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'Full of wisdom and insight ... I cannot recommend it enough' Julia
Samuel 'Brilliant' Katy Hessel 'Fascinating ... a valuable
contribution to a wider debate about how women are permitted to own
and express their desires' Guardian From a young bride-to-be
struggling to accept her sexuality, to a mother grappling with
questions of identity and belonging, and a pensioner falling in
love for the first time, What Women Want is an enthralling and
deeply intimate examination of womanhood. With empathy and bravery,
psychotherapist Maxine Mei-Fung Chung delves into what makes us who
we are. Through her conversations with her patients, she lays bare
our fears, our secrets, our wants, and ultimately, our capacity for
healing. To desire is an action. This extraordinary book liberates
and empowers us to claim what we truly want.
Triple bill of crime dramas. In 'Bad Karma' (2012), starring Ray
Liotta and Dominic Purcell, a criminal's attempts to go straight
are sabotaged by his former partner. Relocating from Sydney to the
Gold Coast to start afresh, Molloy (Liotta) is remarkably
successful and even finds something approaching domestic bliss with
a new girlfriend. Naturally, when his old crime partner Mack
(Purcell) tracks him down he finds that Molloy is reluctant to
return to his past life. Unfortunately, this doesn't deter the
increasingly deranged Mack as he sets about convincing Molloy to
help him pull off one last job. In 'The Entitled' (2011) social
misfit Paul (Kevin Zegers) is driven to desperate measures when he
is turned down for yet another job and his ill mother is given a
foreclosure notice on the family home. He enlists the help of two
friends to abduct three kids from rich families and hold them
ransom for a million dollars each, but the plan goes badly wrong
and they soon find themselves in way over their heads. 'Officer
Down' (2012) follows Detective David Callahan (Stephen Dorff),
known as 'Cal' on the force, who has had a mixed career as a police
officer, struggling with drink problems and straying to the wrong
side of the law himself at times. When he finds himself caught up
in a murder investigation, Cal must attempt to overcome the demons
from his own past as well as the challenges of the case.
Foreword by Ian Gough This seminal book addresses the critical and
urgent question of 'what makes welfare states sustainable?' in the
era of climate change. Expert authors challenge traditional
perspectives on questions of sustainability which have focused on
population ageing, global economic turbulence and on containing
current and future public social spending. The chapters present new
empirical evidence in the form of in-depth comparative country
studies from across Europe, offering an insight into how political
actors, social partners and civil society organisations in
countries associated with different welfare models address
questions of sustainability and the extent to which they balance
social, ecological and economic considerations. The editors
conclude by mapping out ways in which welfare states can address
these increasingly urgent and complex issues and facilitate an
eco-social transition towards true sustainability. This book will
be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of comparative
social policy, environmental politics and policy and climate
change. Highlighting the political and structural challenges
European societies face in the transition to low carbon economies,
this book will also be beneficial for policymakers and
practitioners in these areas.
The scope and depth of family business research have been quickly
expanding in the last two decades. The editors and contributors to
this book present eight recent studies examining the impact of
external or internal family conditions on the innovation, growth,
and succession of family firms in Asia. By examining the influence
of families on firm behaviors and decisions, researchers have been
pushing the boundaries of this field. As researchers develop a
better understanding of how families influence their businesses,
the family conditions, including the properties and dynamics of
families, have been found to play significant roles in the business
decisions. In addition, globalization as a pressing issue has
brought new opportunities and challenges to families and their
businesses. This volume comprises diverse topics, including less
commonly examined issues such as kinship, immigrant family
enterprises, and family asset management. This book is a rich
resource for researchers, students, and family business
consultants.
Dit is die woorde wat in Farieda se kop bly draai.
?As jy iets sien wat verkeerd is ? maak dit reg?.
Farieda geniet haar lewe in Colleenhof 111 in Manenberg op die Kaapse Vlakte. Sy het alles wat sy nodig het, al is dit nie veel nie. Sy is life vir haar ouers en die bure en sy geniet dit om skool toe te gaan. Maar haar lewe verander handomkeer wanneer haar pa, Boeta Saliem, skielik sterf?
Colleenhof 111 is die gevoelvolle verhaal van Farieda se kindertyd. Sy beleef die probleme van haar grootwordjare in Manenberg deur die oë van ?n kind ? die onbillikheid van armoede, die misdaad en die bendes ? maar sy leer ook van vriendskap, haar erfenis en die krag van die menslike gees. Die verskeidenheid en die rykdom van die kultuur en daaglikse lewe in Manenberg word noukeurig en kunstig deur die skrywer, MI Davids, verwoord.
