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Sheena Patel - I'M A FAN Patel Sheena

The Soviet Army's High Commands in War and Peace, 1941-1992 Harrison Richard W.

The first full treatment of the unique phenomenon of High Commands in the Soviet Army during World War II and the Cold War.The war on the Eastern Front during 1941-45 was an immense struggle, running from the Barents Sea to the Caucasus Mountains. The vast distances involved forced the Soviet political-military leadership to resort to new organizational expedients in order to control operations along the extended front. These were the high commands of the directions, which were responsible for two or more fronts (army groups) and, along maritime axes, one or more fleets.In all, five high commands were created along the northwestern, western, southwestern, and North Caucasus strategic directions during 1941-42. However, the highly unfavorable strategic situation during the first year of the war, as well as interference in day-to-day operations by Stalin,

The Space Between the Stars: On Love, Loss and the Magical Power of Nature to Heal Naidoo Indira

"A tender, touching and at times bloody funny meditation on life. And death. And how to live." - David Wenham "For as long as I can remember, there has always been just the three of us. Three sisters. Only a year between each. Inseparable. It's been like that for almost 50 years ... Until my youngest sister walked out into her suburban backyard and took her life.Is it possible to ever heal a tear in your universe?"After her younger sister died suddenly, broadcaster Indira Naidoo's world was shattered. Turning to her urban landscape for solace, Indira found herself drawn to a fig tree overlooking Sydney harbour. A connection began to build between the two - one with a fractured heart, the other a centurion offering quiet companionship while asking nothing in return.As Indira grappled with her heartbreak, an unnoticed universe of infinite beauty

The Music of Film: Collaborations and Conversations Saltzman Steven A.

The Music of Film opens up the world of film music from the inside. Through a series of interviews and conversations with professional composers, music supervisors, music editors, and picture editors, this book shows how music for film and television works according to insiders in the industry.Here we find a comprehensive collection of techniques and personal insights and get a unique perspective on how these key players in postproduction interact, collaborate, and successfully build their careers.The Music of Film is essential reading for composers, editors, directors, and producers--aspiring and established alike--or anyone interested in learning how to start or manage a profession working with music in feature films, television, and other

The Playwright's Journey: From First Spark to First Night Kennedy Jemma

A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play - based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre.This book leads you through everything you need to know, including:The theatrical tools and techniques you can use to bring your play to life on the stage (and how these differ from writing for film and TV)Discovering and trusting your writing process, with a range of approaches for developing your initial idea into a completed scriptUnderstanding your characters, including their goals and central conflicts, and using emotional logic to connect them to your storyFinding the dramatic structure and theatrical setting that best suits your playThe key elements of constructing a great scene, including how to handle exposition, invoke tension, deepen characterisation and

Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century Combs Cynthia C.

Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century helps readers understand terrorism, responses to it, and current trends that affect the future of this phenomenon. Putting terrorism into historical perspective and analysing it as a form of political violence, this text presents the most essential concepts, the latest data, and numerous case studies to promote effective analysis of terrorist acts. Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century objectively breaks down the who-what- why-how of terrorism, giving readers a way both to understand patterns of behavior and to more critically evaluate forthcoming patterns.New to the Ninth Edition:Uses a key contemporary challenge of terrorism--the emerging radicalization via social media platforms--as a thread to link its chapters, especially in terms of domestic terror threats and the rise of the far right in the US

Women in Song and Yuan China Hinsch Bret

This deeply researched book provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch explores the most important aspects of female life in this era―political power, family, work, inheritance, religious roles, and emotions―and considers why the status of women declined during this

We All Came Through Visser-Wood Constance Ruth

How to survive? This is a story of grit, determination and faith between my father and mother. Despite being separated from my Dutch father for three long years of both being prisoners under the Japanese in the 2nd World War in Indonesia they managed to find each other and lived a fulfilling life. My English mum in her story describes her hardship in camp amongst mostly Dutch women with her baby daughter. My dad's version writes about moving from camp to camp, the labour they had to endure and his efforts to find my mum after peace had been declared. They both held onto their belief that there would be a time that they would be reunited once this nightmare was

Luma and the Hiccupping Dragon Mohammed Leah

Two more warm and funny stories - with a touch of magic - about Luma and her cheeky pet

Fellstones Campbell Ramsey

"Campbell has mastered the art of generating a sense of sustained unease." The Washington Post. A new masterpiece from the master of suspense.Fellstones takes its name from seven objects on the village green. It's where Paul Dunstan was adopted by the Staveleys after his parents died in an accident for which he blames himself. The way the Staveleys tried to control him made him move away and change his name. Why were they obsessed with a strange song he seemed to have made up as a child?Now their daughter Adele has found him. By the time he discovers the cosmic truth about the stones, he may be trapped. There are other dark secrets he'll discover, and memories to confront. The Fellstones dream, but they're about to waken.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the

Dracula Stoker Bram

'There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst the swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion.'Thus Bram Stoker, one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, describes the demonic subject of his chilling masterpiece Dracula, a truly iconic and unsettling tale of vampirism.

