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Do you play sports? Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the
soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball. Perhaps you're
thinking about trying a new sport, but you're still not sure. In We
Got Game you'll meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard,
broke records, and inspired girls around the world. Some of these
athletes have retired. Others are still competing. But they have
one thing in common: they all got game! You'll read about the first
woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one
tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark
attack, and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump, along
with many others. These female athletes prove that girls can do
anything! Simone Biles * Gretchen Bleiler * Hannah Cockroft * Misty
Copeland * Diane Crump * Sasha DiGiulian * Gabby Douglas * Grete
Eliassen * Marlen Esparza * Lisa Fernandez * Althea Gibson *
Bethany Hamilton * Mia Hamm * Jackie Joyner-Kersee * Billie Jean
King * Phaidra Knight * Silken Laumann * Nancy Lopez * Tatyana
McFadden * Ibtihaj Mohammad * Danica Patrick * Megan Rapinoe * Mary
Lou Retton * Manon Rheaume * Ronda Rousey * Wilma Rudolph * Junko
Tabei * Dara Torres * Elana Myers Taylor * Marianne Vos * Abby
Wambach * Maria Toorpakai Wazir * Jen Welter * Serena Williams *
Kristi Yamaguchi
Junior Library Guild Selection How did Julia Child become one of
America's most celebrated and beloved chefs? Her grandnephew
reveals her story in this picture book that Jacques Pepin calls a
"vivid portrait . . . an enjoyable read." Julia's kid-friendly
recipe for Oeufs Brouilles (Scrambled Eggs) is included! Julia
Child was born hungry, but she was not born a chef. In fact, Julia
didn't discover her passion for cooking until she had a
life-changing luncheon in France and became determined to share her
newfound love of food with everyone. In Paris, Julia devoured
recipe books, shopped in outdoor markets, consumed all kinds of
foods, and whipped through culinary school. And although she wasn't
always successful in the kitchen, she was determined to "master the
art" of French cooking. Through perseverance and grit, Julia became
a chef who shared her passion with the world, making cooking fun,
and turning every meal into a special event. Alex Prud'homme's
firsthand knowledge paired with Sarah Green's vibrant and energetic
illustrations showcases Julia's life and celebrates her enduring
legacy.
It's RBG like you've never seen her before! Using a unique mix of
first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels and essential facts,
Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an American trailblazer.
The first book in an exciting new non-fiction series, You Are a
Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses on Ruth's lifelong mission to
bring equality and justice to all. Sarah Green's spot-on comic
illustrations bring this icon to life, and engaging backmatter
instructs readers on how to be more like Ruth! Includes: hilarious
comic panels essential facts.
Can sexual restraint be good for you? Many Victorians thought so.
This book explores the surprisingly positive construction of sexual
restraint in an unlikely place: late nineteenth-century Decadence.
Reading Decadent texts alongside Victorian writing about sexual
health, including medical literature, adverts, advice books, and
periodical articles, it identifies an intellectual Paterian
tradition of sensuous continence, in which 'healthy' pleasure is
distinguished from its 'harmful' counterpart. Recent work on
Decadent sexuality concentrates on transgression and subversion,
with restraint interpreted ahistorically as evidence of
repression/sublimation or queer coding. Here Sarah Green examines
the work of Walter Pater, Lionel Johnson, Vernon Lee, and George
Moore to outline a co-extensive alternative approach to sexuality
where restraint figured as a productive part of the 'aesthetic
life', or a practical ethics shaped by aesthetic principles.
Attending to this tradition reveals neglected connections within
and beyond Decadence, bringing fresh perspective to its late
nineteenth- and twentieth-century reception.
Increasing international cooperation in tackling the worldwide
problem of child abuse and neglect has helped to raise the profile
of this important issue. Scholarly literature on the problem is
growing, yet there is still a pressing need for a legal comparative
commentary on the issue of child abuse claims in tort. Addressing
this omission, this valuable work investigates how the factual
circumstances as laid out in the landmark English cases of X v.
Bedfordshire County Council and Barrett v. Enfield London Borough
Council have been dealt with by the European Court of Human Rights
and in a number of key jurisdictions including the US, Canada,
Australia, South Africa, France, Germany and Italy. Examining the
substantive tort law in these jurisdictions, the book highlights
differences in procedure and compares alternative, non-judicial
sources of compensation for claimants. It also offers suggestions
for reform, providing a work that will greatly benefit all those
working within this specific area of law or having an interest in
the subject.
