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Developing an understanding of eating disorders beyond the
biological/medical framework has become a necessity in present
times, especially when eating disorders are swiftly spreading deep
roots across the world. In view of the multidimensional etiology of
eating disorders, there are increased efforts towards understanding
its phenomenological, cultural, and other related non-medical
aspects, and Gender, Eating Disorders, and Graphic Medicine leaps
past the prevalent notions on eating disorder, and contributes to
the developing corpus of affective knowledge on eating disorders
among women through comics and graphic medicine. Taking cues from
select graphic narratives on eating disorders, this book attempts
to posit graphic medicine as one of the most befitting modes of
life writing. This book is distinctive in that it is an attempt not
only to explore the multi-dimensional etiology of eating disorders
in women using graphic medicine narratives but also to understand
how graphic medicine humanizes eating disorders by offering a
unique ingress into women's phenomenological experience of eating
disorders.
Passing the Torch is a series of interviews with established
sportswomen across a variety of disciplines, whether in their prime
or post competition, and gives a lively insight into their initial
motivation, the highs and lows of competing, the physical and
mental benefits of exercise and the camaraderie of female sport.
Initiated by Lady Mary Peters, who has inspired a generation of
athletes, to help to ensure her passion for sport is passed down to
young people for many years to come. Foreword by HRH The Princess
Royal
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Work in Progress (Hardcover)
Jose Manuel Ballester; Text written by Norman Foster, Elvira Lindo, Mary Peters
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Inspiring panoramas of sustainable urban development projects
around the world In Work in Progress, Spanish photographer Jose
Manuel Ballester (born 1960) captures urban design and building
projects by the Spanish transport company Ferrovial, including
highways, airports and sustainable urban development projects all
over the globe.
The Clutterfly Effect-Tweak Your Way to Total Transformation by
Decluttering Your Life. How small steps can yield big results. Is
this you? * Is worry, stress and overwhelm a constant in your life?
* Are you spinning your wheels instead of moving forward? * Are you
trapped in the movie "Groundhog Day" where every day is the same? *
Have you given up on designing your own unique lifestyle? * Are
your goals and dreams hidden on the back shelf full of dust and
cobwebs? The Clutterfly Effect offers a way out through the muddle.
Its step by step design will get you where you want to go. Can you
imagine creating an environment where your pain and disappointments
are turned into an asset that you leverage for your own success?
Are you looking to create a downstream life where less can get you
more? The Clutterfly Effect shows how ordinary lives can be
transformed by understanding the power of intention and tweaking,
clearing the clutter that keeps us stuck, and building momentum
while celebrating each step of the way. You're at the right place
at the right time. Get Clutterflied An autobiographical memoir of
family, faith and trust, and how small changes can yield big
results.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Kimberly Miller keeps an ugly, dark secret to herself, and as a
fourteen-year-old child she is too embarassed to speak up. Two
years later, when Kimberley finally reveals she has been abused by
her father, he's given his marching orders and moves out of the
family home, leaving Kimberly to pick up the pieces and care for
her younger teenage brother and her neurotic mother. Vulnerable and
lacking confidence, she desperately tries to seek solace and love,
though not always in the right places! Determined to forget the
past and take control of her life, she agrees to have counselling.
Will Kimberly find the happiness she deserves, and perhaps her soul
mate? Another emotional, heart-warming story from Mary Peters,
tackling some sensitive and revealing issues with her usual
narrative flair. A special story!
Rebecca Taylor appears to be living the good life - nice home,
beautiful 8-year-old twin daughters, and doing well as a
hairdresser. Though she's far from content, and her life changes
dramatically when she gives her husband his marching orders! But
it's Rebecca who moves out of the family home, intent on making a
better life for her children. Struggling to make ends meet and
desperately missing the comfort of a loving partner, she confides
in close friends and her ever-supportive parents as she confronts
serious challenges. New relationships with the opposite sex
fluctuate, especially when Rebecca feels insecure and speaks her
mind! For Rebecca, it's time to seize life, but can she ever find
true happiness and say 'goodbye' to the past? Make yourself a cuppa
and enjoy this engrossing and page-turning story!
Patsy has a hard life, living on the streets, all her worldly goods
in shopping bags... Suddenly everything changes when 10-year-old
Amy takes pity on Patsy and persuades her mum to invite her home.
Patsy's a funny, likeable lady, but a bit smelly! And Amy's family
just can't get used to Patsy's pet rat - something, or someone has
to go! Happily, Patsy finds more new friends - one of them shares a
remarkable story, and Patsy's life will never be the same again!
