Cara: 1000 books

As the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath influence new developments in spy fiction as a popular genre, an examination of these literary narratives concerned with espionage and terrorism can reshape our approach to non-fictive representations of the same concerns. Post-9/11 Espionage...

Sex is a fact of life: without it, none of us would be here. However, when it comes to discussing sex and relationships with teens, parents often clam up and avoid the issues. This easy-to-read guide will take you through every aspect of sex education, from how and when to start talking...

Academic librarians and university instructors worldwide are grappling with an increasing incidence of student plagiarism. Recent publications urge educators to prevent plagiarism by teaching students about the issue, and some have advocated the value of a subject-specific approach to plagiarism prevention...

Unlike any text to date, this revolutionary study surveys Black research and literature to determine the processes formal education uses to dehumanize Black students. This is a socio-historical analysis of the Black Flame trilogy (BFT), W. E. B. Du Bois’s unparalleled, thirty-year study of Atlanta,...

Julie sa indovinare i desideri dei suoi clienti solo guardandoli negli occhi e riesce a rendere ogni matrimonio unico e indimenticabile. L’agenzia di wedding planner fondata con la sua migliore amica Connie è la più richiesta di New York e va a gonfie vele. Peccato che lo stesso non si possa dire...

How do we know right from wrong, good from bad, help from hindrance, and how can we judge the behaviour of others? Ethics are the rules and guidelines that we use to make such judgements. Often there are no clear answers, which make this subject both interesting and potentially frustrating....

With the help of this handy guide, you can bring tried and tested occupational therapy activities into your home and encourage your child to succeed with everyday tasks while having fun in the process. This expanded edition of the award-winning book includes new advice on toilet training, coping...

An accident-prone woman A hotshot radio star What happens in Vegas... In Sin City, a couple, unlucky in love, gamble on each other. Win or lose? Holidays have never brought Las Vegas hotel concierge Laney Sikora anything but bad luck in the romance department. The worst...

An event planner in need of luck A man with a secret What happens in Vegas... A Las Vegas event planner in need of luck meets a mysterious guy who might be her winning ticket. Will his secret split them apart? Can things get any worse for Las Vegas event planner Amanda...

Fragile Memory, Shifting Impunity is an interdisciplinary study of commemorative sites related to human rights violations committed primarily during dictatorial rule in Argentina (1976–1983) and Uruguay (1973–1985). Taking as a departure point the ‘politics of memory’ – a term that acknowledges...

This book recognizes that intense public battles are being waged in the U.S. over the rights of LGB people to form legally and culturally recognized families. Their families are under a kind of sociopolitical scrutiny at this historical moment that compels us all to take stock of our strategies of...

Victorian Narrative Technologies tells the story of how the British, who wanted nothing to do with the Suez Canal during the decades in which it was being internationally planned and invested, came to own it. It stands to reason that the nation that prided itself on its engineering prowess and had...

This compelling study of the American public's response to the fate of accused murderer Hattie Woolsteen uses this legal case to examine the complexities of gender history and societal fears about the changing roles of women during the Victorian era. • Provides a solid introduction to women's/gender...

Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial...