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I don't understand it. I've still got muscles, tendons, sinews, whatnots nothing's changed skeleton wise, body wise. It's still all intact.Yet it doesn't work. It won't move itself.Leaping barriers of age, sexuality and gender, Gloria prepares to dance the Can …
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9 steps to success
Jacquie Turnbull's practical and thoughtful handbook guides teachers through the 9 strategies that will help them to achieve professional effectiveness.This book is a guide to personal development in the teaching profession. In order to negotiate a fast-changing world, teachers need …
This third edition of Gavin Reid's popular book for non-specialist teachers has been thoroughly revised throughout and supplemented with additional material to reinforce the link between theory and practice. Dyslexia is a comprehensive overview of the field, providing more than …
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Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!; The Lying Kind; The Wonderful World of Dissocia; Realism
In the 1990s playwright Anthony Neilson garnered a reputation for hard-hitting, morally disturbing plays that saw him labelled as one of the 'In Yer Face' dramatists who emerged from that decade.This second volume of plays showcases the comic, surreal and …
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Functional Approaches
This volume examines the relationship between language and literacy from a systemic functional perspective. The book starts with a retrospective view on the development of language education practices, written by eminent linguistics Michael Halliday and Ruqaiya Hasan, and then shows …
A practical guide to managing children's behaviour in childcare and early years settings. Brimming with tips and suggestions on how practitioners can help young children to learn, Janet Kay demonstrates how a variety of positive methods can encourage the development …
The birth of their daughter should be one of the happiest days of Ed and Lisa's life. An NHS maternity ward and their somewhat unusual circumstances make for an unsettling and satisfyingly comic sequence of events that tests their relationship …
The collection examines the ways in which the emerging interdisciplinary study of care provokes a reassessment of the connections and disjuncture between care and governance, ethics, and public, personal and professional identities. Evolving from a project coordinated by the Cambridge …
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Narrative Humor in the Testament of Abraham
This book examines the narratives of the two Greek recensions of the Testament of Abraham. The genre, characterization, and plot of each recension are discussed and then compared. Ludlow illustrates that Recension A used comedy and humour to give a …
View book details for Taming the Chaos of Dementia
A Caregiver's Guide to Interventions That Make a Difference
A hopeful and practical guide to taming the challenges of dementia with creative interventions inspired by real stories of sufferers and caregivers alike.If you've ever cared for someone with dementia, you might empathize with Alice, who tumbled down a rabbit …
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Uncovering the Hidden Connections Between Life and the Universe
We live in a world where things come and go, rise and fall, grow and decay, tracing out cycles of change that are ordered and predictable.But amongst those well-behaved rhythms hide other phenomena, pulsing and fizzing and refusing to play …
Stories of the American West by the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of North and South, the best historical novelist of our time (Patricia Cornwell). In these timeless stories of the untamed American West, John Jakes thrillingly portrays the harsh …
Loeuvre du Russe Nicolas Roerich (1874-1947) est marquee par ses nombreux voyages a travers lEurope, lAmerique et lAsie, notamment lInde. Il a puise dans ses peregrinations une inspiration empreinte dun certain mysticisme. Ainsi, ce passionne darcheologie sest plu a representer …
Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) punctuates the eighteenth century with a burst of fireworks, closing the arc opened by Watteau with his enchanting poems of love and melancholy. While Watteau was ethereal and profound, Fragonard was delightfully light. He captivates us even …
In 1950s Hollywood, an actress is haunted by a booksellers death: A novella from the Edgar Award-winning author of Give Me Your Hand. In 1953, Penny is just another washed-up, wannabe Hollywood actress who is past her prime. She has …
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Gender, Identity and Tibetan Buddhism
In this revised edition of June Campbell's ground-breaking and ambitious work, many of the key issues concerning gender, identity and Tibetan Buddhism, are now broadened and further clarified in order to create a better understanding of the historical importance of …
View book details for General Principles as a Source of International Law
Art 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of an often neglected, misunderstood and maligned source of international law. Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice sets out that the Court will apply the 'general principles of law …
View book details for The Politics of Purim
Law, Sovereignty and Hospitality in the Aesthetic Afterlives of Esther
This book approaches the holiday of Purim as profane, freed to human use and ends, in order to consider the political legacy of the biblical story of Esther in festival and art works. Jo Carruthers explores carnival and synagogue practices, …
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A Classroom Guide
Overall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022Winner, Global Dimension Teachers' Choice Award 2023Shortlisted, BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023Highly Commended, GA (Geographical Association) Publisher's Awards 2023Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide provides an accessible, in-depth guide …
View book details for Time to Shake Up the Primary Curriculum
A step-by-step guide to creating a global, diverse and inclusive school
Developing children's voices raises awareness and empowerment, particularly in marginalised communities. It is important that children see themselves, their heritage, their cultures and their religions reflected and taught in schools not as a tokenistic celebration day or week but weaved …
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A Guide for Practitioners
Want to be the next Andy Serkis as Gollum in Lord of the Rings? Or Zoe Saldana in Avatar? How about Seth MacFarlane in Ted? Or do you want to star in video games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty …
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps_______________Ideal for readers aged 7+The day Queen Mary Tudor came to town was the most terrifying day of young Meg's …
View book details for A History of the Laws of War: Volume 2
The Customs and Laws of War with Regards to Civilians in Times of Conflict
This unique new work of reference traces the origins of the modern laws of warfare from the earliest times to the present day. Relying on written records from as far back as 2400 BCE, and using sources ranging from the …
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The Managed Realignment of Coastal Areas
Significant changes are affecting coastlines around the world due to economic pressures and climate change. This book addresses the social, cultural and political context of the process of managed coastal realignment, the strategic abandonment of the coast, as a means …
Stephanie Day Powell illuminates the myriad forms of persuasion, inducement, discontent, and heartbreak experienced by readers of Ruth. Writing from a lesbian perspective, Powell draws upon biblical scholarship, contemporary film and literature, narrative studies, feminist and queer theories, trauma studies …
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