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Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1804543055ISBN 13: 9781804543054
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tilly is on holiday in Cornwall and living the dream riding on the beach. But not everyone is as horse-mad as she is. It takes not only Tilly's skills, but a brave and gentle horse called Neptune to save the day. Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting pony adventures, packed with expert, up-to-date advice from the author as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations. 128 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1526662590ISBN 13: 9781526662590
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Become a birder with this brand-new children's activity book from the RSPB. Joining the thousands of people who take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch every year has never been easier with this handy sticker book and birdwatching guide!Discover useful tips on how to attract birds to your garden or windowsill, learn to identify common birds, follow step-by-step instructions to create a bird-feeder from household items and have a go at lots of fun activities. Wherever you live and whatever time of year it is, there are always birds to spot!The perfect gift for young nature lovers and budding birders, this book is bursting with fun activities to keep kids busy, with over 170 plastic-free stickers to stick-in scenes, colouring activities, word searches, dot-to-dots and more. This book encourages young readers to get out into nature and begin their birdwatching adventure! 32 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1399410458ISBN 13: 9781399410458
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Essential reading for anyone who has to work with social media in a professional capacity, from using networking sites to marketing their businesses or employers.Many people use social media every day - and it can be a vital tool in professional life. Whether you're polishing an online CV, contributing to a chat group relating to your industry sector, or using Instagram to highlight goods and services, the professional face you present needs to be strategically different to the 'social' posts that you may make outside of work.Using Social Media at Work is an easy to read, pocket-sized guide that can be dipped into for advice, tips and guidance - perfect for reading in a lunch break or on a commute. It is the ultimate etiquette guide for anyone nervous about using social media in professional settings, including: top tips, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists of the best sources of further help. 96 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1837932891ISBN 13: 9781837932894
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Joe the Bouncer's search for a stolen racing pigeon sends him into a warren of assassins in this thrilling caper from David Gordon.Harvard dropout and ex-Special Forces operative Joe Brody is climbing the ranks in the criminal underworld. After successfully executing multiple missions for the various crime syndicates that run New York City, he has come to earn the trust and respect of the city's most dangerous denizens. Which is why his newest task - retrieving a pet pigeon snatched from a rooftop coop in Brooklyn - has Joe puzzled . until he learns that the bird is valued at close to a million dollars.Joe hatches a plan to sneak into the luxury apartment building where the pigeon is held captive. But the plan takes a deadly turn when he stumbles upon a nest of international war criminals. Fearing that Joe's entry into the building has somehow compromised their nefarious scheme, they put a bounty on his head.In New York, Joe is untouchable, but his new foes come from outside the flock, and he'll need a wing and a prayer to elude their assassins.Reviewers on David Gordon'David Gordon brings an outstanding new voice to the contemporary crime novel.' Robert Crais'A unique and worthwhile series' CrimeReads'Gordon knows how to write a potboiler.' LA Times'In the caper tradition popularized by Donald E. Westlake and Lawrence Block, Gordon uses humour to good effect.' Publishers Weekly 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 180454891XISBN 13: 9781804548912
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A retired Scotland Yard Inspector races to prove the innocence of his daughter's policeman fiance in this fast-paced and expertly crafted whodunnit from 'marvellous storyteller' (Michael Koryta) Scott Shepherd.When NYPD Detective John Frankel's ex-wife is discovered murdered in his Manhattan apartment, he instantly becomes the prime suspect. Frankel's gun is linked to the fatal bullet, he had a motive, and he flees the city, all of which convinces his colleagues of his guilt.But Frankel's bride-to-be, Rachel, and her father, Austin Grant, a former Scotland Yard detective in London, are certain of his innocence. So with the police under orders to use whatever force necessary to apprehend Frankel, the duo will have to act fast to save him.The relentless manhunt takes them from the tropical shores of Hawaii to the woods of northern Maine. And as the game of cat-and-mouse unfurls, so too does a complex murder plot with multiple victims.Reviews for Should I Fall:'Riveting and fast-paced. Readers will be hooked on the twisting story.' Library Journal'Shepherd masterfully blends crime fiction and domestic suspense in this taut, character driven sequel that leaves us wanting more!' Wendy Walker'Tense and twist-filled, but also genuinely warm-hearted, filled with engaging characters. A pleasure to read.' Brian Freeman 336 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035904470ISBN 13: 9781035904471
