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Grim Vol 3
Stephanie Phillips; Illustrated by Flaviano
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Hell gets hotter than ever as Jessica continues her grim journey in
the afterlife! Jessica Harrow Goes To Hell! While Jess, Lilah, and
Eddie feel the touch of hellfire for the first time ever, Jess
begins to build an army as fears of an all out war arise, and knows
it will be up to her to take back the Afterlife! But sometimes Hell
is all it’s cracked up to be. Jess and Eddie search for an
alternate portal to the infernal hereafter they’d left behind,
and a mysterious European town may be the key… but the balance of
authority in Hell is still in chaos, with the power-hungry Annabel
in peril, and the status quo of death’s skewed mechanics made
uncertain! Eddie, Jess, and Marcel–each will have to face their
own personal hell! The pain of their own mortal lives are brought
to after-life in grim detail, but the Hell itself still awaits, and
Annabel and the parasitic entity bonded to her have foreboding
plans for Life… Collects Grim #11-15.
'A photographic encyclopaedia of one of the 20th century's greatest
creators' The Business of Fashion Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and
Pierre Berge in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his
post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon
become one of the most successful and influential haute couture
houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for
women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic art-inspired
creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery
and the famous Ballets Russes collection. This definitive
publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by
a brief biographical profile of Yves Saint Laurent, before
exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically.
Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its
influences and highlights, and illustrated with a gallery of
carefully curated catwalk images. These showcase hundreds of
spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set
designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on
the runway. A rich reference section concludes the book.
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Grim Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Stephanie Phillips; Coloured by Rico Renzi; Illustrated by Flaviano
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R232
Discovery Miles 2 320
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A Supernatural Mystery for Fans of The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
and Something is Killing the Children! Jessica Harrow is dead...
but her journey has only just begun. Discover the world of the
afterlife, where Jessica has been recruited as a Reaper, tasked
with ferrying countless souls to their final destination. But
unlike the rest of the Reapers, Jess has no memory of what killed
her and put her into this position. In order to unravel the mystery
of her own demise, she'll have to solve an even bigger one - where
is the actual Grim Reaper? Acclaimed writer Stephanie Phillips
(Harley Quinn) and fan-favorite artist Flaviano (New Mutants)
present a bold new vision of what comes after, and the nature of
death itself. Collects Grim #1-5.
This handbook is the fourth volume in a series of volumes devoted
to self-contained and up-to-date surveys in the theory of ordinary
differential equations, with an additional effort to achieve
readability for mathematicians and scientists from other related
fields so that the chapters have been made accessible to a wider
audience.
* Covers a variety of problems in ordinary differential equations
* Pure mathematical and real-world applications
* Written for mathematicians and scientists of many related fields
A spectacular visual journey through 40 years of haute couture from
one of the best-known and most trend-setting brands in fashion
Founded in 1962 by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre
Berge, the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent has for more than half
a century been synonymous with excellence in modern and iconic
style. From Yves Saint Laurent's revolutionary and enduringly
popular tuxedo suit for women, le smoking, to iconic art-inspired
creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery
and the famous Ballets Russes collection, the house's haute couture
line has been hugely influential in changing the way modern women
dress. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of
the house before exploring the collections themselves, organized
chronologically and ending in 2002, the year that Yves Saint
Laurent retired from the company he started. Each collection is
introduced by a short text elucidating its influences and
highlights and is illustrated with carefully curated catwalk
images, each season styled as the designer intended and worn by the
world's top models. The book showcases hundreds of spectacular
clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks, and set designs.
Oliviero De Fabritiis conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra in this
performance of Puccini's opera from 1973. Set in Rome at the
beginning of the 19th century, the opera finds former consul Cesare
Angelotti (Carlo Mericiani) seeking refuge with the painter,
Cavaradossi (Flaviano Labò), in the Attavanti chapel. However,
danger lurks in the form of Cavaradossi's lover, Tosca (Raina
Kabaivanska), whose jealous paranoia leads her to consider
betraying the pair.
The beginning of the twenty-first century was marked by the
presence of more than 1.8 million New Mexicans, continued growth in
the Rio Grande corridor, and changes in the state's governorship
and top legislative posts. This revision of New Mexico Government,
Third Edition, updates information found in the earlier edition.
Throughout the writing, the editors compare New Mexico's
governmental institutions and practices with those of other states
of the union.
"Though many of the political faces have changed, many of the
issues have not. New Mexicans and their governments continue to
wrestle with issues as diverse as water and the environment, DWI,
education, crime and drugs, and economic development. In [Governing
New Mexico], we attempt to present descriptions and explanations of
the structures and environments in which some of those efforts
occur."--from "Governing New Mexico"
Following a brief look at New Mexico's history and culture,
chapters cover the state's constitution, the three branches of
government, local governmental structures, American Indian tribal
governments, elections, and education.
