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'Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'– Maddie Mortimer, author of
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 'A delicious gallop through 90s
tabloid London' – Sam McAlister, author of Scoops It’s peak 90s
London. Shoulder pads are out, crimped hair is in, supermodels are
known by their first names, and Becky Sharp will do anything to
escape her past. From mingling with tabloid millionaires to trading
favours and fortunes with royalty, she will stop at nothing to
reach the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper.
Landing scoop after scoop, Becky ruthlessly carves a place for
herself in a society determined to ignore her. These are the
biggest stories and scandals of the decade, and she has something
to do with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common
with the people she writes about than she thinks – what takes a
lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .
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'Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex 'A true page-turner' – The
Independent 'Fabulous' – Daily Mail It’s peak 90s London.
Scandal dominates the headlines, men dominate the board rooms and
Becky Sharp will stop at nothing to reach the top at the Mercury
newspaper. Mingling with tabloid millionaires and trading favours
with royalty, Becky lands scoop after scoop, ruthlessly carving a
place for herself in a world determined to ignore her. These are
the biggest stories of the decade, and Becky has something to do
with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common with the
people she writes about than she thinks – what takes a lifetime
to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .
This book brings together case studies, visual essays and
substantive chapters written by leading scholars from around the
world. The volume provides a critical framing of the globally
expanding field of toxic heritage. Presents varied disciplinary
perspectives and methodologies. The book is organized in five
thematic sections that explore the meaning and significance of
toxic heritage, politics, narratives, affected communities, and
activist approaches and interventions. It identifies critical
issues and highlights areas of emerging research, while also
showcasing the resilience, advocacy, and creativity of communities,
scholars, and heritage professionals in responding to the current
environmental crises. This book is useful and relevant to scholars
and students working across a range of disciplines, including
heritage studies, environmental science, archaeology, anthropology
and geography.
'Spiky, clever, funny' - Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'- Maddie Mortimer, author of
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 'A delicious gallop through 90s
tabloid London' - Sam McAlister, author of Scoops It's peak 90s
London. Shoulder pads are out, crimped hair is in, supermodels are
known by their first names, and Becky Sharp will do anything to
escape her past. From mingling with tabloid millionaires to trading
favours and fortunes with royalty, she will stop at nothing to
reach the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper.
Landing scoop after scoop, Becky ruthlessly carves a place for
herself in a society determined to ignore her. These are the
biggest stories and scandals of the decade, and she has something
to do with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common
with the people she writes about than she thinks - what takes a
lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .
This book brings together case studies, visual essays and
substantive chapters written by leading scholars from around the
world. The volume provides a critical framing of the globally
expanding field of toxic heritage. Presents varied disciplinary
perspectives and methodologies. The book is organized in five
thematic sections that explore the meaning and significance of
toxic heritage, politics, narratives, affected communities, and
activist approaches and interventions. It identifies critical
issues and highlights areas of emerging research, while also
showcasing the resilience, advocacy, and creativity of communities,
scholars, and heritage professionals in responding to the current
environmental crises. This book is useful and relevant to scholars
and students working across a range of disciplines, including
heritage studies, environmental science, archaeology, anthropology
and geography.
This book addresses the relationship between gossip, women, and
film with regards to the genre of chick flicks. Presenting two case
studies on the films Easy A (Will Gluck 2010) and Emma (Douglas
McGrath 1996), Dang demonstrates that hearsay plays a defining role
in the staging of these films and thus in the film experience.
While the lack of women's voices in the general public sphere
remains an issue, the female voice is very present in the
contemporary woman's film. In its analysis of gossip, this book
focuses on a form of communication that has traditionally been
assigned to women and is consequently disregarded. Dang provides a
theoretical framework for the understanding of speech acts in the
popular, yet undertheorized, genre of chick flicks.
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The Cool Code (Hardcover)
Deirdre Langeland; Illustrated by Sarah Mai
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R645
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The Cool Code (Paperback)
Deirdre Langeland; Illustrated by Sarah Mai
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R268
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In this funny and heartfelt slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of
Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller, when coding whiz Zoey goes from
homeschooled to new school, she develops an app to help her make
friends. Will the Cool Code help Zoey fit in? Or will it completely
crash her social life? In an attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an
app called the Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell
her everything from what to say to what to wear based on pop
culture algorithms she's uploaded. But when the app gives her
ridiculous advice, awkwardness and hilarity ensues. With a few
upgrades and a bit of debugging from the coding club, the app
actually works-Zoey gets really popular . . . and gets her pulled
in all kinds of directions, including away from her real friends.
Life's most complicated choices. . . is there a code for that?
A love story with missing persons. Love, money, marriage and
pseudocide on the north-east coast of England. Childhood
sweethearts, Bryan and Laura Deane have been seemingly happily
married for just over fifteen years. Their friends and family
believe that if the Deanes are happy, there is such a thing as true
love. Only the Deanes aren't happy. The tides of debt are rising,
and the only remaining road to salvation is a life insurance pay
off. But neither of them have any plans of making the ultimate
sacrifice to get their hands on it. So when Bryan Deane goes
missing at sea - presumed dead - it looks as though the Deanes
might just pull off the scam. But there are two factors that Laura
does not count on; Martha, their fourteen year old daughter who
refuses to believe she will never see her father again, and Anna
Faust, childhood friend and now a Detective Sergeant - yet another
woman who is unable to accept the idea of spending the rest of her
life without Bryan.
When you re strange, dealing with what you are often proves to be
beyond you. And to not only accept the anguish that comes with
being different, but to adore it, is often unthinkable. Included in
this book are the viewpoints of high school teenagers, each one
with varied backgrounds but with similar experiences, and each one
struggling to find a sense of belonging within their bizarreness.
This, the seventh volume in the series, brings together papers from
the sixth CHAT Conference (2008), held at UCL on the theme of
'Heritage'. Contents: Introduction: The Good, the Bad and the
Unbuilt: Handling the Heritage of the Recent Past (Sarah May,
Hilary Orange and Sefryn Penrose); 1) Null and Void: the Palace of
the Republic, Berlin (Caroline A. Sandes); 2) The Heritage of a
Metaphor: Archaeological Investigations of the Iron Curtain (Anna
McWilliams); 3) Titanic Quarter: Creating a New Heritage Place
(Mary-Cate Garden); 4) The Aquatic Ape and the Rectangular Pit:
Perceiving the
Producers' Choice: Six Plays for Young Performers showcases some of
the best plays for young people produced by the UK's leading
theatre companies. The plays are ideal for young performers aged
13-25 and offer a diverse range of challenges, styles and subjects.
The volume will prove essential for teachers and students of Drama
and for youth drama groups. The plays include modern reworkings of
classics, such as Simon Reade's witty and brilliantly inventive
adaptation of Lewis Carroll's much-loved fantasy, and DJ Britton's
version of Sophocles' Theban plays, the tragic Oedipus/Antigone.
Contemporary teenage issues are dealt with in Megan Barker's
beautiful and uplifting Promise and Sarah May's The Butterfly Club.
Simon Stephens' hit-play Punk Rock set in a grammar school explores
dislocation and aggression among sixth form pupils; James Graham's
Tory Boyz is a fast-paced, political comedy about prejudice and
ambition in Westminster. Each play features production notes and
the volume is introduced by Paul Roseby, Artistic Director of the
National Youth Theatre. For schools, youth theatre groups and drama
colleges this anthology of thematically and stylistically diverse
plays will prove an invaluable resource.
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