One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Winter's Tale provides tragedy and comedy in equal measure. The King of Sicily, Leontes, accuses Queen Hermione, his wife, of adultery and sets off a series of events driven by royal betrayal, jealousy and the possibility of pastoral love that builds to a fantastical ending. Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students.Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well-spaced text is easy to read and to navigate.Each edition offers:- Short, clear definitions of words- Information about key textual variants- Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words- An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes- A short introduction to the play
Whizziwig is a small, furry alien who has crash-landed on Earth and ended up on top of Ben's wardrobe. Once Ben has recovered from the shock of this unexpected arrival he's delighted to learn that Whizziwig is a 'wish-giver' able to turn wishes into reality. But it's not as straightforward as it sounds. The wishes have to be made for someone else, and by accident, so it isn't long before some very strange, and very funny, things start happening. Autorid: Malorie Blackman
Damixa köögisegisti Silhouet on kangsegisti, millel on 25 mm keraamiline segistisisu ja reguleeritav veesurve. Segistil on kõrge pööratav jooksutoru, 120° pöördepiiraja ja aeraator 8 l/min. Köögisegisti on matt musta pinnaviimistlusega. Komplekti kuuluvad ühendustarvikud: survevoolikud G3/8 x 42 cm 2 tk.Matt must on modernselt minimalislik, mis loob oma tumeda olemusega täiusliku kontrasti Teie vannituppa ja kööki. Matt must viimistlus ei tuhmu aastate jooksul ning on mustuse ja näpujälgede vastane.
FERGUS CRANE! YOU ARE IN GREAT DANGER! I AM SENDING HELP. Signed T. C., your long-lost Uncle Theo Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life - having lessons taught by rather odd teachers on the school ship Betty Jeanne, helping his mother in the bakery. But then a mysterious flying box appears at the window of his waterfront home - and Fergus is plunged headlong into an exciting adventure! The box is followed by a winged mechanical horse that whisks him off to meet his long-lost uncle and his penguin helpers, Finn, Bill and Jackson. Fergus finds out that his teachers are not quite what they seem - they're actually pirates! Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates from the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he find there...? Autorid: Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
1940. Copenagen, Denmark. The German troops have invaded. A must-read account of immense courage during the Second World War, for children. Based on real-life events experienced by Sandi Toksvig's family during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. Ten-year-old Bamse Skovlund and his best friend Anton have been ordered to stay out of trouble. It soon becomes clear that trouble isn't just going to pass any of them by. Jewish Danes are subject to appalling treatment by the German occupiers, and every day are at risk of being taken away to concentration camps in mainland Europe. The Skovlund family are determined to fight against Nazi occupation. And if this means participating in one of history's most dramatic rescue missions, then it's time to take a stand. A tale of resistance in Nazi-occupied Denmark. The book is inspired by the stories told to Sandi Toksvig by her father, Bamse. Praise for Hitler's Canary: 'An extraordinary story... truly life-affirming.' Michael Morpurgo 'There are not many classic children's novels about the Second World War but this is one of them.' The Times 'Racily written and full of comic incident as well as suspense.' The Independent 'Brilliantly told... never loses sight of the child's view of war.' The Guardian Autorid: Sandi Toksvig
From the bestselling author of Deliver Me comes a gripping new thriller with a twist you'll never see coming! Thirty-two-year-old Jessica is newly divorced and has returned home to live with her parents whilst she puts the pieces of her life back together. But Jessica isn't the only one with problems, as her mother, Jean, has recently been diagnosed with dementia. Shortly after Jessica's arrival, one of the neighbours falls to her death, in what appears to be a terrible accident. However, Jean claims that the woman was murdered by her husband and that she witnessed the whole thing. With Jean's memory rapidly deteriorating, her family dismiss her story, believing Jean is confused. But when Jessica learns that the couple next door's marriage may have been in trouble, she begins to wonder if her mother did see something after all. Jessica is determined to discover the truth, but soon uncovers much more than she bargained for... An addictive psychological thriller for fans of Rachel Abbott and CL Taylor. See what readers are saying about Karen Cole: 'This is one of the best books I've ever read. Gripped me from page one' Sue, Amazon reviewer 'If you like Karin Slaughter you will love this!' Cath, Amazon reviewer 'That reveal?!? I was constantly guessing throughout and I still didn't see that ending coming even though the clues are there!' Chanel, Amazon reviewer 'This book is stunning - I was completely hooked from start to finish' Donna, Amazon reviewer Autorid: Karen Cole
This book of collected writings by Patrick George, artist and Professor of Fine Art at the Slade School includes his private thoughts on painting from the landscape, his ideas for teaching the course which he ran for many years at the Slade, why and what to teach and how it related to contemporary art and to the history of art.It includes extracts from his notebooks which he used for more than 70 years to record his thoughts on the whole business of painting and drawing and his notes for a lecture given at the Slade on Likeness, articles on his method of working and published essays on drawing and painting written for catalogues. Autorid: Patrick George
In 1568, the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands rebelled against the absolutist rule of the king of Spain. A confederation of duchies, counties, and lordships, the Provinces demanded the right of self-determination, the freedom of conscience and religion, and the right to be represented in government. Their long struggle for liberty and the subsequent rise of the Dutch Republic was a decisive episode in world history and an important step on the path to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And yet, it is a period in history we rarely discuss. In his compelling retelling of the conflict, Anton van der Lem explores the main issues at stake on both sides of the struggle and why it took eighty years to achieve peace. He recounts in vivid detail the roles of the key protagonists, the decisive battles, and the war&;s major turning points, from the Spanish governor&;s Council of Blood to the Twelve Years Truce, while all the time unraveling the shifting political, religious, and military alliances that would entangle the foreign powers of France, Italy, and England. Featuring striking, rarely seen illustrations, this is a timely and balanced account of one of the most historically important conflicts of the early modern period. Autorid: Anton van der Lem, Andy Brown
