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Suddenly there is a blow to my face, I am hurled to one side. 'My
child, I have to go with her!' I scream. But Dr Mengel is standing
before me, whip raised. 'Maul halten, shut up!' His eyes gleam. Filled
with fear I cower down.
In 1943, as the Nazi power swept across central Europe, Rosa, her
husband Emanuel and their daughter, Judy, were forced into hiding. But
after a year and a half of living a terrifying, day-by-day existence,
they were betrayed. As they arrived in Auschwitz, Rosa was torn from
her husband and her only daughter. Could she dare to hope she would see
either of them again?
Somehow, Rosa fought the horror and humiliation of the camp, on
occasion coming dangerously close to death. In nursing the people
trapped beside her, she helped others survive, but tragically she also
watched them die - including a mother she had met before, with a
similar story and a daughter the very same age. Her name was Edith
Frank.
Written immediately in the months after the war, Auschwitz - A Mother's
Story tells Rosa de Winter-Levy's unique and heart-breaking personal
story - from the atrocities of the camp to her journey out of hell.
Powerful and affecting, it is the testimony of a mother, and the pain
she will endure for the chance to hold her child again.
It's night. The door opens and along with 500 other women I am taken to
the so-called Krätzeblock, the scabies block. Mice and rats run over
us, the women scream and cry, it's almost unbearable. There's no chance
of sleep, we're all consumed by the same thought: tomorrow our final
hour will have come.
With diverse contributions from over 100 authors around the globe,
this comprehensive Encyclopedia summarises the developments of
ecological economics from the fundamental contributions to the more
recent methodological debates in the field. This Encyclopedia
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integrated ecologic-economic modelling, valuation of natural
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management. With a strong normative focus, entries include
theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions, as the
field orientates its efforts to improve environmental policy and
governance to enhance wellbeing, environmental quality, and social
justice. This unique reference will be a key tool to students,
scholars, policy makers and anyone else seeking to understand the
link between economic systems and the environment from the
perspective of ecological economics, business management,
environmental and urban studies. Key Features: Entries include
selected references for further study Entries by both leading
scholars and up-and-coming voices Addresses the links between the
ecological crisis and economic activity Over 90 entries with
accessible explanations of key concepts and methods
Multi-disciplinary approach across the fields of economics,
ecology, sociology, geography, and also political science and
history.
Clear, accessible and jargon-free, BBC Spanish Grammar is the ideal
complement to any Spanish language course. With its emphasis on
clear and concise explanation, it provides a handy and
authoritative reference guide for learners at home or in the
classroom. Well respected and recommended by language tutors, the
BBC Grammar range is suitable for adult learners from beginner
level to GCSE and beyond.This new edition has been revised and
updated to include the euro.
A year-round escape for one million annual tourists, Catalina
Island is gaining popularity as a world-class eco-destination.
Eighty-eight percent of the island is under the watch of the
Catalina Island Conservancy, which preserves, manages and restores
the island's unique wild lands. Bison, foxes and bald eagles are
its best-known inhabitants, but Catalina is home to more than sixty
other animal and plant species that exist nowhere else on earth.
And they are all within the boundaries of one of the world's most
populous regions: Los Angeles County. Biologists Frank Hein and
Carlos de la Rosa present a highly enjoyable tour through the
fascinating origins, mysterious quirks and ecological victories of
one of the West Coast's most remarkable places.
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Pele, Volume 46 (Hardcover)
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara; Illustrated by Camila Rosa
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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy
bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of
Pele, Brazil's all-time King of Football. With a sock full of rags
for a ball, Pele honed his skills in a poor neighbourhood in
Brazil. He believed that, one day, he would lead his country to
World Cup victory - and he was right! With Pele and his super
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is widely regarded as the greatest footballer who ever lived - and
a hero off the pitch, too, using his voice to help the people who
need it most. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky
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King's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of
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of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child
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toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for
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Little People, BIG DREAMS!
This timely Research Handbook provides a broad analysis and
discussion on how academics are managed. It addresses key issues,
including the changing nature of academic work and academic labour
markets, issues of power, leadership, ageing, human resource
management practices, and mobility. As academia is increasingly
questioned as an elite profession, a narrative of casualisation,
precarity, inequality, long hours, surveillance, austerity, erosion
of pay, exacerbated competition, and harmful power relations has
come to dominate. Expert contributors provide multiple perspectives
on how academics are managed and how the management of academics
influences their roles and careers. Chapters consider how
academics' characteristics, such as gender, age, and position in
their academic career, influence or are influenced by the way in
which academics are managed. Drawing together a range of
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this Research Handbook offers an important contribution to the
debates surrounding the shifting frontiers of managing academics
and the questions raised for individuals, higher education
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will be a useful resource for academics and advanced students with
an interest in human resource management, management and
universities, and management education. Higher education
professionals and policy makers will also find it to be a helpful
guide.
