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Jacob- star of one of the most banned books of the decade according to the American Library Association- is back in his third book and ready to put on a school play! While learning their lines and making their costumes, Jacob's class finds itself unexpectedly struggling with identity, and what it means to be 'he,' 'she,' or 'they.' Jacob's School Play is an engaging way to introduce young readers to non-binary people and the pronoun options available to us all. Learning that individuals are more nuanced than how others see them is a developmentally important milestone, and helps foster respect of one's self and one's peers. Praise for Jacob's Room to Choose, Mentioned in: The Wall Street Journal ALA Rainbow Book List Selection Recommended by Psychology Today "An empowering and uplifting tale- perfect icebreaker for young students to have meaningful conversations about gender identity and community."- The Advocate ...

It is best known for its search engine, but as Steven Levy explains, Google's ambitions go far beyond internet searching. It has moved into mobile phones, computer operating systems, television, and is the most powerful company in the advertising business. Its advertising business produces revenues so substantial that the company has no difficulty funding all its other projects. The company has an unusual corporate culture, which Levy describes. The founders are often seen on Rollerblades, there are exercise breaks for employees and certain foods are either free or minimally priced. There is simultaneously an atmosphere of seriousness and playfulness. What role this corporate culture plays in the company's success is one question that In the Plex will address. For example, every Googler has 20% time -- employees are allowed to spend 20% of their time on projects of their own devising. No manager can prevent this. Some successful corporate businesses have come from 20% time. Le...

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Laird Hamilton has been hailed as the world's greatest big-wave surfer. His first book, Force of Nature, allows readers a rare glimpse inside the unique philosophy that has created his circumstances, and not the other way around. After all, this is a man whose biological father abandoned him shortly after he was born; whose first job was working on a pig far; who dropped out of school in eleventh grade. And then the career decision: surfer. Though earning enough to pay the rent as any kind of surfer is next to impossible, Hamilton has ended up in the place we all desire to be: doing exactly what he loves, becoming the world's best in the process, making a great living, being surrounded by nature and family, radiating peak health and fitness, and succeeding by any definition of the word. How did he get there? And more importantly, how can the rest of us join him? Force of Nature is a detailed map to that destination, with Laird Hamilton as the reader's guide. It's not...

Cities built on unconsolidated sediments consisting of clays, silt, peat, and sand, are particularly susceptible to subsidence. Such regions are common in delta areas, where rivers empty into the oceans, along flood plains adjacent to rivers, and in coastal marsh lands. Building cities in such areas aggravates the problem for several reasons: 1. Construction of buildings and streets adds weight to the region causing additional soil deformations. 2. Often the regions have to be drained in order to be occupied. This results in lowering of the water table and leads to hydro-compaction. 3. Often the groundwater is used as a source of water for both human consumption and industrial use. 4. Levees and dams are often built to prevent or control flooding. Earth fissures caused by ground failure in areas of uneven or differential compaction have damaged buildings, roads and highways, railroads, flood-control structures and sewer lines. As emphasized by Barends , "in order to develop a lega...

With Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start with a tour of the interface and image-editing basics, or they can look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to show readers how to capture and import photos, reduce red eye, enhance color, work with layers, and much more. Coverage includes: applying direct effects with the Adobe Smart Brush, softening surfaces and keeping edges crisp with a new filter, and finding photos easily with keywords. Both beginning and intermediate users will find everything they need here--in straightforward language and with readily accessible examples. Product details Format Paperback | 384 pages ...

2019 års stora thriller-hype  »Smart, sofistikerat berättande genomsyrat av genuin spänning.« Lee Child  »Fullkomligt briljant!« Stephen Fry  Alicia Berensons liv är till synes perfekt. Hon är en känd konstnär gift med en eftertraktad modefotograf. Tillsammans bor de i ett lyxhus med stora fönster och utsikt över en park i ett av Londons mest fashionabla områden. En kväll kommer Alicias make hem från en modefotografering - och Alicia avlossar fem skott i hans ansikte, för att därefter aldrig mer säga ett ord. Alicias vägran att prata eller komma med någon som helst form av förklaring förvandlar en våldsam familjetragedi till någonting mycket större: Ett mysterium som fångar allmänhetens fantasi och gör Alicia - den tysta patienten - ökänd. Theo Faber, rättsmedicinsk psykoterapeut, har väntat länge när han till sist får chansen att ta sig an fallet. Hans besatthet av Alicia - av att få henne att prata och få fram sanningen om det brutala mordet på hennes make, leder honom allt djupare ...

Tokyiwa and Kuragano are nothing alike but they can't get other out of their minds! After an encounter at a small shrine, they believe that they might be under the spell of a matchmaker that compels them together. They make a plan to completely avoid each other, but the harder they try, the greater their temptations become. Can they avoid each other or will they be consumed by fate? Product details Format Paperback | 230 pages Dimensions 150 x 208 x 20.32mm ...