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the crooked streets of the boomtown, the rule of law is powerless.Police captain Delia Mariola is struggling to drive predatory drug dealers from the American rust belt town of Baxter, before the owners of the new Nissan plant lose faith in the project.It doesn't help that the influx of male workers for the plant has also meant an influx of criminals. In the workers' settlement just outside the city limits, a modern Wild West boomtown is now thriving, drawing criminal gangs who promise drugs and female company to men far from home looking for comfort and distraction.With no active policing in the unregulated settlement, the criminals are fighting it out to take control of the drug trade. It's against this chaotic backdrop that a young sex worker's body turns up on the streets of Baxter itself.Delia investigates the murder relentlessly, determined to bring justice to the criminal enterprises plaguing her streets. But she's not the only one hunting the killer, and when strangers turn up seeking their own form of justice for the murdered girl, Delia risks facing off against a vigilante movement that could put her job on the line.The breathtaking new thriller from US author A.F. Carter, Boomtown is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Hostage. 368 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1804548960ISBN 13: 9781804548967
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A PhD student uncovers dark secrets in this 'richly atmospheric and irresistibly readable' (Joyce Carol Oates) mystery set in Scotland, Italy, and France. For fans of Donna Tartt and Elizabeth Kostova.Fleeing a disastrous love affair, Isabel Henley leaves the US to begin a PhD in Scotland. There she reconnects with the charismatic Rose Brewster, a former classmate, who becomes a much-needed friend. When Rose reveals she's in trouble, Isabel decides to help her.Then Rose vanishes.No clues can be found until Isabel receives a coded message: Rose is alive, but held captive by people who don't want her to complete her historical research. Isabel realises she must finish Rose's work if she wants to save her life.The trail leads Isabel to the great cities of Italy and France. She must decipher a chain of betrayal and treason lasting centuries, and solve a 400-year-old mystery. or risk being claimed by it too.For fans of The Cloisters, The Secret History and The Maidens, this is a gripping literary thriller set in the world of dark academia.Reviews for The Bequest'A brilliant debut, as smart as it is compelling' Tasha Alexander'A first rate mystery by a first time author. Intriguing plot and well drawn characters' Martin Cruz Smith 416 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1789545846ISBN 13: 9781789545845
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, the final book in his authentic, action-packed trilogy set on the frontiers of the Roman Empire.AD 117: BRITANNIA. Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and resisting the urge to murder an annoying neighbour - until someone else does it for him.Dragged back into a life of violence, Ferox finds himself chasing raiders, fighting chieftains and negotiating with kings. Under the new emperor, Hadrian, the whole world seems to be changing: old friends are now enemies, enemies claim they are friends, and new and deadly threats lurk in the shadows.When Hadrian himself comes to Britannia to inspect his great wall, war erupts suddenly. Ferox is the only one who can save the emperor - but with his family, and his own life, in danger, he must first decide whose side he is on.Gritty, gripping and profoundly authentic, The Wall is the final book in the City of Victory trilogy from bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Harry Sidebottom.Reviews for Adrian Goldsworthy'No one writes more convincing Roman fiction.' Harry Sidebottom'Gritty and realistic.' Daily Telegraph'An extraordinarily rich picture of a battle on the Roman empire's borders.' The Times'Brings the reader closer to the true nature of Roman Britain.' New Books Magazine 480 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035904071ISBN 13: 9781035904075
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fourth terrifying instalment in the Night Warriors series from master of horror Graham Masterton.THEY FIGHT TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE.The Night Warriors are an ancient order set to protect us in our dreams, when we are our most defenceless - and there is nothing more vulnerable than a child.When they learn of two monstrous apparitions that are attempting to enter the dreams of expectant mothers, sending demons to embed themselves into the minds of newborn babies, they know they must do something.The only way to stop such a powerful force is to uncover their true motive for targeting children. They have faced evil before - but nothing as cruel and horrific as this.Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled. all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine 416 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350358568ISBN 13: 9781350358560
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book introduces readers to the widespread phenomenon of how social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok become an extension of long-standing aspects of musical theatre engagement.Although casual observers may dismiss social media's import, social media has revolutionized the field of musical theatre since the early days of Web 2.0 with spaces such as AOL, LiveJournal, and Myspace. Now, as social media continues to grow in relevance, the nuanced ways in which digital platforms influence musical culture remain ripe for study. Social Media in Musical Theatre moves beyond viewing social media merely as a passing fad or a space free from critical engagement. Rather, this volume takes a serious look at the critical role social media play in musicals, thus challenging how social media users and musical theatre-makers alike approach digital spaces.This book introduces the relationship between musical theatre and social media in the 21st century as well as methods to study social media's influence on musicals through three in-depth case studies organized around marketing on YouTube, fan engagement on Twitter, and new musical development on TikTok. 128 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1399404938ISBN 13: 9781399404938
