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China's Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of the age. Covering almost seventy countries by land and sea, it will affect every element of global society, from shipping to agriculture, digital economy to tourism, politics to culture. Most importantly, it symbolizes a new phase in China's ambitions as a superpower: to remake the world economy and crown Beijing as the new center of capitalism and globalization. Bruno Maçães traces this extraordinary initiative's history, highlighting its achievements to date, and its staggering complexity. He asks whether Belt and Road is about more than power projection and profit. Might it herald a new set of universal political values, to rival those of the West? Is it, in fact, the story of the century? Product details Format ...

Freud at Work is a rare glimpse into the life of one of the most celebrated--and most private--artists working today. Though in his eighties, this great figurative artist continues to paint with undiminished energy and discipline. In 120 revealing black-and-white and color photographs taken in Lucian Freud's London studio, and in a fascinating in-depth interview, we come to understand the stages of the artist's work and the intensity of his interaction with his subjects--whether fellow artist David Hockney, the Queen of England, or performance artist Leigh Bowery, among others. Two remarkable photographers have been recording Freud at work over the past twenty years . The artist, uncharacteristically, allowed Bruce Bernard, the acclaimed picture editor, to photograph him in the studio, especially during the years he was working with Bowery as his model. Following Bernard's death in 2000, David Dawson, the painter's assistant, began photographing the daily life of the...

A survey of contemporary art and theory that proposes alternatives to outdated linear models of time What does 'contemporary' actually mean? This is among the fundamental questions about the nature and politics of time that philosophers, artists and more recently curators have investigated over the past two decades. If clock time--a linear measurement that can be unified, followed and owned--is largely the invention of capitalist modernity and binds us to its strictures, how can we extricate ourselves and discover alternative possibilities of experiencing time? Recent art has explored such diverse registers of temporality as wasting and waiting, regression and repetition, d j vu and seriality, unrealized possibility and idleness, non-consummation and counter-productivity, the belated and the premature, the disjointed and the out-of-sync--all of which go against sequentialist time and index slips in chronological experience. While such theorists as Giorgio Agamben and Georges D...

Erin is about to turn thirty and her life is definitely not where she thought it would be. She hates her job, she's jealous of her perfect flatmate and she has just called off her wedding. She's trying (sort of) to make a fresh start and get things 'on track' finally, but where to begin? A trip home to Ireland to celebrate her birthday with her beloved grandmother is a welcome distraction, but what she's not prepared for is the gift she receives: a secret family heirloom that will change everything. There are so many questions that have been keeping Erin from moving forward. Should she have married Dan? Would she be happier if she lost weight? Was turning down her dream job the giant mistake she's always feared it was? And now she might have a way to find the answers, and a clear path to the life she's always dreamed of. But as Erin gets caught up in one 'if only' after another, is she missing out on all the things her real, present-day life...

A historical review of Hollywood movies, from 1908 to 1975, depicting aspects of and events from movie-making, Hollywood life, and movie stars' lives Product details Format Paperback | 352 pages Dimensions 220 x 290mm Publication date 01 Sep 1984 Publisher ...

Best-selling author Jodi Taylor returns with a brand-new Chronicles of St Mary's short story. Like a smaller and much scruffier Greta Garbo - finally - Markham speaks! It's Christmas and time for the first (and almost certainly last) St Mary's Annual Children's Christmas Party - attendance compulsory, by order of Dr Bairstow. Discovered practising his illegal reindeer dance and poo-dropping routine, our hero, along with fellow disaster magnets Peterson and Maxwell, is dispatched to Anglo-Saxon England to discover the truth about Alfred and the cakes. In his own words, our hero reveals Major Guthrie's six-point guide to a successful assignment and the Security Section's true opinion of the History Department. And of historians in general. And of one historian in particular. And, just to be clear, it is time travel, for God's sake. Forget all that pretentious 'investigating major historical events in contemporary time' rubbish. This is history ...

COLEGA 1, método de español lengua extranjera para niños (6-10 años). Pack incluyendo el libro del alumno + CD audio y el libro de ejercicios. Libro del alumno: los contenidos propuestos siguen girando en torno al mundo experiencial del niño y están seleccionados y secuenciados atendiendo tanto a su grado de dificultad como a su adecuación a las características de los alumnos de estas edades. En consecuencia, los contenidos se estructuran en seis unidades de trabajo que giran en torno a centros de interés relacionados con su mundo más próximo: 1. ¡A bordo! (saludos y presentaciones; transportes y viajes) 2. La paga (los números, el euro, la familia, los juguetes, el cumpleaños) 3. Un cuento (la escuela, el cuerpo, los cuentos) 4. Vida sana (deportes, alimentación, la hora) 5. El carnaval de los animales (animales salvajes, de granja y mascotas) 6. ¿Qué tiempo hace? (el tiempo, las estaciones, la ropa) Desde un enfoque fundamentalmente comunicativo y lúdico, se combinan e integran...

