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My Hong Kong Jack Malcolm

How was Hong Kong perceived and described by writers from the 1950s during the last colonial period? Was it a British city or was it Chinese?The writers show how different life was for ex-pats ensconced on the Peak and leading a glitzy lifestyle compared to refugees who came pouring into the colony from mainland China and lived in dire poverty in squatter camps.Find out if that East and West ever mingled in My Hong

A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic Verney Michael A.

A Great and Rising Nation illuminates the unexplored early decades of the United States' imperialist naval aspirations.Conventional wisdom holds that, until the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States was a feeble player on the world stage, with an international presence rooted in commerce rather than military might. Michael A. Verney's A Great and Rising Nation flips this notion on its head, arguing that early US naval expeditions, often characterized as merely scientific, were in fact deeply imperialist. Circling the globe from the Mediterranean to South America and the Arctic, these voyages reflected the diverse imperial aspirations of the new republic, including commercial dominance in the Pacific World, religious empire in the Holy Land, proslavery expansion in South America, and diplomatic prestige in Europe. As Verney makes clear, the United

Wild Problems Roberts Russ

\nA guide to making the really big decisions in life\n

Vietnam Cawthorne Nigel

Body Davies James

Simple techniques and strategies toHealFrom stress and anxiety, to everyday wear and tear and injury, life takes its toll on our bodies. Now, internationally renowned osteopath James Davies can help you heal your body.ResetWith tips and tricks to help recognise, manage, and treat everyday aches and pains, this book will reset your approach to understanding your body. James presents a revolutionary blueprint for holistic body wellbeing.RestoreImprove your wellbeing with exercises expertly designed to optimise your body. Enhance your health and mobility by understanding

Goblin Market Zahler Diane

One sister must save the other from a goblin prince in this rich, spooky, and delightfully dark fantasy!TERRIFICALLY TIMELESS. . . SPLENDID.--Shelf AwarenessLizzie and Minka are sisters, but they're nothing alike: Minka is outgoing and cheerful, while Lizzie is shy and sensitive. Nothing much ever happens in their sleepy village--there are fields to tend, clothes to mend, and weekly trips to the market, predictable as the turning of the seasons. Lizzie likes it that way. It's safe. It's comfortable. She hopes nothing will ever change.But one day, Minka meets a boy.A boy who gives her a plum to eat.He is charming. He is handsome. He tells her that she's special. He tells her no one understands her like he does--not her parents, not her friends, not even Lizzie. He tells her she should come away with him, into the darkness, into the forest. . . .

Core Principles of Maritime Navigation Olsen Alexander Arnfinn

Core Principles of Maritime Navigation introduces the main navigation concepts required by trainees and professionals involved in maritime operations. The book covers a wide range of subjects from wind, waves and depths to navigational marks and buoys, navigational techniques and equipment, passage planning, duties of the Officer of the Watch, berthing and anchorage. It is not intended to be a technical publication; rather, it aims to introduce core ideas and concepts in an accessible way for general readers, university students, cadets and for the continuous professional development of experienced

Early World Civilizations: 2nd Grade History Book Children's Ancient History Edition Baby Professor

Did you know that there's so much you can learn from the early civilizations that are applicable today? You get to learn about useful systems, and concepts that you can apply in your everyday life. Learning about all these is made easy through the child-fr

Engaging the Workforce: The Grand Management Challenge of the 21st Century Rossides Nicos

Grounded in 25 years of research and practical experience, this book shows how to create engaging work environments and practices that harness employees' energy and talents toward achieving organizational goals, while enhancing workers' motivation and well-being.Creating and sustaining high functioning work environments lies at the core of management practice, and employee engagement is a key element in shaping these workplaces - and a significant challenge for business leaders. Academic researchers and practitioners have tackled the topic, but a chasm exists between these perspectives: academics tend to emphasize theory over problem-solving, while practitioners tend to rely on formulaic approaches and experience, rather than empirically tested theoretical frameworks. Thought leader, accomplished CEO, and organizational development consultant Nicos Rossides bridges this gap,

Foster Keegan Claire

** Adapted into the Oscar-nominated film adaptation, An Cailin Ciuin / The Quiet Girl **From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers. 'A real jewel.' Irish Independent 'A small miracle.' Sunday Times 'A thing of finely honed beauty.' Guardian 'Thrilling.' Richard Ford 'As good as Chekhov.' David MitchellIt is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers how fragile her idyll is.

Sustainable City Thorpe Harriet

London is a city of innovation. In its suburbs, green roofs grow on flats, homes are insulated with cork and light timber structures have been designed to be as beautiful as they are energy efficient; in the centre, striking new offices are retro-fitted over preserved buildings, while communal hubs are creatively built from reclaimed materials. This book looks at the way the capital is responding to the ever-pressing need to build with the environment foremost in mind - talking to the London architects, designers and residents who are creating a city that lives, works and plays sustainably.