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 2024 Bloomsbury Lent Book invites you on a six-week journey in the company of the 'beloved disciple' as found in the narrative of the Gospel of St John.As the only disciple to have stayed close to Jesus at every stage from the Last Supper to the Crucifixion at Calvary, this eagle-eyed eyewitness intentionally records certain subtle details and signs which, when perceived with the eyes of faith, indicate a deeper and far lasting significance.Michael Marshall explores what these signs are and how, with prayerful reflection, they draw us ever more deeply into the personal, eternal and cosmic significance and awareness of all that Christ accomplished by his death and resurrection - the Paschal Mystery.Ideal for both individual use and for small group study, Lent with the Beloved Disciple takes us into the heart of that Paschal Mystery, by which all things in heaven and earth are ultimately fulfilled in the risen and ascended Christ, who is 'all in all'. 208 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 180024326XISBN 13: 9781800243262
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second book in The Sun Chronicles trilogy, a galactic-scale, gender-swapped space opera series inspired by the life of Alexander the Great.Shrewd, brutal, relentless and patient, Queen-Marshal Eirene has led the Republic of Chaonia from the brink of annihilation to the edge of victory. One by one, her enemies have fallen in defeat, and now she is ready to push her battle-hardened fleets into territories long controlled by the mighty Phene Empire.But her victories are not without cost. The Republic has endured decades of conflict, with factions simmering beneath the surface, waiting for their chance to boil.The Phene know this.While they might not be able to defeat the Queen-Marshal in open battle, there are other ways to strike back.And on the eve of Eirene's attack on the rich and populous Karnos System, they will.In the aftermath, Eirene's daughter, Princess Sun, will face her greatest challenge yet. Can she escape her mother's shadow and forge her own legend, despite all that's arrayed against her Reviews for the Sun Chronicles:'Epic starship battles, court intrigue and Machiavellian betrayals' Guardian'Enthralling, edge-of-your-seat stuff hurtling along at warp speed' Kirkus'Not only is this action-packed with fascinating women characters, there is very inventive world-building and twisty turny political scheming' Book Riot'Non-stop action! Space battles! Intrigue! This is the kind of space opera that I love best - but Elliott does it even better' Ann Leckie'Breathtaking and mindblowingly good' Aliette de Bodard 736 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350247715ISBN 13: 9781350247710
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins's 1879 musical Peculiar Sam to Lynn Nottage's 2021 musical MJ, the 'Black musical' does not get the credit it deserves for sustaining the genre we know and love. This introductory book is devoted to representative African-American perspectives in musical theatre from the literature of slavery and freedom, 1746-1865, to the contemporary period, offering the reader case studies of what the 'Black musical' is, how it works, and why it matters.Based on Glover's experience teaching Black musical theatre at a conservatory and in the liberal arts, he draws his close readings of Eubie Blake, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins and Charlie Smalls from theory and practice. Moreover, Glover investigates how the ballet, the musical comedy, the opera, the play with music and the revue are similar and different narrative sub-genres. Finally, the book reflect on issues such as blackface minstrelsy, 'the Chitlin Circuit', non-traditional casting and yellowface.Published in the Topics in Musical Theatre series, this short book gives the reader new ways of seeing the aesthetically and politically capacious category of Black musical theatre from an anti-racist approach. 136 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350463736ISBN 13: 9781350463738
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Would you mind if I asked you a troubling question An Oscar-winning American actor, an English director and a Northern Irish playwright are about to begin rehearsals for a new play â ¿ one that could transform each of their careers. But when it turns out that theyâ ¿re not on the same page, the night threatens to spiral out of control. Power dynamics, cultural identity and the perils of being a woman in the entertainment industry; nothing is off limits in this pitch-black comedy from the award-winning playwright David Ireland. This edition is published to coincide with the revival at Riverside Studios, London, in December 2023. 96 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350455407ISBN 13: 9781350455405
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There's a legend about the Watch House. Scrape beneath the whitewash and you'll find terror. You'll find him. Tynemouth, late 1970s. Christmas is coming and Front Street's swinging. But Anne, dumped here while her parents sort their divorce, isn't in the mood. She escapes to the castle, the Priory the beaches. Best of all, the Watch House. The old coastguard's place is packed with weird treasures and no one bothers her. Until lights start to flicker and something stirs in the dark nights. Buried deep in the past is a secret which now threatens everything. Only Anne can stop it. The Watch House is an epic new adaptation of Carnegie Medal-winner Robert Westall's original novel, from Olivier Award-winning theatre-maker Chris Foxon. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Laurels Theatre in Whitley Bay, in December 2023. 112 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350459348ISBN 13: 9781350459342