A Gorgeous Collector's Edition of folk and fairy tales from the
continent of Africa, with stories from regions now marked as modern
nations such as Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa,
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, who inherit the folk and mythic
tales of ancient peoples. Here you'll find stories of ogres and
tricksters, riddles and poems, and great heroes of history such as
Liongo. This new collection is created for the modern reader. Flame
Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative
fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative
literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the
best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking
and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and
a Glossary of Terms.
Offering new knowledge and insights into European job markets, this
book explores how young men and women experience job insecurity.
Focusing on the ways in which young adults deal with this by
actively increasing their chances of getting a job through a
variety of methods, it shows how governmental policies can be
altered to reduce early job insecurity. By combining analysis of
original data collected through a variety of innovative methods,
the book compares the trajectories of early job insecurity in nine
European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece,
Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. It explores the
differing reactions to the 2008 Great Recession and socio-economic
and institutional characteristics of each country, analysing the
strengths and weaknesses of different national policies.
Contributions from experts in the field investigate the long-term
consequences of having difficulty finding suitable and stable jobs
in young adulthood, including 'scarring' in the form of weaker
long-term employment prospects, lower life earnings and reduced
well-being. Incorporating high-level academic research with policy
recommendations, this insightful book is essential reading for
advanced public policy and European studies scholars, as well as
policymakers at national and European levels. Contributors include:
D.S. Abebe, S. Ayllon, K.K. Bohler, M. Bussi, D. Buttler, L.A.
Helbling, B. Hvinden, C. Hyggen, C. Imdorf, V. Krasteva, C. Lewis,
A. McDonnell, J. O'Reilly, D. Parsanoglou, S. Sacchi, M.A. Schoyen,
L.P. Shi, R. Stoilova, I. Tolgensbakk, J.S. Vedeler, A. Yfanti
Do you remember your fond childhood memories? Those were the
innocent days when technology was not a part of our lives yet,
games were played outside and the world was not so polluted.
Ordinary and classic toys were enough for kids to enjoy. This book
will take you back to your happy childhood days with 19 beautiful
"innocent" amigurumi toys. Some toys from the book are granny and
little helper, grandma and grandpa, lovely girl dolls, rag doll,
duck, bunnies, Red Riding Hood, cowgirl and hobby horse, vintage
robot, baby doll twins, gardener girl doll and bear.. These all
were designed by a different amigurumi designers. AUTHORS: Vivyane
is an amigurumi-designer and the person behind "Happy Crochet, Etc"
on Instagram. She fell in the crochet cauldron seven years ago.
Until then she was drawing and painting a lot but was looking for a
new hobby that would re-boost her creativity and give it a new
momentum. That is how she discovered the world of amigurumi.
Vivyane is a self-taught crocheter who learned through books and
videos, and later decided she wanted to create her own crochet
designs. Skaiste Kivci is a translator and amigurumi designer based
in Lithuania. She has been into handicraft ever since she was a
child but she happened to get into the charming, colourful world of
amigurumi simply out of wanting to bring joy to her kids and
friends by my handmade toys. She feels lucky to find this hobby
also brought her to like-minded peers and friends. She is a mom of
three and living in Lithuania with her family. Mei Li Lee, better
known as Amigurumei, is a self-professed daydreamer who discovered
amigurumi by chance. Now she enjoys sharing the joy of the craft
with like-minded daydreamers, splitting her hours between being a
mom of twin boys and designing magical dolls, each packed with a
little unique personality of their own (much like her boys). The
former journalist and craft columnist is also the author of Hello
Kitty Crochet. Elisa Ems-Domenig has been a crochet artist and
designer for the past 6 years. She designs and creates her own cute
toy range under the name "Lulu loves the Moon." She lives with her
husband, 5 children, and lots of farm animals in the forest at the
foot of the Alps in Austria. Sandra Muller lives in France in Lyon
with her husband and children. As a textile designer she is
passionate about the arts of yarn and creates amigurumi and crochet
patterns. Dolls and their dressing and accessories have taken a
great place in her collection. She is known as Lucienne Compatine
on Instagram.
Providing original insights into the factors causing early job
insecurity in European countries, this book examines the short- and
long-term consequences. It assesses public policies seeking to
diminish the risks to young people facing prolonged job insecurity
and reduce the severity of these impacts. Based on the findings of
a major study of nine European countries, this book examines the
diverse strategies that countries across the continent use to help
young people overcome employment barriers. The authors present
recommendations for governments to improve the job market
environment and to support young people in finding suitable and
stable employment. A vital tool for European policymakers, this
book provides new knowledge that will help improve existing
policies, at both national and European levels. The detailed
analysis of original data collected through innovative methods will
prove highly useful to public policy and European studies scholars.
Contributors include: M.-L. Assmann, P. Boyadjieva, M. Bussi, I.
Dingeldey, O. Hora, M. Horakova, B. Hvinden, C. Hyggen, P.
