.8 cm (pikkus) × 10.7 cm (laius) × 14.1 cm (kõrgus)Lisaetav pikkus: 11.5 cmDiameeter: 1–4 cmKaal: 363 g (toode), 520 g pakendigaUlatus: 12 m (kaugjuhtimispult)Vibratsioonirežiimid: 10Intensiivsused: 5Veekindel: jahLaadimine: USBKuidas kasutadaKinnita imipadi sileda pinna külge, siis ista sellele või sisestage käsitsi. Määra eelistatud vibratsioon kaugjuhtimispuldi või padi nuppudega. Kasuta vee baasil libestit veelgi nauditavamaks ja probleemivabamaks sisenemiseks.Mida arvestada kombitsa G-punkti vibraatori kasutamisel:Kasuta alati vee baasil libestit.Soovitatav on puhastus enne ja pärast kasutamist.Kaugjuhtimispult ei ole veekindel – väldi selle märgumist!Kinnita imipadi ainult sileda ja puhta pinna külge.Pakendi andmedPakendi suurus: 18.5 × 3.5 × 26 cmKaal: 520 g
What's the point of calculating definite integrals since you can't possibly do them all? What makes doing the specific integrals in this book of value aren't the specific answers we'll obtain, but rather the methods we'll use in obtaining those answers; methods you can use for evaluating the integrals you will encounter in the future. This book, now in its second edition, is written in a light-hearted manner for students who have completed the first year of college or high school AP calculus and have just a bit of exposure to the concept of a differential equation. Every result is fully derived. If you are fascinated by definite integrals, then this is a book for you. New material in the second edition includes 25 new challenge problems and solutions, 25 new worked examples, simplified derivations, and additional historical discussion.
This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology. Archaeology: An Introduction explains how the subject emerged from an amateur pursuit in the eighteenth century into a serious discipline and explores changing trends in interpretation in recent decades. The authors convey the excitement of archaeology while helping readers to evaluate new discoveries by explaining the methods and theories that lie behind them. In addition to drawing upon examples and case studies from many regions of the world and periods of the past, the book incorporates the authors own fieldwork, research and teaching. It continues to include key reference and further reading sections to help new readers find their way through the ever-expanding range of archaeological publications and online sources as well as colour illustrations and boxed topic sections to increase comprehension. Serving as an accessible and lucid textbook, and engaging students with contemporary issues, this book is designed to support students studying Archaeology at an introductory level. New to the sixth edition:inclusion of the latest survey and imaging techniques, such as the use of drones and eXtended realityupdated material on developments in dating, DNA analysis, isotopes and population movement, including consideration of the ethical considerations of these techniquescoverage of new developments in archaeological theory, such as the material turn/ontological turn, and work on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion a whole new chapter covering archaeology in the present, including new sections on heritage, and public archaeology, and an updated consideration of archaeologys relationship with the climate crisisa revised glossary with over 200 new additions or updates Archaeology: An Introduction explains how the subject emerged from an amateur pursuit in the eighteenth century into a serious discipline and explores changing trends in interpretation in recent decades. Autorid: Hannah Cobb, Kevin Greene, Tom Moore
What is happening to the Left? It seems to be dying a slow death. While many commentors have predicted its demise, the Left has always defied these bleak prognoses and risen from the ashes in the most unexpected ways. Nevertheless, we are witnessing today a global decline in organized movements on the Left, and while social struggles and rebellious citizens continue to challenge dominant political regimes, these efforts do not translate into support for traditional left parties or into the creation of dynamic movements on the left.Bestselling historian Shlomo Sand argues that the global decline of the Left is linked to the waning of the idea of equality that has united citizens in the past and inspired them to engage in collective action. Sand retraces the evolution of this idea in a wide-ranging account that includes the Diggers and Levellers of seventeenth-century England, the French Revolution, the birth of anarchism and Marxism, the decolonial, feminist and civil rights revolts, and the left populism of our time. In piecing together the thinkers and movements that built the Left over centuries, Sand illuminates the global and transnational dynamics which pushed them forward, often picking up the gauntlets their predecessors had laid down. He outlines how they shaped the notion of equality, while also analysing how they were confronted by its material reality, and the lessons that they did or did not draw from this. This concise and magisterial history of the Left will be of interest to anyone interested in the idea of equality and the fate of one of the most important movements that has shaped the modern world. Autorid: Shlomo Sand, Robin Mackay
Barbecued billygoats! Can you imagine finding gold? Thats just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But its a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers, they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he and what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages, braving dangerous mines and fires, the Swallows, Amazons and Ds Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival... Includes exclusive material: In The Backstory you can test your knowledge of the book and learn all about homing pigeons! Vintage Childrens Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alices Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Autorid: Arthur Ransome
Let fly jib sheet! Slack away main! Fenders out! Dick and Dorothea also known as The Ds arrive in Norfolk all ready to learn how to sail. They couldnt hope for a better teacher than Tom Dudgeon. But Tom is in a spot of trouble. After seeing the beastly Margoletta moored clean across the nests of his beloved coots, Tom set the motorcruiser adrift. Now the enemy have offered a bounty on his head. Can they save the birds nest from almost certain destruction? Will they avoid being caught by the awful Hullabaloos? Only some brave friends and quick thinking stands between them and disaster Includes exclusive material: In The Backstory you can test your knowledge of the book, learn about the adventurous author and get some handy facts about birds and boats. Vintage Childrens Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alices Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Autorid: Arthur Ransome