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - No.1 â¿ Players always come firstNo.2 â¿ We look to the futureNo.3 â¿ We never leave anyone behindNo.4 â¿ We place others before ourselvesNo.5 â¿ We keep our promisesFive women have come together with one goal, one dream. Coming from very different backgrounds in life they have to work together as a team if they want to do what no one from Scotland has ever done before. To win the Homeless World Cup, and bring the trophy home. A joyful story of community and teamwork, building connections between each other and homelessness. Written with the Dundee Womenâ¿s Street Soccer Team, Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse's Same Team â¿ A Street Soccer Story is an uplifting whirlwind through the highs and lows of homeless football. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, in December 2023. 112 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 103590070XISBN 13: 9781035900701
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this debut novella, Daniel Mengara captures the incredible story of a Gabonese mother who resists the unjust pressures of her village. At its core, Mema is an unforgettable tale about resilience and a culture in transition.Told through the eyes of her son, Mema's story is an unforgettable one. A powerful woman in her village, her sharp tongue and stubborn principles frequently provoke outrage. So when the unthinkable happens and her husband turns violent, her neighbours choose to blame her.Matters take a turn for the worse when her husband is unexpectedly found dead - and Mema is the main suspect. It quickly becomes clear that she must fight to be believed or she risks losing custody over her children for good.In this profound and touching tale, Daniel Mengara brings to life the changing customs and beliefs of a rural Gabonese village, interweaving prose with traditional oral storytelling.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035900769ISBN 13: 9781035900763
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Lília Momplé thrilling novel, Neighbours, a group of strangers find their futures forever intertwined over the course of just a few short hours.On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, three families quietly prepare for the night's celebrations, preoccupied with their own separate lives.Narguiss cooks food with her daughters, anxiously waiting for her husband to come home.Leia and Januário take joy in the fact they finally have a roof over their heads, especially after the birth of their young daughter.And Mena overhears her husband plotting murder.Told through a series of narrative snapshots, Neighbours is a gripping tale of secret conspiracies and revolt in Mozambique.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1472853970ISBN 13: 9781472853974
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Rodríguez, Felipe (illustrator). Neuware - An illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler's army - the Wehrmacht's field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II.Often overshadowed in military history by the tanks and aircraft of Blitzkrieg, Germany's artillery was key to its methods of waging war throughout World War II. Field artillery remained the primary killer on the battlefield, often responsible for three-quarters of combat casualties inflicted.Redressing the balance, this book surveys the major Wehrmacht guns of the war, and the basic organizational structure of the German field artillery. Its primary focus is on the divisional field guns, especially the lFH 18 10.5cm field howitzer and the 15cm sFH 18 field howitzer that formed the backbone of German artillery. A brief survey is also made of the infantry guns used at the regimental level, and of corps-level heavy artillery. The issue of the use of'Beutewaffen,' captured war-booty field guns, is also looked at, as is the Nebelwerfer and schwere Wurfgerät rocket artillery.With archive photos and meticulously detailed new illustrations, this book provides a concise study of the German Army's big guns of World War II, how they were organized and how they were used, both on the Eastern and Western fronts.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035900971ISBN 13: 9781035900978
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From award-winning author, Evelyne Accad, Wounding Words tells the story of Hayate, a young student in Tunisia, as she struggles to cope under the everyday injustices around her.After seeing too many of her cousins die under the blows of their husbands, Hayate promises herself to do everything she can to avoid the same fate. Her hope lies in a drastic move to Tunisia - hailed to be the most democratic and inclusive country in the Arab world. Yet what she finds when she arrives is a starkly different reality.Following Hayate's journals as a feminist scholar, Wounding Words offers a thought-provoking and intelligently written account of feminism as it exist across the world, asking how women everywhere can live day-to-day by its values.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350264407ISBN 13: 9781350264403
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through a series of arresting vignettes and a collection of nameless characters, Alice Birch examines the language, behaviour and forces that shape women in the 21st century. The play asks what's stopping us from doing something truly radical to change them Written in response to the provocation that well-behaved women seldom make history, the play is an assault on the language that has fueled violence against women throughout history.Problematic language frequently attached to women is interrogated, from lazy sexist clichés to the conventions around a marriage proposal. Through doing so, the play rails against the conventions of work, sex, motherhood, aging and love.Revolt. She said. Revolt again was first performed at the 2014 Midsummer Mischief Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon. It transferred to the Royal Court Upstairs and was more recently produced at New York's Soho Rep.It is published here in a Student Edition alongside commentary and notes by Marissia Fragkou, who locates the play in our contemporary political and cultural context (including second- and third-wave feminism, and the #MeToo movement).
