'Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex 'A true page-turner' – The Independent 'Fabulous' – Daily Mail It’s peak 90s London. Scandal dominates the headlines, men dominate the board rooms and Becky Sharp will stop at nothing to reach the top at the Mercury newspaper. Mingling with tabloid millionaires and trading favours with royalty, Becky lands scoop after scoop, ruthlessly carving a place for herself in a world determined to ignore her. These are the biggest stories of the decade, and Becky has something to do with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks – what takes a lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .

This book brings together case studies, visual essays and substantive chapters written by leading scholars from around the world. The volume provides a critical framing of the globally expanding field of toxic heritage. Presents varied disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. The book is organized in five thematic sections that explore the meaning and significance of toxic heritage, politics, narratives, affected communities, and activist approaches and interventions. It identifies critical issues and highlights areas of emerging research, while also showcasing the resilience, advocacy, and creativity of communities, scholars, and heritage professionals in responding to the current environmental crises. This book is useful and relevant to scholars and students working across a range of disciplines, including heritage studies, environmental science, archaeology, anthropology and geography.

This book brings together case studies, visual essays and substantive chapters written by leading scholars from around the world. The volume provides a critical framing of the globally expanding field of toxic heritage. Presents varied disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. The book is organized in five thematic sections that explore the meaning and significance of toxic heritage, politics, narratives, affected communities, and activist approaches and interventions. It identifies critical issues and highlights areas of emerging research, while also showcasing the resilience, advocacy, and creativity of communities, scholars, and heritage professionals in responding to the current environmental crises. This book is useful and relevant to scholars and students working across a range of disciplines, including heritage studies, environmental science, archaeology, anthropology and geography.

In this funny and heartfelt slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller, when coding whiz Zoey goes from homeschooled to new school, she develops an app to help her make friends. Will the Cool Code help Zoey fit in? Or will it completely crash her social life? In an attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an app called the Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell her everything from what to say to what to wear based on pop culture algorithms she's uploaded. But when the app gives her ridiculous advice, awkwardness and hilarity ensues. With a few upgrades and a bit of debugging from the coding club, the app actually works-Zoey gets really popular . . . and gets her pulled in all kinds of directions, including away from her real friends. Life's most complicated choices. . . is there a code for that?

'Spiky, clever, funny' - Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters 'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'- Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 'A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London' - Sam McAlister, author of Scoops It's peak 90s London. Shoulder pads are out, crimped hair is in, supermodels are known by their first names, and Becky Sharp will do anything to escape her past. From mingling with tabloid millionaires to trading favours and fortunes with royalty, she will stop at nothing to reach the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper. Landing scoop after scoop, Becky ruthlessly carves a place for herself in a society determined to ignore her. These are the biggest stories and scandals of the decade, and she has something to do with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks - what takes a lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .

'Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters 'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'– Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 'A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London' – Sam McAlister, author of Scoops It’s peak 90s London. Shoulder pads are out, crimped hair is in, supermodels are known by their first names, and Becky Sharp will do anything to escape her past. From mingling with tabloid millionaires to trading favours and fortunes with royalty, she will stop at nothing to reach the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper. Landing scoop after scoop, Becky ruthlessly carves a place for herself in a society determined to ignore her. These are the biggest stories and scandals of the decade, and she has something to do with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks – what takes a lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .

A love story with missing persons. Love, money, marriage and pseudocide on the north-east coast of England. Childhood sweethearts, Bryan and Laura Deane have been seemingly happily married for just over fifteen years. Their friends and family believe that if the Deanes are happy, there is such a thing as true love. Only the Deanes aren't happy. The tides of debt are rising, and the only remaining road to salvation is a life insurance pay off. But neither of them have any plans of making the ultimate sacrifice to get their hands on it. So when Bryan Deane goes missing at sea - presumed dead - it looks as though the Deanes might just pull off the scam. But there are two factors that Laura does not count on; Martha, their fourteen year old daughter who refuses to believe she will never see her father again, and Anna Faust, childhood friend and now a Detective Sergeant - yet another woman who is unable to accept the idea of spending the rest of her life without Bryan.

This book addresses the relationship between gossip, women, and film with regards to the genre of chick flicks. Presenting two case studies on the films Easy A (Will Gluck 2010) and Emma (Douglas McGrath 1996), Dang demonstrates that hearsay plays a defining role in the staging of these films and thus in the film experience. While the lack of women's voices in the general public sphere remains an issue, the female voice is very present in the contemporary woman's film. In its analysis of gossip, this book focuses on a form of communication that has traditionally been assigned to women and is consequently disregarded. Dang provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of speech acts in the popular, yet undertheorized, genre of chick flicks.

Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Pratt is drawn to the ocean where she meets creatures who plan to kill her - after they give her the ability to breathe underwater. She escapes, and with the help of the Merfolk of Myrin fulfils a prophecy handed to her.Along her journey she meets many strange sea creatures, befriends the Merfolk, battles a Sea Witch and solves the riddle of the prime number. Her quest leads the people of Myrin towards peace and an adventure that she will never forget.Sarah May Comley's Myrin is a young-adult fantasy story with twists and turns that will surprise you from opening to end.

When you re strange, dealing with what you are often proves to be beyond you. And to not only accept the anguish that comes with being different, but to adore it, is often unthinkable. Included in this book are the viewpoints of high school teenagers, each one with varied backgrounds but with similar experiences, and each one struggling to find a sense of belonging within their bizarreness.

This, the seventh volume in the series, brings together papers from the sixth CHAT Conference (2008), held at UCL on the theme of 'Heritage'. Contents: Introduction: The Good, the Bad and the Unbuilt: Handling the Heritage of the Recent Past (Sarah May, Hilary Orange and Sefryn Penrose); 1) Null and Void: the Palace of the Republic, Berlin (Caroline A. Sandes); 2) The Heritage of a Metaphor: Archaeological Investigations of the Iron Curtain (Anna McWilliams); 3) Titanic Quarter: Creating a New Heritage Place (Mary-Cate Garden); 4) The Aquatic Ape and the Rectangular Pit: Perceiving the

Producers' Choice: Six Plays for Young Performers showcases some of the best plays for young people produced by the UK's leading theatre companies. The plays are ideal for young performers aged 13-25 and offer a diverse range of challenges, styles and subjects. The volume will prove essential for teachers and students of Drama and for youth drama groups. The plays include modern reworkings of classics, such as Simon Reade's witty and brilliantly inventive adaptation of Lewis Carroll's much-loved fantasy, and DJ Britton's version of Sophocles' Theban plays, the tragic Oedipus/Antigone. Contemporary teenage issues are dealt with in Megan Barker's beautiful and uplifting Promise and Sarah May's The Butterfly Club. Simon Stephens' hit-play Punk Rock set in a grammar school explores dislocation and aggression among sixth form pupils; James Graham's Tory Boyz is a fast-paced, political comedy about prejudice and ambition in Westminster. Each play features production notes and the volume is introduced by Paul Roseby, Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre. For schools, youth theatre groups and drama colleges this anthology of thematically and stylistically diverse plays will prove an invaluable resource.

This volume is based on empirical case studies from Europe, Asia and Africa, and analyzes the complex power relations in the global food system. The conditions behind the production, trading and consumption of foodstuffs are central themes of modern society. "The Competitive World of Food" analyzes the complex interests and power structures that determine the global food system. This is done using a number of case examples stemming from Europe, Asia and Africa, which are embedded in global relations. This volume shows that the global food system is increasingly being determined by privately financed companies and their specific interests. This makes a public and democratic debate about the future of food all the more important.