Eden Country Cuisine Part, Lambaliha, Küülikuliha ja Hirveliha Suurus M on täisväärtuslik ja tasakaalustatud eine keskmiste ja suurte tõugude täiskasvanud koertele. Sobib lemmikloomadele, kellel on tundlikud kuseteede ja seedesüsteemid, diabeet või allergiad. Valmistatud hoolikalt valitud, kõrgekvaliteedilistest koostisosadest: part, karjamaal kasvatatud lambaliha, küülikuliha, hirveliha, rohelised herned, maguskartul, kikerherned, jõhvikad ja kookosõli. Pardiliha pakub kergesti seeditavat ja väga biosaadavat valku, on rikkalik B-vitamiinide ja PP poolest ning varustab tsinki, rauda ja kaaliumi. See on harva allergiat tekitav toode. Lambaliha on kergesti seeditav ja dieettoit, pakkudes suures koguses L-karnitiini, mis vastutab ainevahetuse eest. Küülikuliha on eriti soovitatav allergikutele, samas kui hirveliha pakub tervislikku, madala kalorsusega liha, mis sisaldab neli korda rohkem vitamiine ja mineraale võrreldes farmiloomade lihaga. Toit töötati välja tihedas koostöös veterinaaride ja toitumisspetsialistidega. Toode järgib esivanemate dieedi põhimõtteid, tuntud kui esivanemate dieet, kõrge valgusisaldusega, mis sobib loomadele. Teraviljavaba, gluteenivaba, ei sisalda valgeid kartuleid, kunstlikke säilitusaineid, värvaineid ega maitsetugevdajaid. Sisaldab koguni 80% kõrgekvaliteedilist liha. Krõbinad on sobiva suurusega keskmistele ja suurtele tõugudele. Eden Country Cuisine Suurus M eelised: täisväärtuslik eine, 80% inimtoidu kvaliteediga liha, gluteenivaba, teraviljavaba, ei sisalda säilitusaineid, värvaineid ega maitsetugevdajaid, sobib diabeetikutele: madal glükeemiline indeks, hüpoallergeenne, part, lambaliha ja küülikuliha pakuvad märkimisväärses koguses kergesti seeditavat ja biosaadavat valku, hirveliha sisaldab neli korda rohkem vitamiine ja mineraale kui farmiloomade liha, madala rasvasisaldusega, tundlikele seedesüsteemidele: jõhvikad hapestavad uriini ja takistavad kuseteede kivide teket, omavad bakteriostaatilisi omadusi, kookosõli pakub vitamiine ja mineraale, mis on vajalikud keha nõuetekohaseks toimimiseks, mõjutab naha ja karvkatte seisundit, kummel ja aniis toetavad õiget seedimist, petersell ja salvei aitavad säilitada koerte värsket hingeõhku, tervislikud süsivesikud köögiviljadest ja puuviljadest, glükoosamiini ja kondroitiini lisamine toetab liigeste funktsiooni, tauriini lisamine parandab ainevahetust ja mõjutab karvkatte seisundit, prebiootikumid toetavad seedimist ja immuunsüsteemi, krõbinate suurus sobib keskmistele ja suurtele tõugudele. Toitumisjuhised ja annustamine: Tabelis esitatud väärtused on ligikaudsed. Jälgige alati oma koera ja kohandage toidu kogust vastavalt tema vajadustele. Tagage, et teie koeral oleks pidev juurdepääs värskele joogiveele. Koera kaal (kg): Päevane tarbimine (g): 1-5 45-65 5-10 64-120 10-20 120-200 20-40 200-320 >40 >320 Koostisosad: Värske part 32%, Värske lambaliha 14%, Kuivatatud part 13%, Kuivatatud maguskartul, Kuivatatud küülikuliha 8%, Pardirasv 5%, Tapiokk, Kikerhernejahu, Kuivatatud lambaliha 3%, Kuivatatud munad 2%, Pardimaks 2%, Värske hirveliha 1%, Hernekiud, Mineraalid, Kuivatatud porgand, Kuivatatud õunad, Kuivatatud spinat, Kookosõli 0,06%, Lutsern, Kuivatatud kibuvits, Jahvatatud takjajuur, Jahvatatud kummel, Kuivatatud vetikad, Kuivatatud jõhvikad, Kuivatatud sigurijuur fruktooligosahhariidide (prebiootiline FOS) allikana 0,04%/480 mg/kg, Glükoosamiin 0,03%/340 mg/kg, MSM 0,03%/340 mg/kg, Kondroitiinsulfaat 0,02%/240 mg/kg, Aniisi, Lambalääts, Tüümian, Kuivatatud majoraan, Oregano, Petersell, Salvei Analüütilised koostisosad: Valk 34%, Rasv 20%, Niiskus 8%, Kiudained 3%, Tuhk 11%, Omega-6 3,2%, Omega-3 0,3%, Kaltsium 2,4%, Fosfor 1,2% Toitumislisandid: A-vitamiin 14 425 IU, D3-vitamiin 1 445 IU, E-vitamiin 95 mg, Tauriin 960 mg Mikroelemendid: Tsink (tsingi aminohappe kelaat) 58 mg, Raud (Raud (II) raua aminohappe kelaat) 72 mg, Mangaan (mangaani aminohappe kelaat) 24 mg, Vask (Vask (II) vase aminohappe kelaat) 6 mg, Jood (veevaba kaltsiumjodiid) 1,4 mg, Orgaaniline seleen (s.cerevisiae CNCM I-3060) 0,07 mg Metaboolne energia: 390 kcal/100g Loomse päritoluga sisu: 80% Loomne valk (kogu valgu suhtes) 97%