Take a Chance on Greece Kerr Emily

'Fresh, funny and gorgeously romantic' HOLLY MARTIN 'Hilarious romantic escapades on a Greek island - the epitome of summer read perfection' ISABELLE BROOM 'Perfect sunlounger escapism. Emily Kerr has a real knack of telling properly swoony love stories whilst taking the reader on a gorgeous holiday' PERNILLE HUGHES ***When Lydia wakes up after a wild night out in Kefalonia with a tattoo saying 'Awesome Andreas', she's mortified. She doesn't remember meeting anyone called Andreas. And after all, she's an accountant with a five-year plan. She's definitely not a party girl.The sensible thing to do would be to research how to get the tattoo removed and move on with her safe and steady life. But she's had enough of being predictable.Instead, Lydia decides to track down the mysterious

Addo Self-Drive: Routes, Roads & Ratings Van Den Berg

Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Gqeberha in South Africa and is one of the country's 20 national parks. It currently ranks third in size after Kruger National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Self-Drive books are available from HPH Publishing for both these parks.)This book is the only guide you will need to driving this beautiful coastal reserve, with comprehensive maps, photographs, and rad and route ratings and

Creole Religions of the Caribbean, Third Edition: An Introduction Olmos Margarite Fernndez

An updated introduction to the religions developed in the Caribbean regionCreole Religions of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive introduction to the overlapping religions that have developed as a result of the creolization process. Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brought by European colonizers, as well as on African religious and healing traditions and the remnants of Amerindian practices, to fashion new systems of belief. From Vodou, Santera, Regla de Palo, the Abaku Secret Society, and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo, the volume traces the historical-cultural origins of the major Creole religions, as well as the newer traditions such as Rastafari.This third edition updates the scholarship by featuring new critical approaches that have been brought to bear on the study of religion, such as queer studies, environmental studies, and

Accidental Stowaway Eagle Judith

By the celebrated author of The Pear Affair and The Secret Starling - Patch finds adventure on every deck of the 'floating palace' she accidentally stows away

Mental Health: A Person-Centred Approach Procter Nicholas

Mental Health: A Person-centred Approach equips students with the tools to provide exceptional person-focused care when supporting improved mental health of diverse communities. The third edition has been updated and restructured to provide a more logical and comprehensive guide to mental health

Concentrate Questions and Answers Family Law 3rd Edition Gaffney Rhys

Concentrate Q&A Family Law guides you through how to structure a successful answer to a legal problem. Whether you are preparing for a seminar, completing assessed work, or in exam conditions, each guide shows you how to break down each question, take your learning further, and score extra marks.The Concentrate Q&A series has been developed in collaboration with hundreds of law students and lecturers across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on your law course than any other Q&A guide. 'A sure-fire way to get a 1st class result' - Naomi M, Coventry University 'I can't think of better revision support for my study' - Quynh Anh Thi Le, University of Warwick 'My grades have dramatically improved since I started using the OUP Q&A guides' - Glen

Miss Nobody Grant-Morby Patricia

Let My People Know Lightstone Aryeh

The Trump Administration's "Peace to Prosperity" vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace.Aryeh Lightstone is uniquely positioned to tell the story. As the senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he was in the room for nearly every major discussion and decision involving Middle East policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the Abraham Accords: turning them into practical action and doing it

Lovebird Escapes Tarawalie Sheka

Britain's Prime Minister, Nigeria's military dictator, the UN Secretary General, the Americans, and Sierra Leone's exiled President are on a joint mission 'to save democracy' in diamond-rich Sierra Leone. Each with their own parallel agenda to overturn a coup

Fellstones Campbell Ramsey

Paul Dunstan is brought back to Fellstones to participate in the village festival. When he grew up he moved away to hide from his adoptive parents and from the influence of the seven ancient stones on the green. As he begins to recall what he fled from, the festival will revive the purpose for which an occultist called down the stones from

Visual-Spatial Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3-5 Hollett Emily

Visual-Spatial Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3-5 will teach students how to perceive and represent visual information, and to mentally manipulate objects within space.Visual-spatial thinking is a skill which helps students develop depth, complexity, and abstraction in thinking and inquiry. Working through the lessons and handouts in this book, students will develop spatial language, learn to visualize and mentally manipulate visual information, look at objects from varying perspectives, explore dimension, and seek structure in organizing visual information. This curriculum provides cohesive, focused, scaffolded lessons to teach each targeted area of competency followed by authentic application activities for students to then apply their newly developed skill set.This book can be used as a stand-alone gifted curriculum or as part of an integrated

