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BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES
‘Beautifully written and completely convincing’ The Observer
‘An excellent novel – riotous and abundant, full of vivid,
dirty life’ The Guardian TO LOVE IS TO FALL . . . On a rooftop in
Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and
trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds.
Nonesuch is the dark star of the city's fabled child theatre scene,
as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar. Together they create
The Ghost Theatre: a troupe staging magical plays in London's
hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite
rebellion among the city's outcasts, the pair's relationship sparks
and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames.
Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the
Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they
fly too high, a fall is sure to come… Fantastical and
captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic
destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal.
'Dramatic and gripping... a breathless journey of hope, beauty,
wonder, tragedy, and the power of theatre' Isabelle Schuler 'Rich
and evocative with shades of Angela Carter' Ever Dundas 'A story of
rebellion and magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets
and theatres and rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully
written, delicate and sad. I'm still haunted by it' Mariana
Enriquez 'Osman brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life
with its child theatres, rioting apprentices and anarchic world,
its jumble of squalor and glamour... larger-than-life heroes raise
child rebellions; pursue exalted, treacherous love affairs; see the
future in a flock of birds. Glorious!' Sandra Newman ‘Hauntingly
beautiful … Thrilling and thought-provoking’ The Independent
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Horror in which a clinical trial at a remote facility goes terribly
wrong. Among those who sign up to test ProSyntrex's latest drug
Pro9 are Adam (Aneurin Barnard), Joni (Alex Reid), Carmen (Skye
Lourie) and Jed (Oliver Coleman). The trial is highly secret, with
no-one, including the staff who administer injections, aware of who
is receiving the drug and who is in the placebo group. Shortly
after the trial begins it becomes clear that something has gone
wrong. There are unexplained disappearances, bizarre silhouettes
and screaming from behind locked doors. Locked inside the facility,
unaware of the true nature of events, the surviving patients and
staff must band together to try and find a way out of the
nightmare.
Strategic communication as a research field and a professional
practice is becoming increasingly relevant for organizations.
Bringing together contributions from almost 60 leading
international scholars, this dynamic Research Handbook on Strategic
Communication is a timely contribution to a vivid and developing
academic field. Divided into three key parts - fundamentals,
perspectives, and processes - the Research Handbook provides a
holistic overview of target-oriented communication in and between
organizations and society. The Handbook begins by addressing core
issues in the discipline, introducing theories of communication,
strategy, propaganda, and the public sphere. Chapters further
explore strategic communication from a range of institutional,
democratic, spatial, gendered, professional, and technological
perspectives. The final section covers an extensive array of
strategic communication processes, from corporate branding,
communication management, and public diplomacy to corporate social
responsibility, political communication, and social media. Offering
an advanced overview of relevant theories, concepts, and methods in
strategic communication, this comprehensive Research Handbook will
be an essential resource for graduate students and scholars of
communication studies, sociology, social psychology, organizational
theory, marketing, and public relations. Practitioners will benefit
from its combination of theoretical and practical insights.
The comic companion to the BBC sitcom GHOSTS, perfect for all the
family. Everybody leaves a trace. The ghosts of Button House may
have been dead a long time - some of them a very long time - but
they have all left their mark on the world (even if, in Robin’s
case, that mark is just a handprint on the wall of a cave).
Gathered together in this volume is a treasure trove of unearthed
cuttings, original records and rare artefacts that explore the
unseen lives of those who died at Button House: from Thomas's love
letters to Pat's ‘Summer Camp Rap’, and from Julian's campaign
promises to Lady Button's Rules of Etiquette. There are even
documents dictated to the one person who can see and hear the
ghosts: Alison Cooper. Written by the show’s creators – Mathew
Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence
Rickard and Ben Willbond – this eclectic archive is a unique
chance to discover more about the beloved ghosts of Button House.
Thank be to Moonah! A book for all the family, it is as
warm-spirited and deliriously daft as the series itself.
Providing an in-depth and cutting-edge investigation into the rise
of Asian research practices and paradigms, Mats Benner examines how
this rise has been accomplished, what effects it has had, and how
it has shaped universities across seven Asian countries. Broad and
comprehensive, chapters analyse the research and education systems
of China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Singapore, South Korea,
and Taiwan, considering how their universities operate, their
models and policy priorities. Benner studies the historical, social
and political causes behind the variations between these countries,
before highlighting the effects of globalization on education,
research and innovation. Assessing whether we are witnessing a
tectonic shift in how and where education and research are carried
out, the book ultimately concludes that regional disparities will
remain, but that practices and priorities are becoming increasingly
similar in the process of globalization. With Asia showing an
increasingly marked presence in research and in scientific and
technological capability, this timely book will be invaluable to
university policy makers looking to innovate their education and
research models, alongside students and scholars interested in
Asian development, innovation and technology.
