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Taking a comprehensive approach to two central, closely intertwined
themes in the field of transport economics, this illuminating
Handbook recognises the critical socioeconomic importance of
transport pricing and financing. The expert contributors provide
insights into how pricing goes beyond fulfilling pure financial
requirements, and may help pursuing economic efficiency. The
Handbook also devotes attention to new technologies such as digital
payment channels, information provision, and dynamic pricing
techniques. The authors cover the challenges and opportunities
caused by the appearance of new modes of transport such as
ride-hailing and automated vehicles. Furthermore, this timely
Handbook also helps to address ongoing global issues such as
climate change and sustainable development, explicitly recognizing
challenges faced in regions across Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Europe and Oceania. This immersive Handbook will provide
undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, environmental
science, transport, political science and urban planning studies
with a useful introduction to the topics and the necessary tools to
undertake research in transport pricing and financing.
Practitioners wishing to understand the theory behind transport
pricing and financing decisions will also find this Handbook a
useful resource.
Drawing together the work of leading researchers from various
disciplines and backgrounds, this illuminating Research Handbook
contributes to a revitalised understanding of migration governance.
It introduces novel debates regarding how actors and institutions
shape significant migration dynamics. This erudite Research
Handbook features a systematic review of the analytical framework
of global migration governance. Chapters identify and explain key
institutions involved in global migration, focusing on changes in
patterns and actor behaviours. Key actors explored in the Research
Handbook include international organisations, migrant networks,
civil society groups, smuggling cartels, religious transnational
organisations, security firms and trade unions. Ultimately, it aims
to contribute to a renewed understanding of migration drivers and
proceedings. Students and advanced scholars of international
relations and politics studying topics such as migration policy
will find this thorough Research Handbook to be incredibly
valuable. Experts and agents of international and non-government
organisations will additionally find it to be beneficial.
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Single Mothering
Anna HÀrmÀlÀ; Illustrated by Anna HÀrmÀlÀ
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R353
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After her partner suddenly leaves her, Li finds herself alone, with
the baby. She's a single mother, and it seems like nobody will ever
see her as anything else, and her eyebags are now permanent
features of her face. As her daughter gets older, she finds herself
passing through the different stages of single motherhood:
wondering if she'll ever meet anyone on a dating app who isn't also
a sad, single parent just wanting to be friends; wondering if she
can start socialising again without people asking her why she's not
home with the baby; wondering if she can sit and watch TV without
falling straight to sleep. Can Li get over the hurdles of being a
single mother without losing herself in the process? Fans of
Fleabag and irreverent comedy will love this debut non-fiction
graphic novel from Finnish creator, Anna HÀrmÀlÀ which gives us
a glimpse into what it feels like to piece yourself back together
and re-discover your identity when you're running on less than an
hour's sleep a night and someone depends on you for survival.
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The Jewâs Beech
Annette Von Droste-HĂŒlshoff; Translated by Lionel and Doris Thomas
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Based on a true story, The Jewâs Beech centres on two brutal
murders in rural Westphalia - the first of a local forester and the
second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree - and the impact
these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman
with a turbulent family history. A prototype of the murder mystery
and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing
novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny - ominous
thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgangers and
grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a
famously ambiguous climax.
Everyone's favorite curious monkey George learns about height and
measurement at an amusement park in this Level Two I Can Read based
on the Curious George TV show. Curious George can't wait to ride
the Turbo Python 3000 with his friends Betsy and Steve at the
amusement park. But he is not tall enough! Will George figure out
how to ride the roller coaster before the end of the day? Curious
George Roller Coaster is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for
kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether
shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer
sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help
kids take their next steps toward reading success.
'A master of suspense' â Sunday Times When Inspector Gunnar
Barbarotti returns to work after a personal tragedy, his boss hands
him a cold case to ease him back in. But the case doesn't stay cold
for long . . . The Axe Woman is the fifth Inspector Barbarotti
novel from bestselling author HĂ„kan Nesser. Five years previously,
Morinder simply vanished. His partner claimed he had travelled
abroad, never to return. But Arnoldâs partner was Ellen Bjarnebo:
one of Swedenâs most notorious killers, having served over ten
years in prison for killing her first husband and dismembering his
body with an axe. And when Barbarotti seeks to re-interview Ellen,
she is nowhere to be found . . . With neither a body nor a prime
suspect, Barbarotti must use all the ingenuity at his disposal. And
as the cold case begins to thaw and he finally begins to make
progress, he realises that nothing about Ellen Bjarnebo can be
taken for granted . . .