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350173339ISBN 13: 9781350173330
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume examines the multiple meanings of the term community in relation to teacher education research from an international perspective and present examples of exemplary work that represent different strands of community-focused and community-based teacher education. As well as laying out and clarifying the landscape of existing work on including communities in teacher education, Ken Zeichner argues for a view of teacher education in which existing power hierarchies are disrupted and in which parents/carers, families and local communities play central roles in the preparation of teachers and teacher educators. He also argues for a vision of teaching that includes instruction, curriculum development, and community participation. He explores the links between equity and justice in education in schools in marginalized communities and shows how decolonial approaches to teacher education that access community expertise can help shift power relations resulting in culturally sustaining and revitalizing forms of education.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035900637ISBN 13: 9781035900633
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ike Oguine's debut novel, A Squatter's Tale is a dark and bold comedy story about the pain the life of a Nigerian business man living in exile in America.Obi does not shy away from his flaws. Dishonest, offensive, arrogant - he moves through life caring little about the people around him. Yet when his uncle comes to visit from America, showering him with gifts and selling him tales of a new life, Obi is determined to follow him. After buying a one-way ticket, he quickly realises that neither his uncle nor America are quite what they promised to be.Fast-paced and defiant, A Squatter's Tale is an honest insight into the experiences of a Nigerian man living in 1990s America.'Few people have read this hilarious novel but one read is all you need to become a fan.' Guardian.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350302619ISBN 13: 9781350302617
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Students, parents, teachers, leaders, and policy-makers generate and take responsibility for their efforts, often without understanding the nature of the responsibility they hold. Barbara S. Stengel argues that every educational interaction is a call to and opportunity for responsibility for all involved. In short, responsibility represents the goal for students, the guiding vision for educators' practice, and a useful design principal for leaders and policy makers. Using a critical pragmatist framing of the concept of responsibility, Stengel shows how greater attention to responsibility allows for a deeper understanding of diversity and equity as well as individual and common goods. It enables a deeper understanding of the moral dimensions of teaching and learning prospectively in growth rather than retrospectively in blame. The philosophical discussion of responsibility is coupled with discussion of the lived experiences of students, teachers, aides, and administrators and draws evidence from a case study of a middle school turnaround in Nashville, USA. The Bailey Middle School community developed a reading of responsibility that matched educators' intuitions and experiences of their work, while enhancing students' understanding of their place in the world. The book represents a call for educators to be, and become, responsible for their and their students' lives-in-common and the individual well-being of all in the community.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035900564ISBN 13: 9781035900565
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for the 1992 Commonwealth Best First Book Award. Orimili is the profound story of a father desperate to deepen his cultural roots and find identity within his community.Despite the respect and wealth Orimili has accumulated over the years, there remains one last barrier to his recognition - the title of Ozo. The most important symbol of nobility and honour, he is desperate to finally have the status he deserves. But gaining the town elders' respect proves more difficult than he ever could have imagined.Writing with remarkable poise, Amechi Akwanya charts Orimili's difficult journey to citizenship, offering a compelling insight into the customs of mid-twentieth century Nigeria.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350302732ISBN 13: 9781350302730
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Collaboration is widely celebrated as an ability schools should teach children to practice. Yet collaboration has a darker side, as its use to refer to those complicit with Nazi occupiers and with colonial oppressors of many kinds suggests. In effect, 'collaboration' is a contranym, a word that can mean something or its opposite. To collaborate can mean to work with one's friends and colleagues for the common good. It can also mean to sell out one's friends and colleagues for the sake of personal gain. What can schools do to encourage the first and discourage the second The loyalty and commitment to shared ends that collaboration implies may seem a positive good only insofar as those loyalties and ends are also good - but how to judge This book asks: to whom should one be loyal and what are the limits of loyalty What responsibility do collaborators bear for the outcomes of their joint projects Should I make those friends and those responsibilities my own These are questions children learn to answer in schools, through the formal and informal education that happens there. Amy Shuffelton explores those questions in the context of children's lives in schools, including examples from films, literature, and children's own accounts of moral dilemmas they face around questions of friendship, authority, and their own developing agency. She argues that rather than collaboration being a simple, good practice, considerable care is needed to ensure it serves individuals and their communities well.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1472857232ISBN 13: 9781472857231