High jinx on the high seas!As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the 'One Piece,' said to be the greatest treasure in the world! With all the Officer Agents defeated, only Crocodile and his final plan to destroy the palace stands in the way of peace. While Luffy battles it out with the evil Croc in the royal tombs, Vivi and the rest of the Straw Hats have to find the bomb before it blows up the capital - with everyone in it!
"Habibi", based on a Middle Eastern fable, tells the story of Dodola, who escapes being sold into slavery and rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam. They live in isolation in an old boat in the desert. As they age their relationship shifts from mother and son, to brother and sister and eventually lovers. In the meantime however Dodola is forced to prostitute herself to desert traders in order to provide for Zam. When he seeks an alternative means of income Dodola is captured by the Sultan and Zam is forced into a quest to try and rescue her. At heart Habibi is, like Blankets, a profound love story, but it also functions as a parable about the environment and the state of the world. Set in the place where Christianity and Islam began, it explores the fundamental connection between these religions, and also the relationship between the first and the third world and the increasingly important battle for the earth's resources. Ambitious, but always deeply felt, "Habibi" is a beautifully drawn and moving graphic novel that will get a huge amount of attention.
Ha-Joon Chang's "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism" turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including: there's no such thing as a 'free' market Globalization isn't making the world richer; we don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet; poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones; higher paid managers don't produce better results; and we don't have to accept things as they are any longer. Ha-Joon Chang is here to show us there's a better way. "Lively, accessible and provocative ...read this book". (Sunday Times). "A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy".("Observer"). "The new kid on the economics block...Chang's iconoclastic attitude has won him fans". (Independent on Sunday). "Lucid ...audacious ...increasingly influential ...will provoke physical symptoms of revulsion if you are in any way involved in high finance". ("Guardian"). "Important ...persuasive ...an engaging case for a more caring era of globalization".("Financial Times"). "A must-read ...incisive and entertaining". ("New Statesman Books of the Year"). Ha-Joon Chang is a Reader in the Political Economy of Development at the University of Cambridge. He is author of "Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective", which won the 2003 Gunnar Myrdal Prize, and "Bad Samaritans: Rich Nations", "Poor Policies" and the "Threat to the Developing World". Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, he has been a regular contributor to the "Guardian", and a vocal critic of the failures of our economic system.
America’s most-read, most-watched, and most beloved serial killer—Dexter Morgan—is back. After selling more than one million copies and inspiring the wildly popular #1 Showtime series and top-rated crime drama on pay-cable television, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay returns with his most hilarious, macabre, and purely entertaining novel yet.Dexter Morgan has always lived a happy homicidal life. He keeps his dark urges in check by adhering to one steadfast rule . . . he only kills very bad people. But now Dexter is experiencing some major life changes—don’t we all?—and they’re mostly wrapped up in the eight-pound curiosity that is his newborn daughter. Family bliss is cut short, however, when Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old girl who has been running with a bizarre group of goths who fancy themselves to be vampires. As Dexter gets closer to the truth of what happened to the missing girl, he realizes they are not really vampires so much as cannibals. And, most disturbing . . . these people have decided they would really like to eat Dexter.Jeff Lindsay’s bestselling, dark, ironic, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud hilarious novels about the lovable serial killer with no soul (but a redeeming desire to kill only people who deserve it) have gained a legion of fans and assumed a place in our culture.