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Hotel Didadoum
HĂ©loĂŻse Solt
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Plant Life (Hardcover)
HĂ©lĂšne Druvert; Text written by Juliette Einhorn
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A beautiful picture book with layers of intricate lasercuts and
enchanting illustrations. Here are plants as you've never seen them
before! HĂ©lĂšne Druvertâs meticulous lasercuts and beautiful
illustrations take you on a trip around the world to visit some of
the most fascinating examples of plant life, from the tiniest algae
to the tallest trees. Learn how plants are pollinated and how they
spread their seeds, how trees communicate with each other, how
carnivorous plants attract their prey, and how plants play a vital
part in making our planet a great home for humans. This fact-filled
journey is by HĂ©lĂšne Druvert, the acclaimed author and
illustrator of Anatomy, Garden Jungle, Ocean, The Sky, Paris Up, Up
and Away, Mary Poppins Up, Up and Away and New York Melody.
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The Fox Maidens
Robin Ha; Illustrated by Robin Ha
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Everyone's favorite curious monkey George learns about height and
measurement at an amusement park in this Level Two I Can Read based
on the Curious George TV show. Curious George canât wait to ride
the Turbo Python 3000 with his friends Betsy and Steve at the
amusement park. But he is not tall enough! Will George figure out
how to ride the roller coaster before the end of the day? Curious
George Roller Coaster is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for
kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether
shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer
sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help
kids take their next steps toward reading success.
Make your PCs sweat with villains and minions designed to challenge
them as never before! - New deluxe edition of Masters, Minions and
Tactics from the award-winning fantasy art studio Jetpack7 -
Includes more than two dozen deadly BBEGs, including 5 new villains
exclusive to this edition - Villains for low level and high level
parties, plus tactics for more than 75 different minions and Big
Bads - Completely reedited and redesigned, with exclusive
guidelines for creating your own original villains and minions, as
well as three exciting one-shots adventures! A game master's
biggest challenge can be prep time. With busy lives in mind, this
book provides new and exciting content to help GMs save hours of
time preparing for a game. Inside, readers will find twenty-five
"Big Bosses," along with insights into how they use their minions
strategically in order to decimate any heroic threat that might
cross their paths. The Game Master's Book of Villains, Minions and
Their Tactics provides tips and strategies that readers can use to
"drag and drop" a BBEG into a new or existing game, with full color
illustrations, lore, stats, combat tactics, and special abilities
for each exciting entry. You'll also find detailed tactics and
combat strategies for more than 75 minions and bosses found
throughout the 5E game. In addition to providing three exciting
one-shot adventures, the book also shows you how to create your own
original villains, minions and monsters - the best of the worst
your game has to offer.
There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like
this: Columbus âdiscoversâ a strange continent and brings back
tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to
stake out as much of this astonishing âNew Worldâ as possible.
Though Indigenous peoples fight back, they cannot stop the
onslaught. White imperialists are destined to rule the continent,
and history is an irreversible march toward Indigenous destruction.
Yet as with other long-accepted origin stories, this one, too,
turns out to be based in myth and distortion. In Indigenous
Continent, acclaimed historian Pekka HÀmÀlÀinen presents a
sweeping counter-narrative that shatters the most basic assumptions
about American history. Shifting our perspective away from
Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, the Revolution and other well-trodden
episodes on the conventional timeline, he depicts a sovereign world
of Native nations whose members, far from helpless victims of
colonial violence, dominated the continent for centuries after the
first European arrivals. From the Iroquois in the Northeast to the
Comanches on the Plains, and from the Pueblos in the Southwest to
the Cherokees in the Southeast, Native nations frequently decimated
white newcomers in battle. Even as the white population exploded
and colonistsâ land greed grew more extravagant, Indigenous
peoples flourished due to sophisticated diplomacy and leadership
structures. By 1776, various colonial powers claimed nearly all of
the continent, but Indigenous peoples still controlled itâas
HÀmÀlÀinen points out, the maps in modern textbooks that paint
much of North America in neat, colour-coded blocks confuse
outlandish imperial boasts for actual holdings. In fact, Native
power peaked in the late nineteenth century, with the Lakota
victory in 1876 at Little Big Horn, which was not an American
blunder, but an all-too-expected outcome. HÀmÀlÀinen ultimately
contends that the very notion of âcolonial Americaâ is
misleading, and that we should speak instead of an âIndigenous
Americaâ that was only slowly and unevenly becoming colonial. The
evidence of Indigenous defiance is apparent today in the hundreds
of Native nations that still dot the United States and Canada.