This unique book explores what subregions are in a European context
and what roles they fulfil in relation to the European integration
process, exploring how subregional cooperation and integration in
Europe largely take place in the shadow of the European integration
process. Mats Braun examines how subregions fulfil two specific
functions in relation to the European integration process: they
compensate for the fact that countries are connected to the
European Union in different ways, and they facilitate cooperation
in fields where the EU has failed to do so. The book analyses two
of the European subregions in detail, the Nordics and the Visegrad,
and explores how these groups gain legitimacy. Braun suggests that
Nordic cooperation is based on perceptions of shared norms
relating, among other things, to peace, while the Visegrad Group
has become widely known only in the aftermath of the migration
crisis and is now developing a new narrative based on protecting
Europe. Elaborating on a theoretical framework based on
postfunctionalism, this book will be critical reading for scholars
and students of European politics and policy, international
relations and regional studies. Its focus on the two case studies
will also be beneficial for policy makers and analysts interested
in the politics of the Nordic and Visegrad countries.
Science has become a central political concern with massive
increases in public investment, but resources are embedded in a
complex web of expectations that vary between countries and
regions. This book outlines an insightful understanding of science
policy as both concerning the governance of science itself through
priority-setting, funding, organization and articulation with
polity, society and economy, and its extra-organizational
connections in terms of higher education, innovation and national
policy concerns. The New Global Politics of Science examines how
science and innovation have become truly global, and the
consequences of this for scientists, policymakers and citizens.
This book provides an overview of how research policies have
evolved in different countries and contexts. It also examines how
science research has been aligned with nation-building and
state-formation, enmeshed in meta-governance, and how this relates
to economic growth. Analysing how knowledge policies have been
forged in their specific historical and geographical settings, this
book will be an invaluable tool for scholars and policymakers in
the fields of science, innovation and public policy.
The so-called ?'spatial turn?' in the social sciences has led to an
increased interest in what can be called the spatialities of power,
or the ways in which power as a medium for achieving goals is
related to where it takes place. This unique and intriguing
Handbook argues that the spatiality of power is never singular and
easily modeled according to straightforward theoretical
bullet-points, but instead is best approached as plural,
contextually emergent and relational. The Handbook on the
Geographies of Power consists of a series of cutting edge chapters
written by a diverse range of leading geographers working both
within and beyond political geography. It is organized thematically
into the main areas in which contemporary work on the geographies
of power is concentrated: bodies, economy, environment and energy,
and war. The Handbook maintains a careful connection between theory
and empirics, making it a valuable read for students, researchers
and scholars in the fields of political and human geography. It
will also appeal to social scientists more generally who are
interested in contemporary conceptions of power. Contributors
include: J. Agnew, J. Allen, I. Ashutosh, J. Barkan, N. Bauch, L.
Bhungalia, G. Boyce, B. Braun, M. Brown, P. Carmody, N. Clark, M.
Coleman, A. Dixon, V. Gidwani, N. Gordon, M. Hird, P. Hubbard, J.
Hyndman, J. Loyd, A. Moore, L. Muscara, N. Perugini, C. Rasmussen,
P. Steinberg, K. Strauss, S. Wakefield, K. Yusoff
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Supersonic (Blu-ray disc)
James Gay-Rees, Simon Halfon, Fiona Neilson, Oasis, Noel Gallagher, …
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Documentary about the career of Britpop band Oasis. Growing up on a
Manchester council estate, brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher started
their journey as Oasis in 1991. They hit the peak of their fame in
1996 as they played their home ground of Manchester City and two
consecutive nights at Knebworth. The band went on to become one of
the most successful acts of the time, achieving seven number one
albums and 24 top ten singles. Throughout their career the band
found themselves the subject of many controversies including
several legal battles over plagiarism as well as being outspoken
about their views on politics and the media. After a very public
split in 2009 the brothers went their separate ways leaving behind
hours of footage put together in this documentary by director Mat
Whitecross.
