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After being injured in a paparazzi induced car accident, playboy
Phoenix Chamberlain returns to the resort previously owned and
operated by his grandfather to recuperate. There he meets resort
manager, Sierra Ramstad, who is used to being the boss and not keen
on taking orders from others, especially Phoenix. Not only did the
accident change Phoenix physically, it also broke his spirit. His
disgruntle attitude is a reflection of the unbearable pain he
endures daily. But with the help of Sierra and his therapist, he
decides he can overcome the doctor's grim prognosis and learn to
enjoy life again. But to Sierra's surprise, Phoenix had his
attorney draw up a severance package for her, with the thought that
he would manage the day-to-day operations of the resort. Sierra
realizes that the severance package was in place before her and
Phoenix developed a personal relationship. She finds a way to
forgive Phoenix and the two of them are finally in agreement about
something.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A silly scribble activity book. This fun and fabulously creative
book is a face-drawing doodle book with a difference: the witty
drawing prompts and exuberant artwork invite you not only to add
faces to people but also to toast, fruit, bowling balls, and more.
Make Mr Lemon bitter, turn a rabbit into a magician, and tidy your
room to create a messy face out of clothes. Silly, fun and creative
Make Faces will encourage even the least confident artist to put
pen to paper and face the doodles!
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Something Kindred
Ciera Burch
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Dashboard Design
Michael Burch, Marco Schmid
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Interactive visualization and visual analytics tools have been
designed and developed in the past and will be developed in the
future as well. In each application domain in which data is
measured, generated, and recorded we see a potential candidate for
an interactive visualization tool with the goal to find insights
and knowledge in the data. This knowledge can be found either
visually by humans’ interventions or algorithmically by the
machine, in the best case by applying both concepts in combination
as in visual analytics. One of the easiest ways to get an
interactive visualization tool running is by means of dashboards,
typically implemented as webpages that can run in a web browser and
are accessible online, creating some kind of web-based solution.
This book describes ways to design and implement dashboards based
on the programming language Python, the graphics library Plotly,
and Dash. The readers can use the provided dashboard codes as a
starting point and extend the functionality and features on their
desire. Technical topics discussed in the book include: Design in
visualization Interaction principles in information visualization
User interface design Linking Python, Dash, and Plotly Coding in
Python Dashboard examples with Python code.
Here is the most comprehensive guide to making your own Native
American tools and weapons. This reference takes you through the
steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the
most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and
fletching. Fully illustrated with photographs and line
illustrations, this is the perfect book for the survivalist,
historian, student, or Native American enthusiast.
The new Ethics Code goes into effect January 2022 and this book is
updated to include information on the new code. This edition
features two brand new chapters. The BACB Ethical Guideline are
applicable across national boundaries. Jon Bailey is well known in
the UK and Europe and is active in the International Association of
Behavior Analysis.
In this humane and important exploration of modern medicine, Druin
Burch examines the future of medicine, our changing physicalities
and the implications of longer life. From birth to death and
through the exploration of topics such as disease, sex, mind,
eating and drinking, Burch tracks the future of medicine by looking
at what is already possible today. Weaving in insights from
literature, art and history, The Shape of Things to Come considers
the cultural complexity surrounding medicine as well as its impact
on the humanities. As a specialist in geriatric medicine Burch
writes with a keen understanding of the medical profession. He
outlines the areas of medicine which have seen the greatest
improvements and optimistically offers insight into further
advancements. Praise for Druin Burch: 'A writer of searing
intelligence and lively wit' GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Each chapter is a
self-contained pleasure to read' SUNDAY TIMES 'Intriguing and
informed' THE TIMES
-Offers a deep ethnographic look at the conditions of temporary
schooling. -Combines a narrative style with rich sources of data to
illuminate the hidden realities of temporary schooling. -First of
its kind to provide an in-depth treatment of the organizations and
institutions that have been created to school marginal students on
a temporary basis.
This second edition of Bailey and Burch's best-selling 25 Essential
Skills for the Successful Behavior Analyst is an invaluable guide
to the professional skills required in the rapidly growing field of
applied behavior analysis. The demands on professional behavior
analysts, BCBAs and BCBA-Ds, are constantly increasing such that
several new skills are required to keep up with new developments.
Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and seven new chapters
address recognizing the need to understand client advocacy,
cultural responsiveness, and the movement toward diversity, equity,
and inclusion in the field. The authors present five basic skills
and strategy areas which each behavior analyst need to acquire:
essential professional skills, basic behavioral repertoire,
applying behavioral knowledge, vital work habits, and advanced
skills. This book is organized around those five areas, with a
total of 25 specific skills presented within those topics.
Throughout the world, vulnerable people are being deceived into
entering abusive journeys. Whether in the organ trade, exploitative
labour businesses or forced criminality, their lives will never be
the same. This book traces the journey of victims/survivors of
modern slavery and human trafficking into and within the UK, from
recruitment to representation to (re)integration. Using global
comparative case studies, it discusses recruitment tactics and
demand, prevention in supply chains, issues with effective legal
protection and care services and vulnerability to re-trafficking.
It also examines the ideological misrepresentation of vulnerable
migrants and victims/survivors in media, the film industry,
legislation and more. Rooted in diverse practitioner experience,
disciplines and empirical research, this book bridges the
experience-research-practice-policy gap by bringing to the fore
survivors’ voices. In doing so, it offers crucial suggestions for
better public awareness, policies and practices that will impact
interventions in the UK and beyond.
New chapter 10 'Going Forward' which offers career advice on entry
level positions Each question now comes with a 'Quick Take' which
would be an easy to read lay-person answer to the question, and
then a more in-depth 'Technically Speaking' answer that is more
challenging Accessible writing style
This edited volume investigates the nature and possible
applications of an expanded and reconceptualized theoretical
construct of speaking as a dynamic socially-constructed endeavour.