Ilieva-Trichkova, C. Imdorf, M. Karamessini, P. Michon, J.
O'Reilly, D. Parsanoglou, S. Sacchi, R. Samuel, M.A. Schoyen, L.P.
Shi, T. Sirovatka, G. Stamatopoulou, L. Steinberg, R. Stoilova, M.
Symeonaki, A. Yfanti, G. Yordanova
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Ranger Academy Vol 1
Maria Ingrande Mora; Illustrated by Jo Mi-Gyeong
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The next generation of Power Rangers debuts in this brand new
graphic novel series, perfect for middle grade readers of Raven and
Avatar: The Last Airbender! If you had a chance to join the Power
Rangers, would you do it? 13-year-old Sage lives on an isolated
lunar colony with her adoptive father. Her days are spent farming,
studying, raising livestock…. But that all changes when during a
lunar storm, she comes across the wreckage of an Astro Shuttle,
with wounded passengers from an academy founded by the famed
Zordon, where the brightest and most clever teens train to protect
the universe from evil. People called: Power Rangers. Sage and her
friends will join together and work tirelessly to discover the
truth of why the Green Ranger was erased from the Power Rangers
history. While Sage doubts herself more than ever, she must learn
to trust her friends — and trust herself. But only together can
the Rangers-in-training right past wrongs and prevent an ancient
enemy's takeover of the academy and contamination of the Morphin
Grid! Acclaimed YA author Maria Mora Ingrande makes a mophinomenal
move into the Power Rangers realm along with superstar artist Jo
Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon)! Collects Ranger Academy
#1-4.
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Lucky Girl (Paperback)
Mei-Ling Hopgood
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In a true story of family ties, journalist Mei-Ling Hopgood, one of
the first wave of Asian adoptees to arrive in America, comes face
to face with her past when her Chinese birth family suddenly
requests a reunion after more than two decades.
In 1974, a baby girl from Taiwan arrived in America, the newly
adopted child of a loving couple in Michigan. Mei-Ling Hopgood had
an all-American upbringing, never really identifying with her Asian
roots or harboring a desire to uncover her ancestry. She believed
that she was lucky to have escaped a life that was surely one of
poverty and misery, to grow up comfortable with her doting parents
and brothers.
Then, when she's in her twenties, her birth family comes calling.
Not the rural peasants she expected, they are a boisterous, loving,
bossy, complicated middle-class family who hound her daily-by
phone, fax, and letter, in a language she doesn't understand-until
she returns to Taiwan to meet them. As her sisters and parents pull
her into their lives, claiming her as one of their own, the
devastating secrets that still haunt this family begin to emerge.
Spanning cultures and continents, "Lucky Girl" brings home a tale
of joy and regret, hilarity, deep sadness, and great discovery as
the author untangles the unlikely strands that formed her
destiny.
A cast of prestigious international business scholars explores here
the emerging challenges and issues facing multinational
enterprises. The book integrates the latest theories, thoughts and
empirical evidence along with several case studies in international
business in the 21st century. It is understood that countries view
international business in different ways. The contributors reflect
this by offering a wide variety of viewpoints and covering an array
of issues, such as foreign direct investment, internationalization,
trust and leadership, global education and knowledge transfer.
Adding to its value are case studies ranging from American
restaurant franchises on the world stage to the influence of the
internet on Taiwanese SMEs. The book will be useful to scholars as
a research resource, to practitioners as a modern guide and to
students of international business as a comprehensive text.
Learn how to design and develop robotic process automation
solutions with Blue Prism to perform important tasks that enable
value creation in your work Key Features Develop robots with Blue
Prism Automate your work processes with Blue Prism Learn basic
skills required to train a robot for process automation Book
DescriptionRobotic process automation is a form of business process
automation where user-configured robots can emulate the actions of
users. Blue Prism is a pioneer of robotic process automation
software, and this book gives you a solid foundation to programming
robots with Blue Prism. If you've been tasked with automating work
processes, but don't know where to start, this is the book for you!
You begin with the business case for robotic process automation,
and then move to implementation techniques with the leading
software for enterprise automation, Blue Prism. You will become
familiar with the Blue Prism Studio by creating your first process.
You will build upon this by adding pages, data items, blocks,
collections, and loops. You will build more complex processes by
learning about actions, decisions, choices, and calculations. You
will move on to teach your robot to interact with applications such
as Internet Explorer. This can be used for spying elements that
identify what your robot needs to interact with on the screen. You
will build the logic behind a business objects by using read,
write, and wait stages. You will then enable your robot to read and
write to Excel and CSV files. This will finally lead you to train
your robot to read and send emails in Outlook. You will learn about
the Control Room, where you will practice adding items to a queue,
processing the items and updating the work status. Towards the end
of this book you will also teach your robot to handle errors and
deal with exceptions. The book concludes with tips and coding best
practices for Blue Prism. What you will learn Learn why and when to
introduce robotic automation into your business processes Work with
Blue Prism Studio Create automation processes in Blue Prism Make
use of decisions and choices in your robots Use UI Automation mode,
HTML mode, Region mode, and spying Learn how to raise exceptions
Get the robot to deal with errors Learn Blue Prism coding best
practices Who this book is forThe book is aimed at end users such
as citizen developers who create business processes, but may not
have the basic programming skills required to train a robot. No
experience of BluePrism is required.
