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'January River' translated means Rio de Janeiro. Irish woman Marie
Byrne, takes us along the streets of Rio and the notorious favelas
in preparation for world events. Marie includes her police meetings
- interview with the former head of one of the toughest police
units in the World the BOPE police and numerous encounters. Marie
highlights the parallels that naturally emerge between Ireland
today, Rio de Janeiro and international crime, poverty and drug
problems. Colourful pictures choreograph the journey - Rio's
beauty, people, poverty and above all resilience.
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Grumpalot (Paperback)
Mary Byrne
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R219
R183
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The Handbook of Research Management is a unique tool for the newly
promoted research leader. Larger-scale projects are becoming more
common throughout the social sciences and humanities, housed in
centres, institutes and programmes. Talented researchers find
themselves faced with new challenges to act as managers and leaders
rather than as individual scholars. They are responsible for the
careers and professional development of others, and for managing
interactions with university administrations and external
stakeholders. Although many scientific and technological
disciplines have long been organized in this way, few resources
have been created to help new leaders understand their roles and
responsibilities and to reflect on their practice. This Handbook
has been created by the combined experience of a leading social
scientist and a chief executive of a major international research
development institution and funder. The editors have recruited a
truly global team of contributors to write about the challenges
they have encountered in the course of their careers, and to
provoke readers to think about how they might respond within their
own contexts. This book will be a standard work of reference for
new research leaders, in any discipline or country, looking for
help and inspiration. The editorial commentaries extend its
potential use in support of training events or workshops where
groups of new leaders can come together and explore the issues that
are confronting them.
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Megan's Moon (Paperback)
Barbara Marie Byrne
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R365
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
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At the age of twenty-five, Mary Byrne Eigel finally found the
answer she had pursued since childhood. The reason for her
unexplained, persistent pain that compromised her legs and hips was
finally named. She learned she had been born with bi-lateral hip
dysplasia. Throughout her life, her parents had never provided an
answer when she asked, "Why do my legs hurt?" Had this been an
intentional cover-up? Was the cultural stigma of a physical defect
too much for her family to accept? Eventually multiple surgeries
relieved her physical suffering. However, the abrupt absence of her
chronic pain forced Mary to confront the mental, physical, and
spiritual dimensions of the healing. With gratitude for the lessons
she has learned, Mary presents an insightful perspective on the
attitude, tools, and resources she enlisted while navigating her
own road to wellness and a pain-free lifestyle.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Ingram Place. A Novel: By A Cape Colonist. In Two Volumes,
Volume 1; Ingram Place. A Novel: By A Cape Colonist. In Two
Volumes; Mary Byrne Mary Byrne Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874
This book is a biography of Denis Charles Byrne who was a
Australian geologist working for Texas Instruments in Saudi Arabia
in the 1960's and 1970's. He died there mysteriously in 1976. The
book contains drawings, poems, text and pictures. The author makes
a comparison between the Stations of the Cross and the his
sufferings during his lifetime. The cause of his death is not
really known and many unusual events took place during the time
between the death and the burial in Australia. Was the stranger who
acccused him of stealing pipes from the company responsible? Did
someone want him to leave Saudi Arabia? The story of his life and
death is an exciting and interesting one and the description of
life in Saudi Arabia is important for our understanding of this
part of the world. There is original artwork and poetry included in
the book.
Dear Kids:
Hi, I'm Jake. Yes, I'm a dog, but I'm definitely not ordinary!
I'd like to be your friend and help you whenever you need me. I can
give you advice about anything that's bothering you, because I have
a special gift: I can talk to children. My special job is to teach
kids about all sorts of things and help them stay safe until
they're grown.
When you read my book, you'll see how I've already helped some
of my friends understand things like getting sick, looking
different from other kids, and adoption. But we've also talked
about serious problems they couldn't speak to anyone else about.
You can trust me with your deepest secrets.
Sometimes it's hard to talk about what's happening in your life,
especially when you've been told not to. If something or someone is
hurting you deep inside where no one else can see it, please don't
keep quiet. Talk to an adult or talk to me, but just talk. Never
stop talking.
Love, Jake
www.only childrenhearme.com
The stories in Plugging the Causal Breach explore the lives of a
disparate collection of characters from French life. Many live in
the shadow of the wonders of historic Paris, others in the villages
of Normandy, others still in the French Midi. Here, tellingly
brought together, they form the scattered mosaic of a historical
puzzle that is far beyond the individual's grasp. Some choose to be
loners: furniture vendor M. Pierre, the drunken truck driver at the
door of a cheap hotel, the sculptor watching his building go up in
flames, a depressed estate agent. Others fight something bigger
than themselves: Zorica's trouble with the French administration,
the harassment Chantal endures while working within it. There are
traces of an older France in stories from Normandy, in the tale of
a German ex-POW's war and his courageous local companion, in the
account by a former chateau cook of what may be a rural myth. These
stories depict a lesser-known France, brimming with communicative
boldness, resilience, and humor.
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