This is a story studded with extraordinary achievements and historic moments, from the building of the pyramids and the conquest of Nubia, through Akhenaten's religious revolution, the power and beauty of Nefertiti, the glory of Tutankhamun's burial chamber, and the ruthlessness of Ramesses, to Alexander the Great's invasion, and Cleopatra's fatal entanglement with Rome. As the world's first nation-state, the history of Ancient Egypt is above all the story of the attempt to unite a disparate realm and defend it against hostile forces from within and without. Combining grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, Toby Wilkinson reveals Ancient Egypt in all its complexity.
The acclaimed "Couture Classics" with cover designs by Ruben Toledo have become collector's items in the worlds of literature, fashion, design, and popular culture. Now, Toledo's signature style graces the covers of three new Deluxe Editions of gothic literature greats - "Jane Eyre", "Dracula", and "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - capturing the haunting beauty, sensual horror, and decadence of these iconic tales. These are the perfect additions to the first set of "Couture Classics": "Wuthering Heights", "Pride and Prejudice", and "The Scarlet Letter".
When a beautiful young woman is sent a letter inviting her to a sinister assignation, she immediately seeks the advice of the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. For this is not the first mysterious item Mary Marston has received in the post. Every year for the last six years an anonymous benefactor has sent her a large lustrous pearl.
Reeling from a devastating discovery, Prince Attrebus continues on his seemingly doomed quest to obtain a magic sword that holds the key to destroying the deadly invaders. Meanwhile, in the Imperial City, the spy Colin finds evidence of betrayal at the heart of the empire - if his own heart doesn't betray him first. And Annaig, trapped in Umbriel itself, has become a slave to its dark lord.
In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion and sexual practices, as well as the only eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation. Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab travellers such as Ibn Fadlan journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Their fascinating accounts describe how the numerous tribes and people they encountered traded furs, paid tribute and waged wars. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north.
A novel that tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature. It includes such creations as: Georgette, the transvestite who falls in love with a callous hoodlum; and Tralala, the conniving prostitute who plumbs the depths of sexual degradation.
A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investor In a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as "Heads, I win! Tails, I dona t lose that much!," "Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets," Abhimanyua s dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly Formula to invest in undervalued stocks.Using a light, entertaining style, Pabrai lays out the Dhandho framework in an easy--to--use format. Any investor who adopts the framework is bound to improve on results and soundly beat the markets and most professionals.
'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all...' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387), a group of pilgrims assembles in an inn just outside London and agree to entertain each other on the way to Canterbury by telling stories. The pilgrims come from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable, learned debate, parable, and Eastern adventure. The resulting collection gives us a set of characters so vivid that they have often been taken as portraits from real life, and a series of stories as hilarious in their comedy as they are affecting in their tragedy. Even after 600 years, their account of the human condition seems both fresh and true. This new edition of David Wright's acclaimed translation includes a new critical introduction and invaluable notes by a leading Chaucer scholar. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Als einer der großen anerkannten Naturwissenschaftler unserer Zeit präsentiert der Mathematiker und Physiker Penrose hier einen völlig neuen Ansatz zur Entstehung - und dem Ende - unseres Universums. Auf ausgefallene, doch absolut logische Weise, beantwortet er die Frage, wie das Ende unseres sich beschleunigt ausweitenden Weltalls der Anfang eines neuen Universums sein kann - ein neuer Urknall.
Für alle Fans der Vorgängerbücher genauso empfehlenswert wie für Häschen mit Selbstmordabsichten: Viele neue, unvorstellbare und so noch nicht dagewesene Varianten, in denen sich die knuffigen Bunnies das Leben nehmen...