From the Margins to the Mainstream: Women in Film and Television Kac-Vergne Marianne

This book explores the various issues raised by women's fraught integration into the mainstream in film and television, whether it be off screen as filmmakers and film critics or on screen in film and TV series.Marianne Kac-Vergne and Julie Assouly consider the varied representations of women in films such as Jackie Brown (1997), Marie Antoinette (2006), It's a Free World... (2007) and Wonder Woman (2017). They particularly look into the overlooked gendered aspects of voice-overs and the adverse tropes used to represent maternity in television series as well as the complex motif of the vagina dentata in contemporary film and television.The chapters analyze independent, art-house, Hollywood and TV productions often in transnational contexts, shedding light on how definitions of femininity are culturally specific yet cross national, class and

Basic Italian for English Speakers Villani Karen Elizabeth

The aim of the book is to teach basic Italian in fifteen lessons. Readers will learn the language by building sentences and phrases as they proceed through the lessons. Italian grammar is quite complicated so grammar rules have been simplified where possible and are used in exercises, comprehension and even games so that the reader can practice immediately and in a fun way.Explanations begin in English, but as the book progresses, the English language is gradually phased out and Italian is used primarily to explain and elaborate.This is not meant to be an exhaustive Italian grammar book. Its objective is to present basic Italian in an easily understandable way for English-speaking people who may want to holiday, spend longer periods, or even decide to set up home in this truly beautiful

Hendrix: Electric Requiem Colombara Mattia

A compelling trip in the mind and the life of the legendary guitarist. An exhilarating ride from the difficult beginnings in the South, plagued by racism, through global stardom and the excessive lifestyle of a rockstar. A rockstar who, even with all his experiences, never forgot where he came from. Penciled by bestselling artist Gianluca Maconi, this gripping tale of music, personal demons and thirst for glory is a must-have for any Jimi Hendrix

Shadowland: The Story of Germany Told by Its Prisoners Colvin Sarah

A history of modern Germany told not through the lives of its leaders, but its lawbreakers.As Nelson Mandela said, "a nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones." Shadowland tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of Germany's prisoners, and thereby shines new light on Germany itself. The story begins at the end of the Second World War, in a defeated country on the edge of collapse, in which orphaned and lost children are forced into homelessness, scavenging and stealing to stay alive, often laying the foundations of a so-called criminal career. While East Germany developed detention facilities for its secret police, West Germany passed prison reform laws, which erected, in the words of a prisoner, "little asbestos walls in Hell." Shadowland is Germany as seen through the lives, experiences, triumphs,

Coloring Geometric Images Design Sympsionics

This full colored book contains numerous instructions and illustrated examples of colored pencil techniques that are useful when coloring geometric images. It also includes instructions on how to draw three pictures for coloring. In addition, you will find blue outlines of captivating, three-dimensional geometric shapes for coloring. Included are an octahedron inside a cuboctahedron, a great stellated dodecahedron from two angles, three intersecting planes, a dodecahedron inside an icosahedron, an icosahedron inside a dodecahedron, a transparent rhombic dodecahedron and a small stellated dodecahedron from two angles. Each of these shapes is presented twice, with the first one already colored to help you visualize its form. Printed on 70 lb (105 g/m2) paper good for colored

Reading, Writing, and Bookish Circles in the Ancient Mediterranean Norton Jonathan D. H.

By integrating conversations across disciplines, especially focusing on classical studies and Jewish and Christian studies, this volume addresses several imbalances in scholarship on reading and textual activity in the ancient Mediterranean. Contributors intentionally place Jewish, Christian, Roman, Greek and other reading circles back into their encompassing historical context, avoiding subdivisions along modern subject lines, divisions still bearing marks of cultural and ideological interests.In their examination, contributors avoid dwelling upon traditional methodological debates over orality vs. literacy and social classifications of literacy, instead turning their attention to the social-historical: groups of people, circles and networks, strata and class, scribal culture, material culture, epigraphic and papyrological evidence, functions and types of literacy and the

The Wicked Problems of Police Reform in Canada Huey Laura

This book looks at police reform in Canada, arguing that no significant and sustainable reform can occur until steps are taken to answer the question of 'What exactly do we want police to do?' Adding challenge to this is that setting boundaries on what we expect the police to do requires grappling with the complex social problems we ask them to resolve. In public policy language, these are 'wicked problems' - social or cultural issues frequently seen as intractable.Authors Huey, Ferguson, and Schulenberg, all policing scholars, draw on a unique collection of data to explore these issues: over 20 years of research (2000- 2021) ranging from in-depth interviews, surveys, and field observations to document analysis and systematic social observation. Pooling this data generates a national-level picture of changes in the policing operational environment over these decades. This

Security and Privacy-Preserving Techniques in Wireless Robotics Kumar Tyagi Amit

The wide gap between the existing security solutions and the actual practical deployment in smart manufacturing, smart home, and remote environments (with respect to wireless robotics) is one of the major reasons why we require novel strategies, mechanisms, architectures, and frameworks. Furthermore, it is also important to access and understand the different level of vulnerabilities and attack vectors in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and Wireless Robotics. This book includes an in-depth explanation of a secure and dependable Wireless Robotics (WR) architecture, to ensure confidentiality, authenticity, and availability.FeaturesBlockchain technology for securing data at end/server sideEmerging technologies/networking, like Cloud, Edge, Fog, etc., for communicating and storing data (securely).