An extraordinary creative achievement by two extraordinary talents, Jim Kay's inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowling's classic series has captured a devoted following worldwide. This stunning new fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire brings more breathtaking scenes and unforgettable characters to life - including Cedric Diggory, Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum. With paint, pencil and pixels, Kay conjures the wizarding world as we have never seen it before. Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this full-colour edition will captivate fans and new readers alike as Harry, now in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, finds himself competing in the legendary Triwizard Tournament and facing death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards ... Product details Format ...

This anthology of Asian Canadian writing celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Ricepaper magazine, one of the few publications dedicated to literary writing by Asians outside of Asia. It includes new work by such writers as Joy Kogawa, author of the classic Canadian novel Obasan; Sky Lee, author of Disappearing Moon Cafe; and Fred Wah, the former poet laureate of Canada. There's also contemporary, cutting-edge fiction from writers such as Doretta Lau, Yasuko Thanh, and Kim Fu, author of For Today I Am a Boy. AlliterAsian is an intriguing collection that reveals the beguiling new literary traditions of the Asian diaspora. Product details Format Paperback | 272 pages ...

This textbook offers an understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages. The approach is analytic and hands-on. The text uses interpreters, written in Scheme, to express the semantics of many essential language elements in a way that is both clear and directly executable. It also examines some important program analyses. Extensive exercises explore many design and implementation alternatives. Product details Format Hardback | 409 pages Dimensions 203 x 229 x 25mm ...

Klotzkopf wird er von Lucy gerne boshaft genannt. Der liebenswerte Underdog, der trotz vieler Rückschläge nie aufgibt: Charlie Brown. Dieser Band enthält wieder brandneue Abenteuer der Rasselbande um Charlie, Snoopy und die anderen Peanuts, zusammengestellt von einem Kollektiv aus talentierten Zeichnern, Künstlern und Autoren, sowie klassischen Strips vom legendären Peanuts-Schöpfer Schulz höchstpersönlich. Product details Format Paperback | 112 pages Dimensions 149 x 211 x 12mm ...

Με τη συνείδηση ότι η ανθρωπολογία - η μελέτη του ανθρώπου και του πολιτισμού του - είναι βαθιά ριζωμένη στη Δυτική εμπειρία, η συνοπτική αυτή εισαγωγή στο συγκεκριμένο θέμα ξεκινάει από την αρχαιότητα, με συγγραφείς όπως ο Ηρόδοτος και ο Αριστοτέλης, συνεχίζει με τον Μεσαίωνα και την Αναγέννηση, για να φτάσει ως τον 19ο αιώνα, οπότε η ανθρωπολογική σκέψη αποκτά πιο συγκροτημένη και συστηματική μορφή. Ωστόσο, το βιβλίο εστιάζει κυρίως στον 20ό αιώνα, καλύπτοντας όλα τα ρεύματα της αμερικανικής, της βρετανικής και της γαλλικής ανθρωπολογικής παράδοσης. Περιλαμβάνει, επίσης, κεφάλαια για τη θεωρία της αρχαιολογίας, της φυσικής ανθρωπολογίας και της πολιτισμικής ανθρωπολογίας. «Η Ιστορία της ανθρωπολογικής σκέψης, γραμμένη με τρόπο εύληπτο αλλά όχι απλοϊκό, κατορθώνει να είναι εντυπωσιακά πλήρης, χωρίς ωστόσο να κουράζει τον αναγνώστη. Μέσα από ένα "διάλογο με τους προγόνους", οι συγγραφείς συνδέουν επιτυχημένα το παλιό με το νέο, φωτίζοντας, για παράδειγμα, την καταγωγή της συ...