Project Japan: §Zurück in die Zukunft:§Rem Koolhaas und Hans Ulrich Obrist auf den Spuren japanischer Nachkriegs-Architektur "Es war einmal eine Nation, die in den Krieg zog und einen Kontinent eroberte, §bevor ihr eigenes Land durch Atombomben zerstört wurde- dann zwangen die Sieger den Besiegten die Demokratie auf. §Für eine Gruppe von angehenden Architekten, Künstlern und Designern war diese schwere Zeit ihres Landes kein Hindernis, sondern eine Inspiration zum Planen und Nachdenken- obwohl sie sehr unterschiedlicher Natur waren, arbeiteten die Architekten unter der Führung eines Visionärs eng zusammen, um ihren Traum zu verwirklichen. §Project Japan enthält hunderte nie gesehener Bilder, darunter Masterpläne von der Mandschurei bis Tokio, private Schnappschüsse der Metabolisten beim Arbeiten und Vergnügen, Architekturmodelle, Magazinausschnitte und erstaunliche urbane Science-Fiction-Visionen.An oral history by Koolhaas and Obrist documenting the first non-Western avant-garde movement in architecture and the last moment that architecture was a public rather than a private affair
The world is increasingly unthinkable, a world of planetary disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of extinction. In this book Eugene Thacker suggests that we look to the genre of horror as offering a way of thinking about the unthinkable world. To confront this idea is to confront the limit of our ability to understand the world in which we live - a central motif of the horror genre. In the Dust of This Planet explores these relationships between philosophy and horror. In Thacker's hands, philosophy is not academic logic-chopping; instead, it is the thought of the limit of all thought, especially as it dovetails into occultism, demonology, and mysticism. Likewise, Thacker takes horror to mean something beyond the focus on gore and scare tactics, but as the under-appreciated genre of supernatural horror in fiction, film, comics, and music. This relationship between philosophy and horror does not mean the philosophy of horror, if anything, it means the reverse, the horror of philosophy: those moments when philosophical thinking enigmatically confronts the horizon of its own existence.For Thacker, the genre of supernatural horror is the key site in which this paradoxical thought of the unthinkable takes place.
The first survey of leading street photographers in twenty years, Street Photography Now celebrates the work of nearly fifty image-makers from across the globe.Included are such luminaries as Magnum grandmasters Gilden, Parr and Webb, as well as an international posse of emerging photographers. Four essays, quotes from interviews with the photographers, and a select bibliography and resource section completes the book.This is essential reading for aspiring street photographers, lovers of innovative modern photography, or anyone fascinated with the unexpected quirks of everyday life.
The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who’s who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative perspectives on strategic thought from antiquity to today, surveying both classical and current themes of strategy while devoting greater attention to the Cold War and post-9/11 eras. The contributors evaluate the timeless requirements of effective strategy while tracing the revolutionary changes that challenge the makers of strategy in the contemporary world. Amid intensifying global disorder, the study of strategy and its history has never been more relevant. The New Makers of Modern Strategy draws vital lessons from history’s most influential strategists, from Thucydides and Sun Zi to Clausewitz, Napoleon, Churchill, Mao, Ben-Gurion, Andrew Marshall, Xi Jinping, and Qassem Soleimani.With contributions by Dmitry Adamsky, John Bew, Tami Davis Biddle, Hal Brands, Antulio J. Echevarria II, Elizabeth Economy, Charles Edel, Eric S. Edelman, Andrew Ehrhardt, Lawrence Freedman, John Lewis Gaddis, Francis J. Gavin, Christopher J. Griffin, Ahmed S. Hashim, Eric Helleiner, Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh, Seth G. Jones, Robert Kagan, Jonathan Kirshner, Matthew Kroenig, James Lacey, Guy Laron, Michael V. Leggiere, Margaret MacMillan, Tanvi Madan, Thomas G. Mahnken, Carter Malkasian, Daniel Marston, John H. Maurer, Walter Russell Mead, Michael Cotey Morgan, Mark Moyar, Williamson Murray, S.C.M. Paine, Sergey Radchenko, Iskander Rehman, Thomas Rid, Joshua Rovner, Priya Satia, Kori Schake, Matt J. Schumann, Brendan Simms, Jason K. Stearns, Hew Strachan, Sue Mi Terry, and Toshi Yoshihara.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 640, Publishers: Workman Publishing, Author: Jason Wang, ISBN-13: 9781523504381, Date of issue: 2021
"Ultimate Speed Secrets" is the drivers' guide to going faster! Professional race instructor Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indy cars to world sports cars and has the experience to make any racer a more complete driver. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Bentley covers everything you need to know: choosing lines; adapting to different cars, tracks, and racing conditions; setting up controls; and understanding car adjustments and mental preparation.Whether you are racing an Indy car or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver on the street, "Ultimate Speed Secrets" will give you the information you need to succeed!