Necessary reading for anyone who cares about Americaâs past,
present and future, Indigenous Continent restores Native peoples to
their rightful place at the very fulcrum of American history.
What happens after you die? What is Heaven like? What do angels do?
This book describes the visions of many believers including General
William Booth the founder of the Salvation Army.
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The Fox Maidens
Robin Ha; Illustrated by Robin Ha
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Monsters Never Get Haircuts
Marie-HĂ©lĂšne Versini; Illustrated by Vincent Boudgourd
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R402
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The boom in South-South relations since the early 2000s has seen a
flurry of investment in African infrastructure from emerging
markets across the Global South. While the extent to which these
projects spur growth is constantly debated, few studies have
addressed their impact on ground-level political and socio-economic
practices in Africa--or their consequences for transnational
governance more broadly. Through the lens of infrastructure, this
book investigates the developmental ideas, processes and techniques
that have travelled to and emerged from Africa as a result of
Global South-led projects. How have they been adapted, transformed
and contested by local actors? How does this shape business-society
relations? And how has this challenged the Western-dominated global
order? The contributors zoom in on large-scale Chinese-, Brazilian-
and Indian-funded ventures--dams, ports, roads and mines--across
countries including Kenya, Mozambique and the DRC. These 'frontier
zones', bringing together politicians and practitioners, campaign
groups and communities from Africa and elsewhere, offer a unique
insight into the global workings of our contemporary world. Taking
a bottom-up approach, 'Africa's Global Infrastructures' explores
the longer-term significance and implications of these pluralistic
socio-economic interactions, for the continent and beyond.
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Amondo, Son of the Baobab
HĂ©lĂšne DuCharme; Contributions by Judith Gueyfier
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Lilies
Till HĂ€gele
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A brand-new addition to the Floramour series is Floramour: Lilies.
In this outstanding book of photographs, the author Till HĂ€gele
presents the varied beauty of this ornamental flower in an
unprecedented way. For centuries, the lily has been cultivated in
the most diverse cultures. Today, therefore, it appears in an
almost unsurpassed splendour of colour and diversity of species.
Throughout cultural history, the wonderful lily has not only
exerted an optical fascination on people; since time immemorial it
has also been an integral part of festivals and religious customs
as a floral symbol. In ancient Greece, for example, it was the
flower of Hera, the companion of the goddess of the gods, and in
Hinduism it also occupies a central place in the world of the gods.
In Christianity it stands for the purity and virginity of Mary and
is a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. This beautifully designed
coffee-table book Floramour: Lilies contains unique photographs as
well as sketches and copious background knowledge about this
aesthetic beauty of nature. Floramour: Lilies is a special gift for
all flower lovers. Anyone who has always wanted to know everything
about their favourite flower is well placed with this comprehensive
book from the Floramour series. Whether as personal inspiration or
simply for your own enjoyment, anyone who loves lilies simply must
own this coffee-table book. Text in English and German.
RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking - about globalisation,
climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more -
in its most digestible form For decades, a single free market
philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and
unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author
and economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in the UK from South
Korea. Just as eating a wide range of cuisines contributes to a
more interesting and balanced diet, so too is it essential we
listen to a variety of economic perspectives. In Edible Economics,
Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating
them alongside stories about food from around the world. He uses
histories behind familiar food items - where they come from, how
they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures
- to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a life-long
addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into
post-industrial knowledge economies; and while okra makes Southern
gumbo heart-meltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalism's
entangled relationship with freedom and unfreedom. Explaining
everything from the hidden cost of care work to the misleading
language of the free market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg
toast, Gambas al Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, Ha-Joon Chang
serves up an easy-to-digest feast of bold ideas. Myth-busting,
witty and thought-provoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to
grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: if we understand
it, we can change it - and, with it, the world.
A young readersâ edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz
survivor HĂ©di Fried that answers lasting questions about the
Holocaust. HĂ©di Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her
family and transported them to Auschwitz. While there, apart from
enduring the daily terror at the camp, she and her sister were
forced into hard labour before being released at the end of the
war. After settling in Sweden, HĂ©di devoted her life to educating
young people about the Holocaust. In her 90s, she decided to take
the most common questions, and her answers, and turn them into a
book so that children all over the world could understand what had
happened. This is a deeply human book that urges us never to forget
and never to repeat. âTimeless lessons taught with simple
eloquence.â Kirkus Reviews
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