From 'What's wrong with the idea of 'race'? and 'Why is life harder for people with darker skin?' to 'Don't ALL lives matter?' and 'What's racism got to do with me?' this book tackles powerful, pertinent questions in a direct, accessible and thought-provoking way. Discover why racism is everyone's problem to solve, and how we can all be part of the solution. Autorid: Jordan Akpojaro, Ashley Evans
This book is a study of the literature and visual arts concerned with the many and diverse forms of slaveries produced by globalisation in Britain since the early 1990s. Starting from the sociological and political analyses of the issue, it combines postcolonial and Holocaust studies in a twin perspective based on the recurrent images of the ghost and the concentration camp, whose manifold shapes populate today's Britain. Discussions focuses on a wide range of works: novelists and crime writers (Chris Abani, Chris Cleave, Marina Lewycka, Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendell), film directors (Nick Broomfield), photographers (Dana Popa), playwrights (Clare Bayley, Cora Bissett and Stef Smith, Abi Morgan, Lucy Kirkwood) and dystopian artists such as Alfonso Cuarón, P. D. James and Salman Rushdie. The book will appeal to both students and scholars in English, postcolonial, Holocaust, globalisation and slavery studies. -- . Autorid: Pietro Deandrea
On aasta 2034. Pole mingit lootust, et inimkond võiks maapinnale naasta, taas üles ehitada hüljatud linnad ja valitseda Maad, nagu see kunagi oli. Nõnda kasvab ja areneb see kummaline, väärastunud tsivilisatsioon Moskva metroos, mille jaamadest on saanud linnriigid. Lakkamatu sõjaga käigus on viimaks saavutatud habras võimutasakaal, aga siis kerkib tunnelitest seninägematu uus õudus, mis ähvardab inimkonnale nüüd juba lõplikult otsa teha. Sellele astuvad vastu kolm kõige ebatõenäolisemat kangelast üldse … Ja neil pole aimugi, mis neid ees ootab.Kauaoodatud järg kultusromaanidele "Metro 2033" ja "Metro 2035", mis " nagu pealkirigi ütleb ? paigutub ajaliselt nende kahe vahele. Lugu võitlustest ja pingutustest ellujäämise nimel sügaval maa all Moskva metroo labürindis pärast Kolmandat maailmasõda. Autorid: Dmitri Gluhhovski
Well Behaved Women Seldom Make HistoryA thrilling journey into the badass women whose non-conventional lives left their DNA on history. Discover words of wisdom from the women who found their voices, inspiring you to do the same.Amazing women with a story to tell. Join Mae West as she shakes up the entertainment industry with her wit and wisdom or create colorful art pieces with Yayoi Kusama that are larger than life itself. These women in history defied the expectations of conventional society to live the lives they chose, regardless of what others thought.Words of Wisdom. Society may have labeled these fierce femmes as rebels, bad-ass, wild, or uppity. But, these amazing women still dared to be different. With an out-of-the-box perspective, youll find inspiration from an array of fabulous females who will give you a lesson in being one-of-a-kind.Unabashed Women offers you:Lessons on how to break the glass ceilingBiographies of trailblazing women from all walks of lifeEmpowerment through famous females who dared to go against the grainIf you enjoyed badass books like Women in Art, The Book of Gutsy Women, or In the Company of Women, then youll love Unabashed Women. From the author of Women of Means, Unabashed Women consists of vignettes of the women who defied the mores of conventional society to live the lives they chose, regardless of cost. They are the embodiment of the quotation, Well behaved women seldom make history. Autorid: Marlene Wagman-Geller
In his insightful book, Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides the inside story of manure our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only throws away both animal and human manure, worth billions of dollars in fertilizer value, but that spends a staggering amount of money to do so. This wastefulness makes even less sense as the supply of mined or chemically synthesized fertilizers dwindles and their cost skyrockets. In fact, he argues, if we do not learn how to turn our manures into fertilizer to keep food production in line with the increasing population, our civilization, like so many that went before it, will inevitably decline. With his trademark humor, years of experience writing about both farming and waste management, and uncanny eye for the small but important details, Logsdon artfully describes how to manage farm manure, pet manure and human manure to make fertilizer and humus. He covers the field, so to speak, discussing topics like: How to select the right pitchfork for the job and use it correctly How to operate a small manure spreader How to build a barn manure pack with farm animal manure How to compost cat and dog waste How to recycle toilet water for irrigation purposes, and How to get rid ourselves of our irrational paranoia about feces and urine. Gene Logsdon does not mince words. This fresh, fascinating and entertaining look at an earthy, but absolutely crucial subject, is a small gem destined to become a classic of our agricultural literature. Autorid: Gene Logsdon, Brooke Budner
Drawing on the author's lived experience, this hopeful guide offers advice on everyday life with BPD. Covering what BPD is, how to talk about it, and how to get support, it includes practical coping tips and DBT-based techniques, while also tackling the stigma and negative stereotypes associated with the disorder. 'I am Rosie. I have BPD. I am not an attention-seeker, manipulative, dangerous, hopeless, unlovable, 'broken', 'difficult to reach' or 'unwilling to engage'. I am caring, creative, courageous, determined, full of life and love.'Talking About BPD is a positive, stigma-free guide to life with borderline personality disorder (BPD) from award-winning blogger Rosie Cappuccino.Addressing what BPD is, the journey to diagnosis and available treatments, Rosie offers advice on life with BPD and shares practical tips and DBT-based techniques for coping day to day. Topics such as how to talk about BPD to those around you, managing relationships and self-harm are also explored. Throughout, Rosie shares her own experiences and works to dispel stigma and challenge the stereotypes often associated with the disorder.This much-needed, hopeful guide will offer support, understanding, validation and empowerment for all living with BPD, as well as those who support them. Autorid: Kimberley Wilson, Rosie Cappuccino