What She Left Behind Freud Emily

He gave her everything. But can she trust him? 'Tense, creepy and utterly chilling' Charlotte Duckworth 'I devoured it in a single sitting' Charlotte Philby 'Sly, tense and heartbreaking' L V Matthews 'Unputdownable' Harriet WalkerLauren can't wait to leave London for a fresh start in the countryside with her new partner Paul and his two young children.She never thought she'd be so lucky. A dream glass house in the woods, a ready-made family, a second chance. But as dark rumours swirl about their new home, Lauren begins to question their happily-ever-after. When they met, she was at her most vulnerable. She would trust Paul with her life. But should she?READERS LOVE WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND 'Gripping, tense and chilling' 5* reader review 'Heart-pounding' 5* reader review

Land Law Bevan Chris

Academically rigorous yet welcoming and fully attuned to the needs of the student reader, Chris Bevan's Land Law represents a new breed of textbook, blending traditional and contemporary teaching approaches to guide readers to a confident understanding of the subject.With its lively, engaging writing style - in which the author's enthusiasm is always apparent - and distinctive way of speaking directly to students, anticipating their questions and areas of confusion, Bevan's book does not simply set out the law but actively teaches it. Clear explanations are complemented by carefully-crafted visual aids, conveying key concepts in ways that all students can understand, and topics are broken down into sections that are easy to digest.This book maintains a critical emphasis and encourages students to consider and understand the law in context (both within society and

British Museum: Secrets of the Dead Ralphs Matt

Travel back in time to discover secrets of mummies and other human remains from around the world in this fascinating book, publishing 100 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb.From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what these people ate, wore, believed in, enjoyed doing and much, much more in this unique and stunningly illustrated book.With an engaging text by Matt Ralphs, written in consultation with experts from the British Museum, and beautiful, respectful artwork by Gordy Wright, this is a book that will delight and inspire anyone aged 9+ with an interest in history, archaeology and anthropology.

The Evidence Behind HR: An Open Evaluation of Contemporary HR Practices Evans Thomas R.

The Evidence Behind HR: An Open Evaluation of Contemporary HR Practices is a critical take on the assumptions and strategies used within modern HR practice. This book takes a detailed look at some of the latest academic and practitioner work used to justify mainstream HR practices. Chapters evaluate specific HR practices, including diversity training, organisational change management, and emotional intelligence-based selection. This work's engaging and informative tone presents quality and transparency as a priority for research to inform future directions for modern HR practice.Using an open scholarship perspective, The Evidence Behind HR questions the quality of evidence used to inform modern HR practices, such as diversity training, stress management interventions, and in-house evaluations. This book simplifies, summarises, and synthesises the latest

Queen's Park Crabb Steve

Dismissed by planners in the 1950s as fit only for demolition and replacement with tower blocks, Queen's Park is now one of London's most vibrant and thriving communities: culturally diverse, with a vigorous campaigning spirit as well as being home to world-renowned actors, writers and musicians.This is its storyFrom ancient Britain to the current day, defiant suffragettes to neo-Nazi arsonists, and First World War fighter aces to the Windrush generation, Queen's Park: A History is a meticulously researched book that brings the past to life. Uncover mysteries, scandals, horrors and heroes - and discover how a London community ebbed and flowed to take the shape it has

Public Law Monaghan Chris

Public Law guides students through all the essential components of the Public Law module, in a user-friendly structure that is ideal for visual learners.Written by an experienced teacher of Public Law, the book takes an accessible and engaging approach to often complex areas of law, politics and the constitution. Incorporating recent developments, academic debate and commentary, the book introduces students to all the key concepts of this core subject. The text is grounded in context, explaining how Public Law operates in practice, and it thoroughly covers the spectrum of Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Administrative Law.Integrated pedagogic features ease navigation of the text and reinforce key points. These include Public Law in Context, Recent Developments, Public Law in Practice, Practical Application and Academic Debate, and Public Law is also

At the Crossroads: Nigerian Travel Writing and Literary Culture in Yoruba and English Jones Rebecca

Throughout the twentieth century, Nigerians have been writing about their travels within Nigeria using a variety of media and forms, from serialised newspaper travelogues to personal diaries, autobiographies and online narratives.These works offer important insights into how Nigerians have represented Nigeria to itself and to the world.This is the first book to examine the production of Nigerian travel narratives about Nigeria in the century from colonisation to independence. Rebecca Jones argues that we can read these texts both as the products of a local Nigerian print culture, and through their articulations with global travel writing traditions. Focusing on travel writing published from 1914 to 2014 in the Yoruba-speaking region of southwestern Nigeria, home to a well-established and prolific writing and print culture in both Yoruba and English, this cultural history of

Gas Cyclones and Swirl Tubes: Principles, Design, and Operation Hoffmann Alex C.

Believed to be a publishing first when originally brought out, this book covers all aspects of centrifugal gas cleaning devices. These are cyclones used as gas-solid separators for dedusting and as gas-liquid separators for demisting. The optimization of cyclone performance for any given task is a sought-after goal - but it is one that is seldom achieved in practice. This second edition will help mechanical and chemical engineers to achieve this