Increasing international cooperation in tackling the worldwide
problem of child abuse and neglect has helped to raise the profile
of this important issue. Scholarly literature on the problem is
growing, yet there is still a pressing need for a legal comparative
commentary on the issue of child abuse claims in tort. Addressing
this omission, this valuable work investigates how the factual
circumstances as laid out in the landmark English cases of X v.
Bedfordshire County Council and Barrett v. Enfield London Borough
Council have been dealt with by the European Court of Human Rights
and in a number of key jurisdictions including the US, Canada,
Australia, South Africa, France, Germany and Italy. Examining the
substantive tort law in these jurisdictions, the book highlights
differences in procedure and compares alternative, non-judicial
sources of compensation for claimants. It also offers suggestions
for reform, providing a work that will greatly benefit all those
working within this specific area of law or having an interest in
the subject.
All 27 episodes from all three series of the supernatural drama
starring Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Billie Piper and Josh Hartnett.
Drawing inspiration from numerous pieces of 19th century Gothic
literature including Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', Bram Stoker's
'Dracula' and Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', the
series follows Sir Malcolm Murray (Dalton) and Vanessa Ives (Green)
who come up against various supernatural threats in Victorian
London. Season 1 episodes are: 'Night Work', 'Séance',
'Resurrection', 'Demimonde', 'Closer Than Sisters', 'What Death Can
Join Together', 'Possession' and 'Grand Guignol'. Season 2 episodes
are: 'Fresh Hell', 'Verbis Diablo', 'The Nightcomers', 'Evil
Spirits in Heavenly Places', 'Above the Vaulted Sky', 'Glorious
Horrors', 'Little Scorpion', 'Memento Mori', 'And Hell Itself My
Only Foe' and 'And They Were Enemies'. Season 3 episodes are: 'The
Day Tennyson Died', 'Predators Far and Near', 'Good and Evil
Braided Be', 'A Blade of Grass', 'This World Is Our Hell', 'No
Beast So Fierce', 'Ebb Tide', 'Perpetual Night' and 'The Blessed
Dark'.
Celebrate the inventor of the dishwasher in this inspiring
STEM/STEAM picture book biography about Josephine Garis Cochrane,
the brains behind one of the world's most-used kitchen appliances.
Many Americans have a dishwasher in their kitchen. But who invented
it? Meet Josephine Garis Cochrane: entrepreneur, innovator,
girlboss. Washing dishes is a pain-it leaves Josephine's cups
cracked, her dishes dinged, and her chowder bowls chipped. She'd
rather be picking flowers, frosting cakes, or playing piano than
dealing with cracked crockery. What to do about a chore that's
icky, destructive, and time-consuming? Josephine tackles this task
the modern way: she makes a machine to do it for her! She tinkers
and tests, and perseveres through fizzles and flops-until she has a
government patent for her invention, and there are whirring,
whizzing, bubbling dishwashers making a splash across America. This
charming tale includes an author's note, a list of notable women
inventors, a timeline of fascinating inventions, and a list of
sources.
The thrilling true story of the female spy who helped save the
American Revolution Anna Smith Strong (1790–1812) was a fearless
woman who acted as a spy for George Washington during the
Revolutionary War. Recruited by Washington’s spymaster, Major
Benjamin Tallmadge, she joined the Culper Ring, a group of American
spies. General Washington placed a huge amount of trust in his
spies, and Anna helped pass him important messages at a great risk
to herself and her family. One of her cleverer devices was to hang
laundry on the line in a planned fashion so that other spies could
read the “message.†Had she been discovered by the British, she
would have faced jail or execution. Thrilling and dramatic, Anna
Strong tells the story of how one brave woman helped change the
course of American history. The book includes an author’s note, a
bibliography, an index, and a spy code so kids can get involved in
the action.
Elizabeth Warren shares the incredible story of the first female
senator of Massachusetts. Elizabeth came from a struggling
middle-class family in Oklahoma City. After a heart attack put
Elizabeth's father out of work, she helped out by babysitting,
waitressing, and sewing, all while shining as a star member of her
school's debate team. Debate taught Elizabeth how to fight with her
words, a skill that eventually won her a state championship and a
college scholarship. As a lawyer and law professor, Elizabeth
learned why it was so difficult for working-class families like her
own to advance economically, and today she continues to fight (with
her words) for the poor and middle-class in her role as a senator.