• Comprehensive analysis of South Korea’s Foreign Policy shifts
since 2013; • Covers one of the most important geopolitical
flashpoints in the Asia-Pacific • Written by well-recognised
experts in the field and supported by the Asan Institute
After 300 years, the gods that imprisoned Senzou the black fox for
his arrogance finally set him free. There is only one condition —
he can't have any of his supernatural abilities back until he
successfully helps a tanuki pup named Manpachi become one of their
magical assistants. Unfortunately for Senzou, there's no cheating
when it comes to completing his task! The magic beads around his
neck make sure he can't wander too far from his charge or shirk his
duties, and so... Senzou the once-great Fox Spirit must now figure
out how to be an actually-great babysitter to a mischievous little
tanuki or risk being stuck without his powers forever!Â
Forestland investment has surged in the past few decades as a
result of land ownership change in the forestry industry.
Timberland investment and management organizations and real estate
investment trusts have bought up land and resources that were
divested by vertically integrated forest products companies. This
book provides a seminal coverage of this seismic shift in the
industry, exploring the philosophy, driving factors, valuation,
theory, research, implementation, practice, and effects of
forestland investment. Across 15 chapters the book reviews the
history of forestland investment; discusses the optimal forest
rotation; explains timberland appraisal; examines the return
drivers of forestland; analyzes timberland index construction
methods and results; prices timberland assets; reviews financial
and real options; investigates real option values in forestland
management; evaluates timber harvest contracts; examines new
opportunities in the emerging woody bioenergy market; and
eventually offers prospects on forestland investment in the future.
It also discusses how forest carbon can be used as a nature-based
climate solution. This book is essential reading for forestry
business students and scholars, as well as practitioners and
policymakers in the industry.
'A rich and intimate examination of female desire, Maxine's book is
full of wisdom and insight. I cannot recommend it enough' Julia
Samuel After thirty years of research, Sigmund Freud still felt the
great unanswered question was: 'What does a woman want?' Fifteen
years into her own journey as a psychotherapist, Maxine Mei-Fung
Chung believes her collaboration with her patients holds the
answers. Through the profound and moving stories of seven very
different women, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung sheds light on our most
fundamental needs and desires. From a young bride-to-be struggling
to accept her sexuality, to a mother grappling with questions of
identity and belonging, and a woman learning to heal after years of
trauma, What Women Want is an electrifying and deeply intimate
exploration into the inner lives of women. Based on hours of
conversations between Maxine and her patients, this book lays bare
our fears, hopes, secrets and capacity for healing. With great
empathy and precision, What Women Want presents a fearless look
into the depths of who we are, so that we can better understand
each other and ourselves. To desire is an action. This
extraordinary book liberates and empowers us to claim what we truly
want.
This book brings together diverse theoretical perspectives and
practical examples of the experience economy in developing and
developed economies in tourism-related industries. It provides
insights on ‘new’ experience development attributed to new
technology and changes in consumer behaviour. It explores how
digitalisation and new digital tools, smart solutions, smart
applications, and social media platforms to frame and create unique
and memorable experiences. It also focuses on the role of
technology in changing consumer behaviour and motivations. Chapters
are contributed by global academicians and industry practitioners
with the goal to link theories to practical case studies and
thought points throughout the chapters to trigger curiosity and
critical thinking. This book provides insights on the development
and trends in the tourism industry in the ‘new’
technology-driven experience economy. It will appeal to students,
researchers and practitioners in the fields of tourism, the
creative industries, business studies, cultural studies and leisure
studies.
The functional perspective on Chinese syntax has yielded various
new achievements since its introduction to Chinese linguistics in
the 1980s. This two-volume book is one of the earliest and most
influential works to study the Chinese language using functional
grammar. With local Beijing vernacular (Pekingese) as a basis, the
information structure and focus structure of the Chinese language
are systematically examined. By using written works and recordings
from Beijingers, the authors discuss topics such as the
relationship between word order and focus, and the distinction
between normal focus and contrastive focus. In addition, the
authors also subject the reference and grammatical categories of
the Chinese language to a functional scrutiny while discussion of
word classes and their functions creatively combines modern
linguistic theories and traditional Chinese linguistic theories.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese
linguistics and linguistics in general.
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