It addresses both theoretical perspectives and methodological
procedures to define and circumscribe the assessment of
contextualized speaking. The chapters focus on the complexity
brought about by actual interactional competence in speaking tasks
and discuss how testing and assessment models and practices can
incorporate recent research findings on the inherently dynamic and
situated nature of language use. The volume presents research on
language assessment in a variety of languages other than English,
including French, Chinese and Japanese. It also examines the role
that embodied action (gaze, gesture, orientation to materials and
texts in the environment) plays in assessment practices, an area
that has heretofore remained under-explored. Chapter 6 is free to
download as an open access publication. You can access it here:
https://zenodo.org/record/5163340#.YQvJ0IhKjcs
Carolrhoda's best-selling Creative Minds Biographies series appeals
to a wide range of readers. Written in story format, these
biographies also include inviting black-and-white illustrations.
When Summer took a job as a nanny for a couple vacationing in
Belize, she imagined it would be a fresh start before starting
college in the fall. And while she adores her charge, Josh, she
can't say the same for her employers' oldest son, Bray. He's cocky,
inconsiderate, and makes her feel she's a chore he has to put up
with. In short, he's everything she dislikes in a guy.Bray had a
plan for the summer: party, hang out with friends, and forget all
the responsibilities waiting for him back home. But every time he's
forced to be around Summer, her dour, serious mood sets him off.
Not to mention she has a habit of picking up on what he already
knows is wrong with him.Then the two find themselves on a dive trip
gone wrong, stranded on a remote island. As they focus on survival,
their differences melt away, and they find being together may be
what both needed all along.
Social Welfare Policy Analysis and Choices gives you a thorough
introduction to social welfare policy analysis. The knowledge
you'll gain from its pages will enable you to understand and
evaluate individual policy issues and choices by exploring the
possible choices, the effects and implications of each alternative
choice, and the factors that influence each choice. Social Welfare
Policy Analysis and Choices provides frameworks for making basic
social policy choices and applying them to specific instances.
You'll find its depth of insight into the larger framework in which
social policy decisions are made--beliefs, values, and
interests--and its historical perspective on current "new" issues
unique and invaluable. The book's approach is to develop a
framework for looking at the underlying issues, ideologies, social
and economic forces, culture, and institutionalized inequalities
that are constant within this changing mass. Specifically,
SocialWelfare Policy Analysis and Choices provides frameworks for
looking at beliefs about: human nature the nature of society ways
of thinking values and the moral and ethical implications of those
values roots of those values in religion, culture, historical
traditions, myths, and rationalized self-interests The insight
offered in Social Welfare Policy Analysis and Choices will allow
you to determine your own positioning; understand for strategic
purposes what direction opponents, potential allies, and others are
coming from; and develop a priorities perspective to guide
compromises when the optimum policy is not attainable.
Here is the complete guide to a skill that may be mysterious to
some, written by Monte Burch, an authority who practices many of
the traditions of tanning and hiding. Starting at the beginning,
Burch introduces the hunter to the tools of a tanner, and even
gives complete plans for making many of these implements.
Instructions are given for making fleshing beams, stretchers for
pelts, fleshing knives, and many others. He also covers tanning
formulas and materials, both traditional and modern. From the
oldest method to the newest twist, Burch's guide will be
indispensable to the modern hunter. (6 x 9, 240 pages, b&w
photos, illustrations) Monte Burch has been trapping and tanning
since the 1950s, and writing about the outdoors for four decades.
He has written thousands of magazine articles and more than fifty
books-including Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds,
Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys; Field Dressing and Butchering Deer;
and Field Dressing and Butchering Rabbits, Squirrels, and Other
Small Game. He lives on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks, where
trapping and tanning are a way of life.
This book provides an original, impassioned exploration of memory
studies and the uses of the past in the present. It capitalises on
London's global appeal and Big Ben's iconic status. Moving beyond
this familiar facade the reader will journey around the hidden
histories of Westminster's streets, squares and statues. This
tangible heritage supports a diversity of contested memories. The
rationale for this approach is that, by linking theory with
empirical examples, it becomes possible to tackle complex issues in
a grounded, accessible manner. Readers will be encouraged to use
this case study as a framework for addressing the politics of
memory in their own lives as well as in other places, not just in
Britain but around the world. This book will be of interest to
scholars and students from a wide variety of disciplines including,
but not limited to, sociology, culture and media studies, English
literature, film and television studies, global studies, heritage
studies, history, politics and human geography.
A guide to sewing beautiful and modern smocking for the modern
sewist. Rocking Smocking is a contemporary guide to using joyful
colour and bold graphic pattern to create smocking that adds a
beautiful decorative touch to handmade garments. This image-led,
modern guide is suited to both smocking learners and experts as
well as lovers of colours and patterns. Offering both instruction
and inspiration this fashion-forward guide walks you through the
basics of English smocking and offers a kaleidoscope of ideas for
how to bring these hand stitches to life by combining thread
colours, stitch motifs, and dramatic smocking placement to fabulous
effect. It starts by setting out the basics of smocking—what you
will need, how to choose and prepare fabric, and basic stitches.
The second section lays out different strategies for choosing
thread colours, while the third section goes through the design
process: using 10 smocking panels to replicate at home, it shows
readers how to rock their smocks by blending fabrics, smocking
patterns, and colours to sensational graphic effect. The final
section looks at how and where to place smocked panels on your
garments, adding volume to dramatic effect with 6 smaller on-trend
fashion projects. Equally appealing on the coffee table or in the
studio, Rocking Smocking is a visually beautiful guide celebrating
modern applications of this ancient craft.
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