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on
Elgaronline thanks to generous funding support from The Swedish
Governmental Agency For Innovation Systems, Vinnova. This timely
book expertly examines ongoing pressing issues in the modern world
namely, an unstable economic climate, political turmoil and the
environmental crisis. It takes a unique look at how science,
technology and innovation could contribute towards the creation of
a smarter and more resilient society by allowing more inclusive
approaches into how science is integrated. With an insightful
global interdisciplinary approach, Smart Policies for Societies in
Transition combines in-depth theoretical analysis whilst also
providing a reflective look at broadening the scope of science and
innovation policy in order to understand the critical issues and
challenges. Chapters illustrate historical practices and events,
and discuss how the move to smart politics and the linking of
boundaries from a social, ecological and global viewpoint leads to
fewer but more creative policies. With its retrospective and
forward-thinking perspectives, this book will be an excellent
resource for academics wanting to rethink their approach to science
and innovation governance, whilst scholars will find the
collaborative method for combining policy analysis with theory of
policymaking and governance informative and illuminating.
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Incantation, Wendy (Paperback)
Beth Bramich; Artworks by Frances Scott; Designed by An Endless Supply; Contributions by Stine Herbert, Juliet Jacques, …
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The so-called ?'spatial turn?' in the social sciences has led to an
increased interest in what can be called the spatialities of power,
or the ways in which power as a medium for achieving goals is
related to where it takes place. This unique and intriguing
Handbook argues that the spatiality of power is never singular and
easily modeled according to straightforward theoretical
bullet-points, but instead is best approached as plural,
contextually emergent and relational. The Handbook on the
Geographies of Power consists of a series of cutting edge chapters
written by a diverse range of leading geographers working both
within and beyond political geography. It is organized thematically
into the main areas in which contemporary work on the geographies
of power is concentrated: bodies, economy, environment and energy,
and war. The Handbook maintains a careful connection between theory
and empirics, making it a valuable read for students, researchers
and scholars in the fields of political and human geography. It
will also appeal to social scientists more generally who are
interested in contemporary conceptions of power. Contributors
include: J. Agnew, J. Allen, I. Ashutosh, J. Barkan, N. Bauch, L.
Bhungalia, G. Boyce, B. Braun, M. Brown, P. Carmody, N. Clark, M.
Coleman, A. Dixon, V. Gidwani, N. Gordon, M. Hird, P. Hubbard, J.
Hyndman, J. Loyd, A. Moore, L. Muscara, N. Perugini, C. Rasmussen,
P. Steinberg, K. Strauss, S. Wakefield, K. Yusoff
BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES
‘Beautifully written and completely convincing’ The Observer TO
LOVE IS TO FALL . . . On a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds
collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the
future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the
city's fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly
as a beggar. Together they create The Ghost Theatre: a troupe
staging magical plays in London's hidden corners. As their
hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the city's
outcasts, the pair's relationship sparks and burns against a
backdrop of the plague and a London in flames. Their growing fame
sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where
Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is
sure to come… Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre
charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love
and torn apart by betrayal. 'Dramatic and gripping... a breathless
journey of hope, beauty, wonder, tragedy, and the power of theatre'
Isabelle Schuler 'Utterly transporting' Catriona Ward 'Vivid, heady
and brilliantly staged' Stuart Evers 'Rich and evocative with
shades of Angela Carter' Ever Dundas 'A story of rebellion and
magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets and theatres and
rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully written, delicate and
sad. I'm still haunted by it' Mariana Enriquez 'Osman brings the
underworld of Elizabethan London to life with its child theatres,
rioting apprentices and anarchic world, its jumble of squalor and
glamour... larger-than-life heroes raise child rebellions; pursue
exalted, treacherous love affairs; see the future in a flock of
birds. Glorious!' Sandra Newman
The Eisner-nominated series returns ahead of the upcoming David
Fincher Netflix film! Caught and put to work as an on-call assassin
for the French government, Killer has to adjust to working with a
handler, his new partner Nicolas, a former special forces
operative, and living life as a civilian. A network of city-wide
corruption awaits, getting Killer even more involved in the midst
of an escalating crisis, when he just wants to get back to his
nihilistic lifestyle. But, as feeling for a coworker arise in his
day job, will Killer be dangerously distracted, torn between two
identities? The Eisner Award-nominated series starring everyone's
favorite nameless assassin by artist Luc Jacamon and writer Matz
(The Black Dahlia) makes its long awaited return! Collects The
Killer: Affairs of the State #1-6.
Bursting with fun facts and age appropriate information, each
spread features a different dinosaur, along with simple text in big
type that is perfect for little kids.
The Famous & Fun Deluxe Collections contain well-loved
selections drawn from Famous & Fun: Pop, Classics, Favorites,
Rock, Duets, and Pop Duets. These teacher-tested arrangements are
student favorites, and can be used as a supplement to any method.