An up-to-date exploration of how AI is transforming cybersecurity and how to implement AI in your organizations cyber defenses to meet todays evolving threat landscape In The AI Cybersecurity Handbook, author Caroline Wong examines AIs impact on both offensive and defensive cybersecurity strategies. Wong explains how artificial intelligence has transformed the way cyberattacks are carried out and how technology professionals prepare for and defend against them. On the offensive side, the author explores how AI is being used to automate, accelerate, and personalize attacks against targets. She shows you how these technologies make cyberattacks cheaper to carry out, harder to detect, and easier to automate at scale--broadening the impact beyond initial targets to include partners, third parties, and critical connected systems. For defenders, this book demonstrates how to use AI to evolve past traditional, rules-based cybersecurity defense to an adaptive model that evolves in real-time to counteract emergent risks and novel attack vectors. These new systems rely on continuously updated data inputs and form resilient bulwarks against formidable threats. Inside the book: Hands-on strategies for minimizing operational barriers to AI implementation to enable new capabilities for defenders and allow for the use of powerful tools, like smart data enrichment, AI-powered query engines, and self-initiating security actions Up-to-date discussions of how to use AI to accelerate your cybersecurity responses while improving their accuracy, including anomaly detection, threat identification, and dynamic mitigation processes Expert advice for building resilient AI-enabled cybersecurity without compromising on AI ethics Perfect for cybersecurity professionals, IT managers, developers and business leaders looking for actionable guidance on the integration of AI into their IT security practices, The AI Cybersecurity Handbook offers accessible strategies well-suited to people with varying levels of technical expertise. Its a must-read book for everyone with a stake in safeguarding digital assets. Autorid: Caroline Wong
Customer Experience Management for Water Utilities provides a practical framework and guidelines for water utilities to become more focussed on their customers. This framework is founded on Service-Dominant Logic, a contemporary theory of marketing that explains value creation as a process of co-creation between the customer and the service provider.Standard models for marketing cannot be applied to monopolistic water utilities without modification. This book develops a tailored marketing mix for water utilities to assist them in providing customer-centric services. The water utility marketing mix emphasises the value proposition, internal marketing, service quality and customer relationships as points of interest for customer-centric water utilities.The following chapters of the book explain each of these four dimensions of the marketing mix. The third chapter presents a template for developing value propositions to assist water utilities in positioning their service. This model is based on an intimate understanding of the needs and wants of each customer segment and related service offering. Chapter four discusses internal marketing, which involves managerial interventions to improve the way processes add value for customers. This chapter also discusses the potential for tensions in engineering and science-oriented organisations with being customer focussed and proposes some methods to resolve these tensions. The last part of the book describes the management of customer relationships from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The customer experience is a complex phenomenon that is difficult to quantify. The book proposes a method to measure the experience of the customer, based on service quality theory and psychometric statistics.Customer Experience Management for Water Utilities is one of the first books that views urban water supply from a marketing perspective, which gives it a unique perspective on an industry otherwise dominated by technical discussions. It is a valuable resource for Water Utility Managers and Regulators, as well as for Marketing Consultants seeking to assist water utilities to become more customer focussed. Autorid: Peter Prevos
The Coming of the New Deal, 1933-1935, volume two of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s Age of Roosevelt series, describes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first tumultuous years in the White House. Coming into office at the bottom of the Great Depression, FDR told the American people that they have nothing to fear but fear itself. The conventional wisdom having failed, he tried unorthodox remedies to avert economic collapse. His first hundred days restored national morale, and his New Dealers filled Washington with new approaches to recovery and reform. Combining idealistic ends with realistic means, Roosevelt proposed to humanize, redeem, and rescue capitalism. The Coming of the New Deal, written with Schlesinger's customary verve, is a gripping account of critical years in the history of the republic.
"Quantum Physics for Kids" - Where Imagination Meets the Universe's Biggest MysteriesEver wondered if a particle can be in two places at once? Or if the secrets of black holes could one day be unlocked? Quantum Physics for Kids isn't just a book-it's a ticket to a world where the impossible becomes reality and curiosity is the key to discovery.This isn't your typical science book. It's a vibrant journey through the invisible world of quantum physics, written to light a spark in young minds and answer those "big" questions about the universe. With playful illustrations, fun experiments, and easy-to-understand language, this book transforms intimidating scientific concepts into a magical adventure the whole family can enjoy.What makes this book special?Simplifies the complex: Breaks down tough concepts like superposition, entanglement, and wave-particle duality into bite-sized, easy-to-grasp ideas.Hands-on learning: Includes exciting experiments that kids and parents can try at home, turning science into playtime.Everyday connections: Explains how quantum physics powers technology like GPS, lasers, and quantum computers.Meet the legends: Introduces the brilliant minds behind quantum physics, like Max Planck, Niels Bohr, and Albert Einstein, in a fun and approachable way.Inspires curiosity: Encourages kids to dream big, ask bold questions, and imagine themselves unlocking the secrets of the universe. But it's not just about understanding the science. It's about inspiring kids to think like scientists. From meeting the legends to uncovering how quantum physics powers the technology we use every day, this book bridges the gap between the wonders of the microscopic world and the limitless possibilities of the future.Why stop at explaining the world when you can inspire the next generation to change it? Whether you're 8 or 80, Quantum Physics for Kids will ignite your curiosity, stretch your imagination, and remind you that the universe is waiting to be explored.Dare to dream big. The quantum world is calling.