This book offers cutting-edge insights into the changing landscape
of entrepreneurial finance, as digital technologies play an
increasingly dynamic role in the world economy. Assessing the rapid
development of innovative technologies in entrepreneurial
ecosystems, it contributes to a wider discussion on the role that
technology plays in facilitating and commercializing ideas in the
context of global finance. Chapters offer a systemic, comparative
analysis of the interplay between financial activities and digital
technologies, reflecting on the acceleration of the development of
innovative technologies and alternative financing. The book
includes thoughtful discussions of women entrepreneurs,
crowdfunding, business angels and big data, connecting these topics
to wider discussions of technology-based entrepreneurship. Offering
interdisciplinary insights from a variety of entrepreneurial
contexts, including startups, universities, corporations, and the
public sector, contributors demonstrate the role of digital
technologies in facilitating entrepreneurial ecosystems. Bringing
together state-of-the-art qualitative and quantitative research on
entrepreneurial ecosystems, this book offers crucial insights for
academics and researchers of entrepreneurial finance looking for a
better understanding of the contemporary role of digital
technologies in alternative financing. Policymakers and
practitioners will also benefit from the managerial implications of
real-world scenarios analyzed by contributors.
Arguing that traditional approaches to planning are insufficient to
address the complexities of transforming cities and regions in
contemporary society, this innovative book makes the case for
training planners in new and creative ways as coordinators,
enablers and facilitators. An international range of teaching case
studies offer a wide and distinctive set of ideas for the future of
planning education along with practical tips to assist in adapting
pedagogical approaches to various institutional settings.
Additionally, the book promotes a stimulating interdisciplinary
dialogue with contributions by leading educational specialists that
situate the new and emergent approaches in planning education
within the context of urban and regional challenges and the broader
framework of contemporary pedagogical debates. This original book
will be a valuable resource for academic scholars in urban,
regional and spatial planning, and all those concerned with the
future of higher education in relevant subjects. Chapters provide
food for thought on making responsible choices while training
planning professionals to act in a socially responsible manner and
to support communities to think, design and deliver change in
qualified ways.
This Research Handbook offers crucial ethical perspectives on
navigating the increasingly complex and contested landscape of
contemporary energy law. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it
brings together diverse scholarship and expertise from academia,
international organizations, legal practice and the judiciary to
address wide-ranging issues linking energy and law to ethical
drivers such as wealth, peace and war, development, climate change,
and use and abuse of natural resources. The Handbook investigates
first the governing dynamics of energy, law and ethics, providing a
conceptual overview of key topics. It then examines the ethics of
financing energy projects, renewable energy transition and climate
change mitigation. The final part is a case study of energy, law
and ethics in practice. Throughout, the Handbook draws on the vital
underlying theme of intergenerational equity, offering a toolbox of
arguments for framing the law and policies that will shape the
future of the planet. The Research Handbook on Energy, Law and
Ethics will be an essential resource for scholars and practitioners
working in all areas of energy law, particularly its intersections
with climate change, renewable energy transition and environmental
justice. Negotiators and policymakers will also find its
delineation of current debates and reference to practical
experience invaluable.
Exploring the modern approach to the economics of happiness, which
came about with the Easterlin Paradox, this book analyses and
assesses the idea that as a country gets richer the happiness of
its citizens remains the same. The book moves through three
distinct pillars of study in the field: first analysing the
historical and philosophical foundations of the debate; then the
methodological and measurements issues and their political
implications; and finally empirical applications and discussion
about what determines a happy life. A Modern Guide to the Economics
of Happiness extends the concept of happiness to that of wellbeing,
offering an inquiry into well-being within the paradigm of complex
systems. It draws together both recent developments in studies on
the economics of happiness as well as its historical roots,
covering the concept of Eudaimonia, Aristotle's theories and the
important contribution of Italian economists. Critical case studies
look at the relationship between physical activity and wellbeing,
the value of family for life satisfaction, and the role of social
capital for migrant acceptance. An invigorating read for economics
and psychology scholars, this book will also be of interest to
those researching welfare and development economics.
Arguing that traditional approaches to planning are insufficient to
address the complexities of transforming cities and regions in
contemporary society, this innovative book makes the case for
training planners in new and creative ways as coordinators,
enablers and facilitators. An international range of teaching case
studies offer a wide and distinctive set of ideas for the future of
planning education along with practical tips to assist in adapting
pedagogical approaches to various institutional settings.