Londyn 1896 Miasto żyje kolejnym sukcesem Sherlocka Holmesa. Znany detektyw jest ulubieńcem śmietanki towarzyskiej, na jego usługi mogą sobie pozwolić tylko najbogatsi. Jednak zbrodnia kwitnie też w mrocznych zaułkach południowego Londynu, gdzie zabójstwa zleca się równie łatwo, jak uszycie nowej koszuli. To pole działania Williama Arrowooda, który uważa się za najlepszego prywatnego detektywa w mieście, chociaż daleko mu do sławy i bogactwa Holmesa. Kiedy Arrowood dostaje nowe zlecenie, jest pewien, że to będzie jedna z najłatwiejszych spraw w jego karierze. Odnaleźć zaginioną dziewczynę? Nic prostszego. Tyle że śledztwo szybko zamienia się w pogoń za mordercą, a droga do prawdy jest równie bezpieczna, jak spacer nad przepaścią. Wystarczy jeden fałszywy krok, by Arrowood przegrał walkę z wszechobecnym złem. Product details Format ...

The dark and thrilling sequel to Scythe, the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. The stakes are high in this chilling sci-fi thriller, in which professional scythes control who dies. Everything else is out of human control, managed by the Thunderhead. It's a perfect system - until it isn't. It's been a year since Rowan went off-grid. Hunted by the Scythedom, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. Citra, meanwhile, is forging her path as Scythe Anastasia, gleaning with compassion. However, conflict within the Scythedom is growing by the day, and when Citra's life is threatened, it becomes clear that there is a truly terrifying plot afoot. The Thunderhead observes everything, and it does not like what it sees. Will it intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel? Product details Format...

The No 1 Bestseller 'Compelling ... colourful, thoughtful' Sunday Independent 'Fascinating ... teems with interesting characters' Sunday Business Post '[Oliver] Sacks hoped that his neurological tales ... could bring us closer to where the psychic and the physical meet ... Tubridy's concerns are less rarefied. He wants us to understand the human toll that illness takes' Sunday Times 'It's a most readable book. There's no jargon in it' Sean O'Rourke, RTE As a medical student Niall Tubridy fell in love with neurology. Figuring out how the brain and nervous system signal problems was a form of high stakes detective work and answers could be life-changing. Just One More Question is the story of Niall Tubridy's career in neurology. He shares the stories of encounters that are, by turn, poignant, dramatic and funny, such as ... The chef who goes for his usual morning walk, and loses his memory for the next six hours The painter ...

Ce cahier d'activités propose un entraînement diversifié, reprenant les bases de chaque point de langue étudié dans le livre, en les approfondissant grâce à une progression en spirale.C'est un complément efficace à la méthode pour s'exercer en classe ou en autonomie.Ce cahier d'activités permet de renforcer et valider les connaissances acquises, à travers une grande variété d'activités, en compréhension comme en production.Pour chaque unité, on trouve les rubriques suivantes: - Comprendre- Communiquer- Grammaire- Vocabulaire- Phonie-graphieToutes les deux unités, un entraînement aux épreuves du DELF est proposé- après les unités 2,4 et 6: préparation au DELF A1.- après les unités 8 et 10: préparation au DELF A2.A la fin du cahier, le lexique est présenté par leçon, avec la transcription phonétique pour permettre aux étudiants d'ajouter la traduction. Product details ...

All aboard! Now the youngest dinosaur fans can learn 100 words with their favorite characters from Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train! What kind of words make up Buddy the T. rex's world? Find out in this book of first words that takes readers on a tour of the prehistoric era! They will learn dinosaur names like "T. rex" and "Triceratops," words related to dinosaurs like "herbivore" and "omnivore," plus words related to trains such as "conductor," and much more! It's the perfect book for kids obsessed with trains, dinosaurs, or both! (c) 2019 The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON'S mark & logo, DINOSAUR TRAIN mark & logo, characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved. Product details Format Board book ...

Grim fairy tales. Dark magic wielders. Threatening urban legends. Crows. A wishing ring. An ensorcelled forest. These stories and more bewitch and frighten in Re-Enchant.Wander the dim-lit paths of enchantment conjured by 18 tales from an international roster of authors.Featuring fiction from Nancy Springer, Darrell Schweitzer, Don Webb, Alma Alexander, James Dorr, Jude-Marie Green, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Gregory L. Norris, Kelly A. Harmon, April Steenburgh, Robert N. Stephenson, Christine Lucas, Kai Miro, E. E. King, Mattie Brahen, Ace Jordyn, Hans Christian Andersen, and W.R.S. Ralston.Re-Enchant takes readers down twisted walkways to discover strange and magical places, people, and creatures. Product details Format Paperback | 232 pages ...