Brought up in care and by a far from loving foster family, Mary
Peters tells her heartbreaking and truly inspirational story with
honesty and candour, not to mention an ever-present sense of
humour. Having battled with rheumatoid arthritis for most of her
life, Mary tells how the stigma of being brought up in care has
sometimes proved to be as much of a challenge as her illness, but
how with the support of her loved ones and a fierce determination
she has finally found peace of mind.
Recued and brought back to good health by his friend Jack the
fisherman, Ollie soon realises he isn't quite the same as the other
otters on the riverbank anymore. He's always been a bit of a loner
and rather shy but will his new orange coloured coat make him stand
out and be treated differently ? Find out as you turn the pages of
this beautifully illustrated book which will keep your child
enthralled from the very beginning.
Times are hard in 1960's Wallsend, North Tyneside. Cola miner Fred
Slater has lost his wife to cancer, leaving him to raise his
10-year-old son Tom and teenage daughter Betsy. Keeping a promise
to her dying mother, to look after her brother and dad, Betsy has
to grow up quickly... starting with her first job. Taken under the
wing of her first boss, Betsy learns to juggle workplace challenges
and household chores. With a charming naivety, she struggles with
family commitments and her emotions, especially with that of her
first love - Sam. But is Betsy brave enough to take risks and move
on in her life...? This heart-warming and engaging tale,
beautifully capturing the lives of down-to-earth folk, is quite
simply a joy to read!
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Altere
Deutsche Literatur, Mediavistik, -, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der
Physiologus spricht uber den Fuchs, dass er ein listig Wesen sei
ganz und gar." Diese Ubersetzung liefert uns Otto Seel aus dem im
2. bis 4. Jahrhundert nach Christi Geburt in Griechenland
entstandenen Physiologus. Die Schrift uberliefert Charakteristika
von verschiedenen Tieren und weist ihnen bestimmte Verhaltensweisen
zu. Ein weiteres prominentes Beispiel fur die Zuordnung der
Listigkeit zum Fabeltier Fuchs" ist die Fabeldichtung Reynke de
Vos," dessen mittelniederdeutsche Fassung 1489 in der Lubecker
Mohnkopfdruckerei gedruckt worden ist. Reynke ist der Mittelpunkt
der Erzahlung und stort die Tierwelt durch seine listigen
Betrugereien, kann aber jeglicher Verurteilung fur seine Missetaten
entgehen und wird am Ende zum Kanzler aller Tiere ernannt. Aber
auch Kinder- und Volkslieder, wie Fuchs du hast die Gas gestohlen"
bezeichnen das stereotype negative Bild des Fuchses. Auch der
Magdeburger Prosa-Asop, auf den sich diese Arbeit bezieht, halt
viele Fuchs-Fabeln mit stereotyp gezeichnetem Fuchs bereit. Ziel
der Arbeit ist es, die Fabeln des Magdeburger Prosa-Asop
vergleichend auf die charakterlichen Eigenschaften des Fuchses in
den verschiedenen Fabeln hin zu uberprufen und eventuelle
Abweichungen von dem stereotypischen Fabel-Fuchs herauszuarbeiten.
Da speziell zur Fuchs-Darstellung im Magdeburger Prosa-Asop keine
Sekundarliteratur existiert, liegt der Fokus auf dem Vergleich der
Fabeln aus der Primarliteratur von Brigitte Derendorfs Magdeburger
Prosa-Asop. Dabei wurden samtliche Fabeln, in denen der Fuchs eine
Rolle spielt, begutachtet und eine Auswahl zur Anfuhrung von
Beispielen getatigt. Anschliessend konnten Kategorien hinsichtlich
der charakterlichen Eigenschaften gebildet und systematisch
analysiert werden
Value-added is the most robust, statistically significant method
for connecting teachers to students. In other words, value-added
analysis links teachers to students and, for the very first time,
allows educators to see the amount of growth they are facilitating
with students.aBuilt around the value-added analysis professional
development work of Battelle for Kids, this book for district and
school leaders prepares educators to understand and implement
value-added analysis in order to ensure that all students are
achieving and progressing. By providing a user-friendly, five-step
implementation process along with success stories of schools,
teachers, and students as well as strategies, samples, and tools,
this book will equip educators to use value-added analysis to help
accelerate student progress. It is written to inform readers about
what value-added analysis is and to help them utilize value-added
information in a classroom and/or school setting.
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