Titles: Alouette * Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffman) * Bye Bye
Love * Camptown Races (Duet) * Can You Feel the Love Tonight *
Don't Stop Believin' * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Itsy Bitsy Teenie
Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (Duet) * La Cucaracha (Duet) * On
Wings of Song * Over the Rainbow * (We're Gonna) Rock Around the
Clock * Row, Row, Row Your Boat * Scooby Doo, Where Are You? *
Stairway to Heaven * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * The
Barber of Seville (Overture) * The Bear Went Over the Mountain *
The Lion Sleeps Tonight * The Snake Charmer (Duet) * The Wheels on
the Bus * Theme from Swan Lake * This Land Is Your Land * This Old
Man * Trumpet Concerto in E-flat (Haydn) * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life
for Me) (Duet).
Listening has many positive effects for organizations. The
listening increases trust, commitment, job satisfaction among many
other things. Despite the positive impact and that organizations
have more communication channels than ever before, too little time
is spent listening to customers, employees, and significant other
stakeholders. How can it be so? The simple answer is that it is
difficult, but it is possible to get better at it, both as an
organization and as an employee. Organizations need to manage
listening as a strategic issue to be able to exploit this great
potential. At the same time as managers and employees need to be
made aware of the importance of listening and practice it.
Listening is an aspect of communication that has received much
attention the last couple of years, and the pandemic made the
importance of listening in organizations even more important. In
communication between humans, listening is a particularly important
part of creating and maintaining good relationships, trust, and
psychological safety. Research shows that when managers are bad at
listening, it can lead to higher turnover, burnout,
dissatisfaction, and low commitment among employees. Listening to
customers is another aspect that also has got more attention both
in practice and research. The main aim of the book is to increase
knowledge about listening and help organizations and individuals
become better at strategic listening. And through this, contribute
to strengthening the listening skills of organizations and
individuals. The book provides both theoretical explanations and
practical tools, and in the last chapter the authors present their
model of how organizations can work more systematically with
listening.
Mats Svensson is a photographer who took 60,000 photos in the
occupied Palestinian territories over several years and winnowed
them down to the 92 perceptive, nuanced, and ultimately
heart-rending images in this volume. Svenssons photos are
accompanied by pithy and surprising commentary from a wide variety
of Palestinian and Israeli figures as well as international voices
from Barack Obama and George W Bush to Nelson Mandela and Desmond
Tutu. Svensson documents Palestinian street scenes, conveying the
mannerisms and customs of daily life, as did the humanist
photographer Cartier Bresson. Svensson does not display the blood
and gore of conflict, yet he shows its precursors and its aftermath
in photos that, taken together, are as charged as the war photos of
Robert Capa and David Douglas Duncan. Svensson shows us occupation,
expropriation, arrest, and immense concrete barriers encroaching on
daily life and asks us to come to our own conclusions. Americans
will recognize this use of photos and words in the long tradition
of politically committed photojournalists such as Walker Evans and
James Agee who depicted the dispossessed of the earth in the
American south at the depths of the Great Depression in their
classic, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
Beyond a Shadow of a Diet is the most comprehensive book available
for professionals working with clients who struggle with Binge
Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating or Emotional Overeating. The
authors present research revealing that food restrictions in the
pursuit of weight loss actually trigger and sustain overeating.
Next, they offer step-by-step guidelines to help clients end the
diet mentality and learn an internally-based approach known as
attuned eating. Divided into three sections-The Problem, The
Treatment and The Solution-this engaging book contains chapters
filled with compelling case examples, visualizations and other
exercises so that therapists can deepen their knowledge and skills
as they help clients gain freedom from preoccupation with food and
weight. In addition to addressing the symptoms, dynamics and
treatment of eating problems, Beyond a Shadow of a Diet presents a
holistic framework that goes well beyond the clinical setting. This
invaluable resource includes topics such as the clinician's own
attitudes toward dieting and weight; cultural, ethical and social
justice issues; the neuroscience of mindfulness; weight stigma; and
promoting wellness for children of all sizes. Drawing from the
Health At Every Size paradigm-and the wealth of research examining
the relationship between dieting, weight and health-Beyond a Shadow
of a Diet offers both therapists and their clients a positive,
evidence-based model to making peace with food, their bodies and
themselves.
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Real-Life Decision-Making
Mats Danielson, Love Ekenberg
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A book for the interested layman or professional, interested in
making better important decisions (personal or corporate) with
relative ease. The book takes a prescriptive stand, prioritising
real-world effective methods over theoretical exposes or describing
(albeit sometimes amusing) shortcomings of humans making decisions.
It will sit comfortable amidst prescriptive books, highlighting
human shortcomings, and normative books, telling people which
mistakes they are doing without showing practical methods to
circumvent the inevitable shortcomings of humans.
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