It all started with a question... When Liz Dougherty's first reporting assignment for her North Carolina college newspaper finds her covering a state senator's impromptu press conference, she has no idea how drastically her life is about to change. Senator Brady Maxwell may look the part with his devastating good looks and impeccable style, but his politics rub Liz the wrong way, and she's not going to let him off easy. Liz's hardball question catches Brady off guard and shows her editor, Hayden Lane, that she's headed places as journalist. But to Liz's surprise, she's also headed for a secret, high-stakes romance with Brady Maxwell that could destroy the careers they each hold dear. Unsatisfied with sneaking around and realizing things with Hayden might not be strictly platonic, Liz faces a difficult decision: Should she take things with Brady to the next level or call the whole thing off? They soon discover that in love, unlike politics, there's...

Gerade in belastenden Situationen ist es wichtig, sich nicht von seinen Emotionen überrollen zu lassen. Wenn wir andererseits unsere Gefühlsseite einfach verleugnen und wegstecken, verletzen und verstümmeln wir uns selbst. Oshos Einsicht in die emotionale Natur des Menschen geht weit über die konventionelle Psychologie hinaus. In diesem Buch weiht er den Leser in die Fähigkeit ein, jeder Situation mit Ruhe und Gelassenheit zu begegnen. Product details Format Paperback | 224 pages Dimensions 126 x 186 x 25mm ...

The Real Gaze develops a new theory of the cinema by rethinking the concept of the gaze, which has long been central in film theory. Historically film scholars have located the gaze on the side of the spectator; however, Todd McGowan positions it within the filmic image, where it has the radical potential to disrupt the spectator's sense of identity and challenge the foundations of ideology. This book demonstrates several distinct cinematic forms that vary in terms of how the gaze functions within the films. Through a detailed investigation of directors such as Orson Welles, Claire Denis, Stanley Kubrick, Spike Lee, Federico Fellini, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Andrei Tarkovsky, Wim Wenders, and David Lynch, McGowan explores the political, cultural, and existential ramifications of these differing roles of the gaze. Product details Format ...

Dr. Galen Burgess has a reputation for keeping it casual. She likes women close--but not too close. Nothing is more important to her than her budding surgical career as chief surgical resident at Boston City Hospital. After spending years trying, and failing, to please her father, Galen knows getting close enough to care is a recipe for heartbreak. Everything in her carefully structured life begins to change when she meets her newest intern, the disconcertingly beautiful Dr. Rowan Duncan. Sheltered doesn't even begin to describe Rowan's comfortable, quiet life before moving to Boston. When Rowan starts to fall for Galen, everything Rowan's ever known comes into question, including her relationship with high school sweetheart Brian. With her own heart on the line, will Rowan have the courage to make the cut, or risk losing Galen forever? Product details Format ...

Der Wandel beginnt in uns selbst Viele Menschen fühlen sich gestresst, überfordert und orientierungslos. Kein Wunder, denn wir leben in Zeiten eines großen Wandels, der alles verändert: Partnerschaft, Job, Liebe und uns selbst. Mit praktischen Coachingtechniken und Übungen erklärt Martin Weiss wie wir diesen Wandel meistern, indem wir negative Gedankenmuster auflösen und unsere innere Stimme aktivieren. Product details Format Paperback | 240 pages Dimensions 170 x 240mm ...

This is a new release of the original 1933 edition. Product details Format Hardback | 272 pages Dimensions 152 x 229 x 16mm | 531g Publication date 27 Oct 2013 Publisher ...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Litholapaxy; Or, Rapid Lithotrity With Evacuation reprint Henry Jacob Bigelow Williams, 1878 Bladder; Lithotripsy Product details ...

fig-2 brings together material from the eponymous arts programming of 50 projects in 50 consecutive weeks, curated by Fatos Ustek and staged at the Institute of Contemporary Arts throughout 2015. The publication is an embodiment of all the projects, events and activities that fig-2 generated, complemented by specially commissioned essays and conducted interviews that reflect on and respond to the conceptual framework and ambition of fig-2 in capturing the aesthetic and critical currency of our times. Artists whose works are featured in the publication include Laura Eldret, Suzanne Treister, Tom McCarthy, Annika Strom, Oreet Ashery, Broomberg & Chanarin, Eva Rothschild & Joe Moran, Melanie Manchot and Bruce McLean, among many others. Product details Format Hardback | 4...