Additionally, the book promotes a stimulating interdisciplinary
dialogue with contributions by leading educational specialists that
situate the new and emergent approaches in planning education
within the context of urban and regional challenges and the broader
framework of contemporary pedagogical debates. This original book
will be a valuable resource for academic scholars in urban,
regional and spatial planning, and all those concerned with the
future of higher education in relevant subjects. Chapters provide
food for thought on making responsible choices while training
planning professionals to act in a socially responsible manner and
to support communities to think, design and deliver change in
qualified ways.
This thought-provoking book explores the multifaceted phenomenon of
objectivity and its relations to various aspects of the law and
practical reasoning. Featuring contributions from an international
group of researchers from differing legal contexts, it addresses
topics relevant not only from a theoretical point of view but also
themes directly connected with legal and judicial practice.
Beginning with an introduction from the editors proposing a new
account of the meaning of objectivity, the book is then divided
into three broad themes illuminated by this account. Chapters first
address a range of problems linked to the relationship between
objectivity and jurisprudence, before turning in the second part to
an analysis of the functions of objectivity in legal
interpretation. The final part then deals with the function of
objectivity in practical reasoning. Offering a spectrum of
scholarly insights within a coherent intellectual framework, this
book will be a crucial read for scholars and graduate students of
legal philosophy and legal theory. Its discussion of objectivity as
it relates to legal practice and practical reasoning will also be
of interest to practitioners such as judges, arbitrators and
lawyers.
As the European Union continues to struggle to establish a common
agenda on tackling social problems, this compelling book presents a
set of comparative sociological studies in southern European
countries from leading scholars working in the region. While
political and sociological discussion is frequently focused on
northern EU member states, this book widens the debate by looking
at a series of specific social problems of southern Europe.
Contributors examine pressing social issues, such as social unrest,
Islamophobia, childhood and educational needs, deindustrialization,
unemployment and environmental degradation, addressing not only the
implications of these issues but also their societal perception and
their impact on national and regional identities. Chapters
highlight shared trends and critical regional disparities that may
improve our understanding of social problems in Mediterranean
welfare states. Featuring key research from leading academics in
the field, this book is crucial reading for scholars of sociology
and social policy working in the field of social problems,
particularly those focused on southern Europe. It will also be
beneficial to policymakers working in the region who are in need of
fresh empirical insights into the social fabric of southern
European societies. Contributors include: T. Alvarez Lorente, H.
Baldan, A. Barros Cardoso, F. Barros Rodriguez, J.F. Bejarano
Bella, I. Benali Tahiri, S. Bertolini, F.J. Canton Correa, P.
Cardon, F.F. Castano, E. Dominguez, R. Duque-Calvache, F.
Entrena-Duran, M. do Nascimento Esteves Mateus, R. Fajardo
Fernandez, C. Fuentes-Lara, N. Fuster, P. Galindo Calvo, J.M.
Garcia Moreno, A. Gentile, S.M.A. Gozzo, J. Iglesias de Ussel, E.
Igorra Canillas, B. Jimenez Roger, J. Lopez Doblas, L.F. Lopez
Garcia, B. Mahmud, R. Manzanera Ruiz, C. Marciano, A. Martinez
Lopez, R. Martinez Martin, I. Palomares-Linares, L. Pellizzoni,
T.T. Rodriguez Molina, F. Sadio Ramos, M. Sanchez Martinez, M.J.
Santiago Segura, R.M. Soriano Miras, J.L. Sousa Soares de Oliveira
Braga, J. Susino, J.M. Torrado, A. Torres Rodriguez, A. Trinidad
Requena, J.M. Valdera-Gil
Capitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal
way to live. 'Making connections' means networking for work. Our
emotional needs are to be fulfilled by a single romantic partner,
and self-care equates to taking personal responsibility for our
suffering. We must be productive and heterosexual, we must have
babies and buy a house. But the kicker is most people cannot and do
not want to achieve these goals. Instead we are left feeling
atomised, exhausted and disempowered. Radical Intimacy shows that
it doesn't need to be this way. Including inspiring ideas for
alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical
imagination to discover a new form of intimacy. Including critiques
of the 'wellness' industry that ignores rising poverty rates, the
mental health crisis and racist and misogynist state violence;
transcending love and sex under capitalism to move towards
feminist, decolonial and queer thinking; asking whether we should
abolish the family; interrogating the framing of ageing and death
and much more, Radical Intimacy is the compassionate antidote to a
callous society. Now as an audiobook, to listen to on the go.
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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.
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