Nothing Fig does is ever quite enough for her high-flying mother, who every New Year\'s Day sets Fig an impossible resolution. But this year Fig is setting her own challenge: she\'s going to swim her way round the world. There\'s just one tiny problem ... Fig can\'t

Mahmood Mamdani\'s 1996 Citizen and Subject is a powerful work of analysis that lays bare the sources of the problems that plagued, and often still plague, African governments. Analysis is one of the broadest and most fundamental critical thinking skills, and involves understanding the structure and features of arguments. Mamdani\'s strong analytical skills form the basis of an original investigation

A collection of bright, bold and beautiful knitting patterns based on Honsestrikk, a Danish knitting movement from the 1970s which broke away from traditional knitting rules. Honsestrikk, which loosely translates as \'chicken stitch\' was influenced by the radical social and political movements of the time, including the women\'s rights movement, and this can be seen in the personal and political messages

Thrust into an arranged marriage, the daughter of ancient Egypt\'s high priest plays a pivotal role in Joseph\'s biblical narrative in this powerful novel from the award-winning author of Potiphar\'s Wife. Four-year-old Asenath witnesses her mother\'s murder at the hands of Egypt\'s foreign rulers. Groomed as a priestess by her overprotective father--the high priest of Egypt\'s sun god, Ra--she is

In Pure, Linda Kay Klein uses a potent combination of journalism, cultural commentary, and memoir to take us \"inside religious purity culture as only one who grew up in it can\" (Gloria Steinem) and reveals the devastating effects evangelical Christianity\'s views on female sexuality has had on a generation of young women. In the 1990s, a \"purity industry\" emerged out of the white evangelical Christian

The structure of the book, however, revolves around the fact that every chapter is a venture into new areas of the application of Jungian

An Actor\'s Research: Investigating Choices for Practice and Performance presents an accessible and highly practical guide to the research approaches required of the actor. It aims to establish the precision and rigour of the actor\'s craft that is intrinsic to a compelling acting performance, explore a range of research activities surrounding and emerging from practical work in the studio, and enable

Cell-Penetrating Peptides The definitive reference on the rational design of cell-penetrating peptides enables readers to develop tailor-made peptides for their specific needs. In recent years, cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have become valuable tools for the cellular delivery of proteins, nucleic acids, and drugs. These small peptide sequences can be artificially designed and synthesized with custom-made

TEAMING UP WITH THE ENEMY?! While wandering around town, Kanami bumps into Alty, one of the Dungeon\'s bosses! Alty corners Kanami, but instead of fighting, she offers to team-up with him! She\'ll help Kanami explore the Dungeon, but there is something she wants from him in return. Can Kanami keep up his end of the bargain? Will

Part I - Racial Disparities and Black Men Chapter 1 Modern Epidemiological Impacts on Black Men\'s Health: Using a Social Justice-Oriented Analysis Raymond Adams Chapter 2 Black Men and Healthy Together: Self-Management of Chronic Disease and Behavioral Health Everlina Sterling, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, Carol Collard, and Tyler Collette Chapter 3 Positionality and Unpacking Current Perspectives

Ribs, Ribs, Ribs will take your next backyard barbecue from so-so to stupendous.This recipe book lets you experience the succulent, flavor-packed glory of all things ribs. Featuring over 100 recipes for the grill, oven, and smoker, mouthwatering sides, and delicious desserts to top it all off, family and friends will be giving their compliments to the chef.Inside this cookbook, you will find delicious

Winner of the World Best Mediterranean Cuisine Book - the Dun Gifford Prize - in the Gourmand Best in World awards, also the National Best Diet Book in the \'for the public\' category. \'Useful, attractive and captivating\' Olive Oil TimesIs it true that two tablespoons of olive oil a day can halve your risk of heart disease and help sustain weight loss? Can olive oil kill cancer cells, fight Alzheimer\'s

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for

A beautifully illustrated collection of interconnected folk tales by author Jackie Morris. These 12 stories are based around a series of musically-themed illustrations first created by Jackie for Help Musicians UK, a \"catalyst for the imagination,\" as Jackie describes. Suitable for children and adults and set in a beautiful, magical world of music and majestic creatures, this is an enchanting combination

The First Edition of The Thin Woman, first published in 1998, provides an in-depth discussion of anorexia nervosa from a critical feminist social psychological standpoint. In the original text, the author argues that the notion of \'anorexia\' as a medical condition limits our understanding of anorexia and the extent to which we can explore it as a socially and discursively produced problem. The book

Poprvé stála na lyžích v pěti letech. O osmnáct let později získala dvě zlaté olympijské medaile. Stala se prvním sportovcem, který na jedné zimní olympiádě vyhrál ve dvou odvětvích. Je i prvním českým alpským lyžařem, který vyhrál olympijské zlato, a prvním olympionikem v historii startujícím v lyžařských i snowboardových disciplínách. Kolik píle, talentu a štěstí bylo k tomu všemu zapotřebí?