Gujarat is the nursery for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India;
the very first Asian EPZ was housed in Gujarat in 1965. This study
examines the contribution of Gujarat SEZs in socioeconomic
development with specific research questions: (1) Are SEZs in
Gujarat effective on the development front in the context of social
and economic aspects? (2) What is the impact assessment of Gujarat
SEZs by reckoning metrics based on direct economic impact,
indirect/wider economic impact and social impact? (3) How can
vacant land in SEZ be optimally utilized in Gujarat to fulfill the
SEZ objectives? In the first of the three phases a model (research
concept) was constructed from the literature to explore and
validate the variables within the SEZs' influence on the social and
economic development. The second part is a combination of single
cross-sectional descriptive research design and empirical research
with the use of quantitative techniques such as questionnaires and
interviews with various stakeholders. This part was concerned with
the establishment and testing of the hypothesis. Through a
multilayer perceptron neuron network built with use of various
statistical tools and techniques, the factors for socioeconomic
development were ranked to get the final model with predictor
importance. In the third part the important parameters were
validated and a cross-comparison case study was done to obtain a
confirmation of the findings. The extremely important factors are
increase in exports, indirect jobs, logistics and minimum wages.
The final model with predictor importance with target of SEZ impact
on socioeconomic development features economic factors, social
factors, indirect economic and other local factors in descending
order of importance. Some optimal uses of vacant land as derived
from the research findings include conversion of sector specific
SEZs to multiproduct SEZs with a few service sector units in the
mix and broad banding of SEZs.
Esse trabalho tem como principal objetivo apontar a relevancia dos
gastos do governo em educacao, mostrando que tais gastos tem um
papel fundamental na promocao do desenvolvimento sustentavel do
pais. Uma analise empirica dos dados brasileiros e realizada, a
partir do modelo de dados em painel, para verificar se o governo
tem efetivamente gastado mais onde a populacao e mais carente. Alem
disso, busca-se verificar a existencia da assimetria de informacao
e do risco moral no sistema de Ensino Superior brasileiro. Os
resultados do modelo indicam que nao se pode rejeitar a eficiencia
dos gastos do governo em educacao e constata-se a presenca de
informacao assimetrica e risco moral nas instituicoes de Ensino
Superior.
Um dos determinantes do desenvolvimento economico de uma nacao e o
capital humano, sendo que os retornos da escolaridade apresentam-se
como fator crucial. Verifica-se, na literatura nacional, a
predominancia de estudos que contemplam em sua unidade de analise o
Brasil como um todo ou um Estado, em especifico. Neste sentido, no
presente trabalho buscou-se avaliar os retornos da escolaridade no
Brasil e em suas regioes, bem como analisar de que modo o grau de
instrucao (fundamental, medio ou superior) afeta o retorno da
escolaridade dos individuos do sexo masculino e feminino. Os
resultados evidenciaram que o retorno da escolaridade no Brasil e
positivo, tanto para os homens quanto para as mulheres. Na analise
em que foram destacadas as diferencas regionais, constatou-se a
existencia de heterogeneidade entre as regioes. Alem disso, na
analise por grau de instrucao, verifica-se que os retornos da
escolaridade sao crescentes.
Noted as a 'civil poet' by Alberto Moravia, Pier Paolo Pasolini was
a creative and philosophical genius whose works challenged
generations of Western Europeans and Americans to reconsider not
only issues regarding the self, but also various social concerns.
Pasolini's works touched and continues to inspire students,
scholars, and intellectuals alike to question the status quo. This
collection of thirteen articles and two interviews evidences the
on-going discourse around Pasolini's lasting impressions on the new
generation. Pasolini's Lasting Impressions: Death, Eros and
Literary Enterprise in the Opus of Pier Paolo Pasolini thus
explores the civic poet's oeuvre in four parts: poetry, theatre,
film, and culture. Although the collection does not include every
genre in which Pasolini wrote, it addresses many, some which often
receive little or no attention, particularly in Italian Studies of
North America. The underlining theme of the book, 'death, eros and
literary enterprise' intertwines these genres in a rather unique
way, allowing for inter-disciplinary interpretations to Pasolini's
rich opus. The edited volume concludes with two artists, Dacia
Maraini and Ominio71's reflections on Pasolini in the 21st century.
In fact, the cover represents a recent work on Ominio71
underscoring Pasolini's visual presence still within the Roman
walls. In conclusion, this collection demonstrates how his works
still influence contemporary Italian society and motivate
intellectual dialogue through new theoretical outlooks on
Pasolini's oeuvre.
Noted as a 'civil poet' by Alberto Moravia, Pier Paolo Pasolini was
a creative and philosophical genius whose works challenged
generations of Western Europeans and Americans to reconsider not
only issues regarding the self, but also various social concerns.
Pasolini's works touched and continues to inspire students,
scholars, and intellectuals alike to question the status quo. This
collection of thirteen articles and two interviews evidences the
on-going discourse around Pasolini's lasting impressions on the new
generation. Pasolini's Lasting Impressions: Death, Eros and
Literary Enterprise in the Opus of Pier Paolo Pasolini thus
explores the civic poet's oeuvre in four parts: poetry, theatre,
film, and culture. Although the collection does not include every
genre in which Pasolini wrote, it addresses many, some which often
receive little or no attention, particularly in Italian Studies of
North America. The underlining theme of the book, 'death, eros and
literary enterprise' intertwines these genres in a rather unique
way, allowing for inter-disciplinary interpretations to Pasolini's
rich opus. The edited volume concludes with two artists, Dacia
Maraini and Ominio71's reflections on Pasolini in the 21st century.
In fact, the cover represents a recent work on Ominio71
underscoring Pasolini's visual presence still within the Roman
walls. In conclusion, this collection demonstrates how his works
still influence contemporary Italian society and motivate
intellectual dialogue through new theoretical outlooks on
Pasolini's oeuvre.
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