The latest addition to the bestselling Wisdom & Know-How series is a complete home reference for everything you need to know about gardening - from soil and fertilizers to growing flowers and vegetablesGarden Wisdom & Know-How is a large-scale practical guide to planting and maintaining a garden, indoors or out. The chapters are organized by topic?garden techniques and tricks, the flower garden, the edible garden, container gardening, garden design and landscaping, attracting wildlife, and so on?and packed with information. Readers will discover tips and techniques for maintaining a garden year-round; harvesting herbs; designing by bloom season; turning garden refuse into garden rewards; building teepees, trellises, and other plant supports; and much more. Featuring handpicked selections from dozens of publications from Rodale Books, this massive collection is full of indispensable and trusted advice from some of the most respected gardening authors in the world. And with hundr...

On 26 August 1914 the world-famous university library in the Belgian town of Louvain was looted and destroyed by German troops. The international community reacted in horror - 'Holocaust at Louvain' proclaimed the Daily Mail - and the behaviour of the Germans at Louvain came to be seen as the beginning of a different style of war, without the rules that had governed military conflict up to that point - a more total war, in which enemy civilians and their entire culture were now 'legitimate' targets. Yet the destruction at Louvain was simply one symbolic moment in a wider wave of cultural destruction and mass killing that swept Europe in the era of the First World War. Using a wide range of examples and eye-witness accounts from across Europe at this time, award-winning historian Alan Kramer paints a picture of an entire continent plunging into a chilling new world of mass mobilization, total warfare, and the celebration of nationalist or ethnic violence - often dire...

A sculptor's life: on the career and innovations of Makoto Fujiwara Japanese sculptor Makoto Fujiwara (1938-2019) is best known for his stone work, frequently produced at monumental scales. Here, he looks back at his work and life in short autobiographical anecdotes. Product details Format Hardback | 160 pages Dimensions 266 x 250 x 18mm | 930g Pub...

THE TIKTOK SENSATION 'Riveting, heart-wrenching and full of Old Hollywood glamour' BuzzFeed 'This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama' PopSugar From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six in which a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportun...

Martin Luther was one of the most influential figures of the last millennium, with around 900 million people worldwide belonging to Protestant churches that trace their origins back to the Reformation he started five hundred years ago. His thinking and his writing were always original, fresh, controversial and provocative. They evoked strong reactions then, and still do today. This book offers an accessible way into that thinking by looking at the way he approached a wide range of issues in his own time, and how some of that thinking might give us new ways to approach contemporary issues. Examining his approach to topics such as sex, freedom, prayer, evil, pilgrimage and Bible translation, it illustrates vividly the mind of this man who was very much of his time, yet whose ideas still speak creatively to the modern world. It combines scholarly insight into some of the key issues surrounding the study of Luther today, while being written in a style that makes it accessible to the non-sp...

For undergraduate courses in corporate finance or financial management. Help students practice and connect to real-world financial decisions Fundamentals of Corporate Finance offers a practical introduction to modern-day core principles, arming students with a problem-solving methodology, real-life financial management practices, and an overarching valuation framework that they can apply in their future careers. Updated with new examples, exercises, and statistics, the 4th Edition gives students the opportunity to practice and apply course concepts, while connecting them to the latest financial issues and policy in today's world of business. Product details Format Paperback | 800 pages ...

Shedding new light on an old favourite, this is an enjoyable account of how the film got made, combined with a careful scene-by-scene analysis, a wealth of illustrations and the most complete credits yet assembled. Product details Format Paperback | 96 pages Dimensions 135 x 190 x 9.14mm | 167.83g Publication date 27 May 1...

Dave, Jimmy und Sean kannten sich schon als Kinder. Nun, 25 Jahre später, kreuzen sich die Wege der drei grundverschiedenen Männer erneut unter tragischen Umständen, als Jimmys Tochter Katie ermordet aufgefunden wird. Sean, inzwischen Polizist, leitet die Ermittlungen, und schon bald steht sein alter Freund Dave unter Verdacht. Dennis Lehanes Weltbestseller, ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Krimipreis, verfilmt und mit zwei Oscars prämiert. Product details Format Paperback | 620 pages Dimensions 115 x 183 x 30mm ...

Gut kommuniziert ist gut gepflegt! Der praktische Begleiter für den pflegerischen Alltag Verbessert die Kommunikation und die Qualität von Pflege und Betreuung Eine gelingende Kommunikation ist ein Grundpfeiler einer guten Pflege. Doch Kommunikation ist ebenso anspruchsvoll wie störanfällig. Umso mehr, wenn es um die Arbeit mit demenzbetroffenen Menschen geht. Dieses Buch gibt - neben einer kleinen Einführung in die Grundlagen der Kommunikation - viele Tipps für die richtige Kommunikation in der Pflege und Betreuung von Menschen mit Demenz. Nach dem Motto "wenig Theorie, aber viel Praxis" beantwortet der Ratgeber 100 Fragen, um die Kommunikation entscheidend zu verbessern. Damit hilft er nicht nur Pflegekräften, sondern auch den ihnen anvertrauten Menschen mit Demenz! Product details Format Paperback...

