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Swallows (Paperback)
Natsuo Kirino; Translated by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda
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R475
R424
Discovery Miles 4 240
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Twenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since she moved to Tokyo from the country. So when someone offers her the chance to become a surrogate in return for a life-changing amount of money, it's hard to turn down. But how much of herself will she be forced to give away? Retired ballet star Motoi and his wife, Yuko, have spent years trying to conceive. As Yuko begins to make peace with her childlessness, Motoi grows increasingly desperate for a child to whom he can pass on his elite genes. Their last resort is surrogacy; a business transaction, plain and simple. But as they try to exert ever more control over Riki, their contract with her starts to slip through their fingers . . . Vibrating with the injustices of class and gender, tradition and power,
Swallows is an acerbic, witty vision of contemporary Japan, and of a young woman’s fight to preserve her dignity – at any cost.
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.
Sisters Isabelle and Laura Hof have been practising and teaching the
Wim Hof Method for most of their lives. Science-backed and potentially
life-changing, the method focuses on three pillars – breathing, cold
therapy and mindset – which can result in increased energy, better
sleep, a strengthened immune system and more. While the method works
for everyone, it has unique physical and mental health benefits for
women.
Inspired by the potential of the method, Isabelle and Laura started
the Icewomen community, devoted to unlocking the power of these
practices. In this empowering book they invite all women to join the
community, and share the groundbreaking research behind the benefits,
from improving mental health, boosting confidence and balancing
hormones to enhancing hair and skin health and having a positive impact
on pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause and more. Secrets of the
Icewomen also offers detailed advice specifically tailored for women
and their needs, including how to:
- plan your WHM practice around your cycle
- work on setting strong intentions
- adjust and rest if dealing with serious conditions or hormonal
imbalances, and
- learn to understand the (very normal!) range of emotions people
have when undergoing cold therapy.
No longer the domain of extreme athletes and wellness-minded men, cold
water therapy is being discovered and embraced by women everywhere.
With this book, Isabelle and Laura make the practices more accessible
than ever. Their hope is to convince those who may not have thought
this lifestyle was for them, to knock down gender barriers and to
offer an invitation: Come on in, the water is very cold – and just the
cure to reinvigorate and restore you in body, mind and spirit.
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.
When Snow's mother tells her that they're going to move to an
exciting new place, Snow isn't so sure. She likes her home and her
friends, and the fun they have together. The journey takes forever,
and their new home is very strange. Everything is different - the
weather, the food, the people and the language. Snow tries to make
friends, but everyone seems too busy and preoccupied to care. Will
anything happen to help Snow feel more at home? A charming debut
picture book about the anxieties and hardships of moving, with a
heart-warming, positive ending.
In recent years, the international engagement of the EU's
decentralized agencies has continued to increase in the absence of
a clear political and legal framework for their activities. This
timely book addresses urgent questions about these agencies'
external actions and their effects, how these should be
conceptualized and assessed, and how they can and should be
governed in the future. Bringing together pioneering
interdisciplinary work from European legal and political scholars,
this book combines theory with empirical case studies to explore an
underdeveloped field and identify a future research agenda.
Chapters first comprehensively examine the relevant legal
frameworks and the political aspects of these decentralized
agencies' external activities, before exploring the questions this
raises around their own and the EU's legitimacy and accountability,
and the impact of agencies on countries outside the EU who have
dealings with them. Scholars in law, political science, economics
and public administration will find this book invaluable,
particularly those working on external relations, agencification or
institutional innovation. It will also prove useful to policymakers
at EU and national level, as well as other stakeholders such as
non-EU countries and international organizations.
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The Twilight World - A Novel
Werner Herzog; Translated by Michael Hofmann
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R372
R343
Discovery Miles 3 430
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Operation Heartbreak
Duff Cooper; Foreword by Michael Hofmann
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R386
R355
Discovery Miles 3 550
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