Numeral Classifiers and Classifier Languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Lee Chungmin

Focusing mainly on classifiers, Numeral Classifiers and Classifier Languages offers a deep investigation of three major classifier languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. This book provides detailed discussions well supported by empirical evidence and corpus analyses. Theoretical hypotheses regarding differences and commonalities between numeral classifier languages and other mainly article languages are tested to seek universals or typological characteristics. The essays collected here from leading scholars in different fields promise to be greatly significant in the field of linguistics for several reasons. First, it targets three representative classifier languages in Asia. It also provides critical clues and suggests solutions to syntactic, semantic, psychological, and philosophical issues about classifier constructions. Finally, it addresses ensuing debates that may

Miles To Go Before I Sleep Gilbert Claire

'Claire's honest, raw, authentic diaries will be a source of comfort to many'- Miranda HartAt the age of 54 Claire Gilbert was diagnosed with myeloma, an incurable cancer of the blood. The prognoses ranged from surviving only a few months to living for several decades, with no guarantee of which outcome was to be hers. It was a shocking diagnosis into uncertainty, or rather, into only one certainty: death. But Claire discovered that facing her own mortality was liberating.She discovered this through writing letters. Claire asked her siblings and a small group of friends if they would let her write to them with total honesty about what she was going through, as she was going through it. These letters turned out to be a great solace, and gradually her group of 'dear readers' has grown; what she had to say wasn't just of value to herself, but to others, too.The

Where To, Little Wombat? Fuge Charles

Autor : Charles Fuge, Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Název : Where To, Little Wombat?, Jazyk : Angličtina, Počet strán : 28

Fortitude Daisley Bruce

Bruce Daisley thinks this is simply untrue, and in his new book the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Joy of Work takes the notion of resilience apart, explains how it really works, and puts forward a new programme for building self-confidence and

The Power of Organizational Knowledge: 11 Keys That Help Leaders Leverage Accurate Insight, Data, and Metrics Bedgood Ca...

Is knowledge powerful? Do leaders and those aspiring really understand the importance and power of organizational knowledge? Can knowing accelerate one's career journey, while not knowing disrupt success? Will leaders and organizations achieve their full potential and mission without leveraging organizational knowledge?This book is for leaders, aspiring leaders, professionals, students, performance improvement practitioners, and strategists regardless of industry. It provides a quick, clear, and concise guide for readers to understand organizational knowledge, create knowledge transfer plans, and leverage knowledge to lead from the front. Without knowledge, leaders and their organizations will eventually operationally perish.In this book, leaders will learn the power of the following:Strategic knowledgeKnowledge related to organizational governance and

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, Vol. 2 Manga Akizakura Hiroro

I, Gilbert Sylvie, was adopted one day by the Sylvie family. It was then that I met her--my somewhat dense older sister who came up with the ridiculous idea of cross-dressing as a man in an attempt to avert her probable death in the near future. And since I can't risk any harm befalling her, I've been doing everything in my power to help her with this bizarre scheme... including running interference between her and Prince Oscar for years and years. But they've been getting awfully close lately--what if he steals her away from

Coaching People Through Organizational Change: Practical Tools to Support Employees Through Business Transformation Nobl...

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2023 - Change & SustainabilityHow can I coach employees effectively when business change is constant? What tools and techniques can I use both in-person and remotely? How can I reduce the stress caused by business transformation to boost productivity and wellbeing?Coaching People through Organizational Change is a practical guide for professional coaches and managers alike. It is specifically designed to support those coaching employees during uncertain times in a new world of work which is in a constant state of flux. It outlines what organizational change is, the different forms it can take and how to use evidenced-based coaching techniques to support the delivery of lasting business change. It will help those coaching to develop a greater understanding of how the brain makes decisions and adjusts to

Spooky Ambiguous Bartlett Michael

A brilliant and intriguing collection of gothic stories, poetry and fairy tales where nothing and no one is as they seem. Ghosts and vampires, zombies and werewolves. A mirror with danger at its heart. A child is delighted to discover she is a witch, and a village disappears under a fairy curse ... Exclusive edition paperback for UK

Until I Find You Smith Anna

'Gritty, violent and very dark, it is a real page turner. I loved the character of Billie Carlson' Patricia GibneyThis nail-biting Glasgow-set crime thriller introduces Billie Carlson, an ex-cop turned Private Investigator.WHEN YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING, YOU'LL STOP AT NOTHINGBillie Carlson left the police force under a cloud. Once a promising young officer she now works as a private investigator, rooting out insurance scams and spying on cheating spouses.One morning a distraught young woman comes into her office saying that her baby has been stolen. Her story seems unbelievable, yet something about her makes Billie want to help - Billie knows what it's like to lose someone too.To get to the bottom of the case Billie must rattle some dangerous cages and rely on old police friends for inside help. Soon she discovers a network of

Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket Wolitzer Hilma

Snakes on the Job Dennis Kathryn