The international bestselling author is bck with a page-turning tale of the origins of the peaceful warrior In the heart of nineteenth century Tsarist Russia an orphaned boy born of both Jewish and Cossack blood desperately seeks to find a place in a dangerous world. Sergei Ivanov's (Socrates') journey from a military academy to America is a spellbinding and tragic odyssey of courage and love. This riveting novel reveals how a boy became a man, how a man became a warrior, and how a warrior discovered peace. From his birth, this boy--Sergei Ivanov--is destined to become the peaceful warrior and sage who changed the life of Dan Millman and millions of readers worldwide. Product details Format Paperback | 352 pages ...

Ladybird Grammar Workbooks help young learners aged 4+ to understand and practice the basics of English grammar. The six levels of the Grammar Activity Books are carefully graded and mapped against the CEFR (pre-A1 to A2+), and help children prepare for Cambridge English: Young Learners exams. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series features structured language progression that will help children develop their reading and writing skills. This Level 3 Grammar Workbook helps to practise using comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, simple relative clauses, contracted forms and more. Product details Format Paperback | 32 pages Dimensions ...

"A Foundation in the Principles of Management gives readers a firm understanding of important principles of business management. These principles serve as building blocks for future business courses in the major. The initial chapters introduce the history of management and familiarize readers with different management roles and functions. Students then learn about ethics, an increasingly important focus in today's business education. The book addresses planning and decision-making, and how to effectively handle change, innovation, and conflict. Readers also explore management in distinct scenarios and environments including managing communication, work teams, human resources, and service and manufacturing operations. Specific topics include interview formats, the history of management, the four functions of management, organizational structure and design, and strategic planning. Each chapter features clearly defined objectives to focus and enhance learning, a summary to suppor...

In diesem Buch erläutert der Autor mit einer vielfältigen und aufklärenden Interpretation den Kreislauf unserer Wiedergeburten Da der Mensch während den Erdenleben durch seine Seele mit der Zeitlosigkeit des Kosmos verbunden ist, bilden die jetzigen Gedanken und Taten das Fundament für die nächste Inkarnation und dasjenige, welches sich die Menschenwesen als seelisch-geistige Erträge in einem Erdenleben aneignen, wird in die Ewigkeit hinübergetragen. Dabei werden all die ethischen Werte, welche wir während einer Inkarnation aus dem lebendigen Interesse heraus in der Seele aufnehmen, unsere Wesensreife erhöhen. Die alten Erdenzeitalter Die Niederkunft aus der sphärischen Welt. Die ätherischen Inkarnationen. Die ersten leiblichen Rassen. Der Übergang von Lemurien in das atlantische Zeitalter. Der Beginn der fleischlichen Inkarnationen. Die Verhältnisse in Atlantien und die Entwicklung des menschlichen Gehirns. Der Beginn der Zweigeschlechtlichkeit. Der Untergang von Atlantis. Das neue Er...

This book demystifies the low-FODMAP diet and provides 125 tasty and delicious recipes for a happy gut. Written by a specialist gut dietitian, Lucy Whigham, M Nutr Diet SRD, The Low-FODMAP Recipe Book can help you to take control of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), functional bowel disorder and digestive distress, and can also help those suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Coeliac Disease and functional symptoms following gastrointestinal surgery. An expert in the low-FODMAP diet and gut disorders, Lucy will help you to understand more about the way your gut functions and what is contributing to your symptoms. FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Di-saccharides, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) are naturally occurring sugars that are found in a wide range of everyday foods. They are difficult to digest and cannot be completely absorbed by the body - instead they are fermented by bacteria in our gut, causing excessive wind, bloating, pain, abdominal distension, cramping, stomach gu...

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin Robin Hobb returns to her best loved characters with the second volume in a brand new series. Years ago, they freed a dragon from the glaciers on Aslevjal. Then they parted, the Fool returning to far-off Clerres, while Fitz finally claimed a wife, a family, and a home of his own. Now, betrayed and broken, the Fool has made his way back to the Six Duchies. But as Fitz attempts to heal his old friend in Buckkeep Castle his young daughter Bee is abducted from Withywoods by mysterious raiders who leave ruin and confusion in their wake. Fitz must rescue his beloved Bee. At the same time the Fool is determined that Fitz travel with him to Clerres to wreak vengeance. Fitz must grimly take up his assassin's tools once more, but will he also be forced to choose between saving his child and avenging his dearest friend? Product details ...

In World Class, author William A. Haseltine offers readers an insider's view of the extraordinary transformation of the NYU Langone Hospital and Medical Centre into one of the most premier integrated academic medical centres in the nation. The hero of this book is Dean and CEO Robert (Bob) Grossman, whose leadership, creativity, and dogged perseverance helped this mammoth organization go from mediocre in both revenue and national rankings to one of the most highly profitable and highly ranked medical institutions in just ten years. This book holds a wide appeal for not just leaders in the healthcare industry but also any business leader looking for a real-world success story of making the impossible possible. Product details Format Hardback | 320 pages ...

This money saving package includes: 2015 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition 2014 HCPCS Professional Edition AMA 2014 CPT Professional Edition Product details Format Paperback Publication date 23 Sep 2014 Publisher Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Imprint SAUNDERS ...