Destina Rosethorn - as her name implies - believes herself to be a favored child of destiny. But when her father dies in the War of the Lance, she watches her carefully constructed world come crashing down. She loses not only her beloved father but also the legacy he has left her: the family lands and castle. To save her father, she hatches a bold plan - to go back in time and prevent his death.First, she has to secure the Device of Time Journeying, last known to be in the possession of the spirited kender Tasslehoff Burrfoot. But to change time, she'll need another magical artifact - the most powerful and dangerous artifact ever created. Destina's quest takes her from the dwarven kingdom of Thorbardin to the town of Solace and beyond, setting in motion a chain of disastrous events that threaten to divert the course of the River of Time, alter the past, and forever change the future.
The haunting young adult gothic romance classic that launched Virginia Andrews' incredible best-selling career. Up in the attic, four secrets are hidden. Four blonde, beautiful, innocent little secrets, struggling to stay alive...Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie have perfect lives - until a tragic accident changes everything. Now they must wait, hidden from view in their grandparents' attic, as their mother tries to figure out what to do next. But as days turn into weeks and weeks into months, the siblings endure unspeakable horrors and face the terrifying realisation that they might not be let out of the attic after all. Virginia Andrews is a publishing phenomenon, with over 100 million books in print. Still as terrifying now as it was when it first appeared, Flowers in the Attic is a gripping story of a family's greed, betrayal and heartbreak.
Missing, presumed dead, for three years, Sherlock Holmes returns triumphantly to his dear companion Dr Watson. And not before time! London has never been in more need of his extraordinary services: a murderous individual with an air gun stalks the city.
Anil's Ghost transports us to Sri Lanka, a country steeped in centuries of tradition, now forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of a bloody civil war. Enter Anil Tissera, a young woman and forensic anthropologist born in Sri Lanka but educted in the West, sent by an international human rights group to identify the victims of the murder campaigns sweeping the island. When Anil discovers that the bones found in an ancient burial site are in fact those of a much more recent victim, her search for the terrible truth hidden in her homeland begins. What follows is a story about love, about family, about identity - a story driven by a riventing mystery.
This new book from Japanese cross stitch sensation Makoto Oozu is jam packed full of hundreds of tiny motifs to stitch. Features 900 charts and colour photographs.
This is a simple story, about a small creature who does his best to join in with the others. But he's different. No matter how he tries, he just doesn't belong. Then Something turns up and wants to be friends. But Something Else isn't sure he's like him at all...Kathryn Cave's poignantly simple story is brought to life by Chris Riddell in this enchantingly original picture book - now reissued with a new cover look.
'Although it's difficult to believe, the sixties are not fictional; they actually happened' (Author's Afterword) Stephen King, whose first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974, the year before the last US troops withdrew from Vietnam, is the first hugely popular writer of the TV generation. Images from that war - and the protests against it - had flooded America's living rooms for a decade. Hearts in Atlantis is composed offive linked stories set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War. Full of danger, full of suspense, most of all full of heart, Hearts in Atlantis will take some readers to a place they have never been...and others to a place they have never been able to completely leave.