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Tooby, Adam (illustrator). Neuware - The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina.The Battle of Matapan witnessed the first use of decisive new technologies to bring about a stunning British victory over the Italian Navy. The Allies had tapped into the Ultra coded messages sent by the Axis powers, and the battle witnessed the use of radar and carrier-based air strikes to bring about a critical night action. The result was the most decisive engagement of the Mediterranean naval war.Written by renowned naval historian Angus Konstam, this book offers for the first time a unique and fully illustrated exploration of the battle. It also examines why, despite the emphatic and decisive Royal Navy victory, the Allies failed to capitalize on the strategic advantage earned in the months that followed. Battlescene artworks bring to life the cruiser clashes early on 28 March off Gavdos, the Fleet Air Arm attacks on the Italian fleet, and the 28/29 March night action that resulted in the destruction of Admiral Carlo Cattaneo's ships - Italy's worst naval defeat. The progress of the action from the initial Operation Gaudo sweep by Italy's powerful battle fleet towards Crete (aimed at disrupting Allied convoys) to the events of the climactic battle itself is revealed in detailed maps.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035900653ISBN 13: 9781035900657
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for the 2011 International Prize for Arab Fiction. The Grub Hunter tells the story of a secret service agent who, after years of imprisoning dangerous novelists, decides to join them.When Farfar receives a life-changing injury, he is forced to leave his secret service days behind him.With no family to fill the void, he struggles to find meaning in his new, solitary life. That is until he is struck by an unusual idea: to write a novel. Despite putting his fair share of novelists behind bars, the idea sticks.After visiting a coffeehouse popular among writers, his old colleagues begin to grow suspicious. In a country tightly controlled by the police, the world of literature is a dangerous path into treason.Wonderfully curious and full of wit, The Grub Hunter is a sharply original and unforgettable novel.'By turns funny and moving, [The Grub Hunter] captures the absurdity of modern life under the intrusive eye of a repressive regime.' Guardian'A giant among Arabic fiction writers.' Daily News Egypt.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1035900726ISBN 13: 9781035900725
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for African literature. E.E. Sule's debut novel, Sterile Sky, presents a community wrecked by religious conflict and a young boy hunting for a better future.On the day that Murtala comes of age, violent riots break out in his home city of Kano - leading to unspeakable tragedy within his own family. While chaos threatens to erase everything he holds dear, Murtala is stalked by monsters both real and imagined. A gifted student, he grows desperate to escape from the web of poverty and religious extremism that surrounds him.An immensely poignant and powerful novel, Sterile Sky captures the religious conflicts of modern Nigeria and the enduring hope for peace.'An ambitious work that tells the definitive story of an important moment in Nigeria's sociopolitical history.' Sanya Osha.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dez 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1472854187ISBN 13: 9781472854186
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Laurier, Jim (illustrator). Neuware - An detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 - one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war.In the wake of Japan's conquest of Burma in early 1942, plans were formed by the Imperial high command to capture Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) to consolidate Japan's defensive perimeter and disrupt British shipping lanes to India, Australia, and the Middle East. The Imperial Japanese Army, however, could not release sufficient troops for an invasion, and so in response the Japanese Navy developed Operation C, an aggressive raid by the Combined Fleet into the Indian Ocean. The key objective was to destroy the British Eastern Fleet in port.Expert naval historian Mark Stille documents the high point of Japanese naval air power as its carriers struck Ceylon - the heart of British naval power in the East - sinking several Allied ships. He describes the Allied air attempts to destroy Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's force, and the Japanese attacks against British shipping and the cities along the Indian coast.Specially commissioned battlescenes bring to life the sinking of British carrier Hermes, the Bristol Blenheim attacks on the Japanese carrier force, and a Zero vs Hurricane dogfight over Colombo on 5 April. Easy to follow maps and diagrams reveal the strategic situation at the start and end of the campaign, and track the movements of the Japanese carrier task force and the British Eastern Fleet throughout. Details of weaponry, equipment, personnel and the events of the fascinating battles that took place are revealed in over 60 photographs, many of which are from Japanese sources.