Releasing in time for the 2018 election season, Elizabeth Warren
emphasizes the importance of being outspoken-of using your words to
fight for both yourself and for those who need your help.
She's another Eleanor Roosevelt. You've got to meet her." - Sam
From This evocative biography, written in verse coupled with
sidebars and historical photographs, tells the story of Evelyn
Hooker, the extraordinary woman behind the research, advocacy, and
allyship that led to the removal of the "Homosexuality" diagnosis
from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A
pioneering psychologist, Hooker was also a poet herself and a
towering figure in LGBTQ+ rights. Written by Stonewall
award-winning author Gayle Pitman, Hooker's groundbreaking work is
captured like never beforeAt the end of the book, a "Note to
Readers" provides information about how to be an effective ally to
LGBTQ+ people, people of color, people with disabilities, or anyone
who's part of a marginalized community.
Written by leading academics, this exciting new student-focused
textbook offers readers a comprehensive understanding of Tort Law
and enables them to become confident critical thinkers. Accessible
and thought-provoking, Tort Law combines clear explanations of core
legal principles and recent legal developments with lively
discussions of key academic perspectives. Extended problem
questions, flowcharts and relatable examples help students to
understand how law works in a practical context and prepares them
for success in assignments and exams. Engaging pedagogical boxes,
such as 'Viewpoint' and 'Making Connections', encourage students to
develop their own critical thinking practice and appreciate how
Tort Law interacts with other areas of the core law curriculum.
Comprehensive and student-friendly with engaging visual features,
Tort Law is an essential companion for all undergraduate Tort Law
modules, for students of all abilities. Accompanying online
resources for this title can be found at
bloomsburyonlineresources.com/tort-law. These resources are
designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook
and are available at no extra cost.
The principal objective of this book is simple: to provide a timely
and effective means of navigating the current maze of case law on
causation, in order that the solutions to causal problems might
more easily be reached and the law relating to them more easily
understood. The need for this has been increasingly evident in
recent judgments dealing with causal issues: in particular, it
seems to be ever harder to distinguish between the different
'categories' of causation and, consequently, to identify the legal
test to be applied on any given set of facts. Causation in
Negligence will make such identification easier, both by clarifying
the parameters of each category and mapping the current key cases
accordingly, and by providing one basic means of analysis which
will make the resolution of even the thorniest of causal issues a
straightforward process. The causal inquiry in negligence seems to
have become a highly complicated and confused area of the law. As
this book demonstrates, this is unnecessary and easily remedied.
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The Guard (DVD)
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John Michael McDonagh writes and directs this Irish crime comedy.
Unconventional small-town policeman Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan
Gleeson) is less than pleased to find himself teamed up with
rule-abiding FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) when he is
called upon to investigate an international cocaine smuggling ring.
It soon becomes clear that the case is tainted with bribery and
corruption but will they be able to make their partnership work in
order to catch the bad guys? Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham and David
Wilmot co-star.
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Ghostwatch (DVD)
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Controversial BBC Halloween special from 1992. A fully-scripted
drama which imitated the format of a live television broadcast
taking place inside a haunted house, the show convinced many
frightened viewers of its own reality and prompted a string of
complaints. The hoax is made all the more convincing thanks to its
use of well-known TV presenters Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene and
Mike Smith.
In 1969 Bernice Sandler was finishing her doctorate in Education at
the University of Maryland, teaching part-time at the university,
and trying to secure a full-time position. Despite her excellent
credentials, it became clear she wasn't even being considered. But
why? she wondered. "Let's face it," a male colleague said, "you
come on too strong for a woman." Those fateful words brought sex
discrimination home for Sandler. Facing it herself, front and
center in her own workplace, meant she could no longer be
ambivalent about women's rights. She could no longer buy the media
coverage of feminists as "man-hating," "abrasive," and
"unfeminine." But what could she do? Sandler soon discovered that
none of the obvious laws prohibiting discrimination covered sex
discrimination in education. Sandler's work led to the passage of
Title IX-making it illegal, once and for all, for a federally
funded institution to discriminate against someone based on their
sex, including in education. This had a profound effect for women
in the workplace, in school, and in sports. Bernice Sandler and the
Fight for Title IX that drives home the message that it doesn't
take a person with power to make a difference. More often, it takes
determination. When confronted with injustice, regular people can
effect change. Also includes extensive backmatter about How To Be
an Activist written by Know Your IX, a survivor- and youth-led
project of Advocates for Youth that aims to empower students to end
sexual and dating violence in their schools.
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