"Young Samurai: The Ring of Fire" is the sixth book in this blockbuster series by Chris Bradford. Jack Fletcher faces his toughest challenge yet. After a snowstorm forces him to take shelter, Jack comes across a village in need of protection from raiding mountain bandits. Torn between moving on or helping, Jack is persuaded to stay and fight the villagers' cause. But Jack is the first and only samurai to do so. Now he must enlist other warriors to the villagers' aid before the bandits return to steal their harvest. No easy task when the reward is so little and he is a foreigner. If only he had his friends to call on...Using the "Ring of Fire", can Jack overpower the bandits and win? "A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one and keeps them there until the end". (Eoin Colfer). Chris Bradford has trained in karate, kickboxing and samurai swordsmanship. He earned his black belt in Zen Kyo Shin Taijutsu, the secret fighting art of the ninja. Before writing the "Young Samurai" series, he was a professional musician and songwriter and has performed for HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
"The Promise of Happiness" is a provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy. It asks what follows when we make our desires and even our own happiness conditional on the happiness of others: 'I just want you to be happy', 'I'm happy if you're happy'. Combining philosophy and feminist cultural studies, Sara Ahmed reveals the affective and moral work performed by the 'happiness duty', the expectation that we will be made happy by taking part in that which is deemed good, and that by being happy ourselves, we will make others happy. Ahmed maintains that happiness is a promise that directs us toward certain life choices and away from others. Happiness is promised to those willing to live their lives in the right way. Ahmed draws on the intellectual history of happiness, from classical accounts of ethics as the good life, through seventeenth-century writings on affect and the passions, eighteenth-century debates on virtue and education, and nineteenth-century utilitarianism. She engages with feminist, antiracist, and queer critics who have shown how happiness is used to justify social oppression, and how challenging oppression sometimes causes unhappiness.Reading novels and films including "Mrs. Dalloway", "The Well of Loneliness", "Bend It Like Beckham", and Children of Men, Ahmed considers the plight of the figures who are challenged by, and themselves challenge, the attribution of happiness to particular objects or social ideals: the feminist killjoy, the unhappy queer, the angry black woman, and the melancholic migrant. Through her readings, she raises critical questions about the moral order imposed by the injunction to be happy.
A runaway hit and "Sunday Times" bestseller in 2008, "My Grammar and I" has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar. Repackaged with a fresh jacket design, this much-loved gift title is now available in paperback, for new readers and fans of the series alike. "My Grammar and I" offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Taking you on a tour of the English language through the minefield of rules and conditions that can catch you out, from dangling modifiers to split infinitives, it highlights the common pitfalls that every English language user faces on a day to day basis. Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, "My Grammar and I" is informative yet entertaining - an ideal buy for any English language enthusiast.
"How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck" is all about the language of video. It's about how to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, and pros think about communication). It's about the rules developed over a century of movie-making - which work just as well when shooting a two-year-old's birthday party. Written by Steve Stockman, the director of "Two Weeks" (2007), plus TV shows, music videos, and hundreds of commercials, "How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck" explains in 74 short, pithy, insightful chapters how to tell a story and entertain your audience. Here's how to think in shots - how to move-point-shoot-stop-repeat, instead of planting yourself in one spot and pressing 'Record' for five minutes. Why never to shoot until you see the whites of your subject's eyes. Why to 'zoom' with your feet and not the lens. How to create intrigue on camera. The book covers the basics of framing, lighting, sound (use an external mic), editing, special effects (turn them off), and gives specific advice on how to shoot a variety of specific situations: sporting events, parties and family gatherings, graduations and performances.Plus, how to make instructional and promotional videos, how to make a music video, how to capture stunts, and much more. At the end of every chapter is a suggestion of how to immediately put what you learned into practice, so the next time you're shooting you'll have begun to master the skill. Accompanying the book is a website with video clips to illustrate different rules, techniques, and situations.
Meeting the Universe Halfway is an ambitious book with far-reaching implications for numerous fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. In this volume, Karen Barad, theoretical physicist and feminist theorist, elaborates her theory of agential realism. Offering an account of the world as a whole rather than as composed of separate natural and social realms, agential realism is at once a new epistemology, ontology, and ethics. The starting point for Barad's analysis is the philosophical framework of quantum physicist Niels Bohr. Barad extends and partially revises Bohr's philosophical views in light of current scholarship in physics, science studies, and the philosophy of science as well as feminist, poststructuralist, and other critical social theories. In the process, she significantly reworks understandings of space, time, matter, causality, agency, subjectivity, and objectivity. In an agential realist account, the world is made of entanglements of "social" and "natural" agencies, where the distinction between the two emerges out of specific intra-actions.Intra-activity is an inexhaustible dynamism that configures and reconfigures relations of space-time-matter. In explaining intra-activity, Barad reveals questions about how nature and culture interact and change over time to be fundamentally misguided. And she reframes understanding of the nature of scientific and political practices and their "interrelationship." Thus she pays particular attention to the responsible practice of science, and she emphasizes changes in the understanding of political practices, critically reworking Judith Butler's influential theory of performativity. Finally, Barad uses agential realism to produce a new interpretation of quantum physics, demonstrating that agential realism is more than a means of reflecting on science; it can be used to actually do science.
