PREPARE FOR PUZZLES, PERIL, AND PLENTY OF CAKE IN THE SECOND THRILLING ADVENTURE FOR ALEJA AND THE CREW OF THE LEGENDARY SHIP OF SHADOWS Aleja and her fellow pirates are eager to embark on a new adventure to find the second piece of the missing magical map. But they soon find themselves panicking, bewildered by a series of confusing clues. And time is running out - fast. When she starts experiencing

Read about the Little Chewing Gums\' dream to meet the Queen and become her royal chewing gum. She sets off on her adventure to Buckingham Palace and on her way she meets funny and charming characters who become her friends and help her on her journey. Will she fulfil her dream by meeting the Queen and living happily after? Find out in this funny and adventurous

Make tons of money, love what you do, work where you want--and spend 90 percent of your week outside of your workdayIt wasn\'t long ago that entrepreneurs believed non-stop hustle was essential for success, equating the hours put in to their level of ambition. But for many independent business owners today, living through the stressful pandemic years has shown there has to be a better, more sustainable

A broad and deep anthology of critic and art historian Richard Shiff\'s most influential writings, which have shaped our understanding of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art. In his engaging and often strikingly deep observations of major modern and contemporary visual art, Shiff has written about an impressive range of artists, including Willem de Kooning, Marlene Dumas, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd,

By the Booker-winning author of Schindler\'s Ark, a vibrant novel about Charles Dickens\' son and his little-known adventures in the Australian

LEADERSHIP STARTS WITH STORYTELLINGWith clarity around your message, you will energize those you lead and create a vision they can buy into. But first, you must first write the story that will get them excited and ready to execute.Clarity is key for any successful leader, so much so that top corporations, such as Micorsoft. Nike, Proctor and Gamble, Kimberly Clark, and many more, have incorporated

Examining the 21st century presidencies of the United States and their comparative policies, strategies, attitudes and behaviours towards the People\'s Republic of China. Comprehensively examines the three 21st Century U.S. presidential administrations and their foreign policies toward China Provides a detailed analysis of Trump\'s first term in office Focuses on the key security challenges relating

\"It\'s fascinating to watch this Norwegian author adapt our homegrown monster [the serial killer] to a foreign culture.... When things go wrong, Harry goes on a bender, but when he\'s on his game, no one is better than this obsessive detective. He systematically works his way through the intricacies of a plot that speeds along like a bullet train.\"--New York Times Book ReviewDetective Harry Hole

In 1999, the author went to the island of Patmos, where she received extraordinary insight about the Book of Revelation. This book is the result of those days along with 12 years of research in the Word of God, and the understanding of the prophetic dimensions of Heaven. During that time the Holy Spirit has refined and developed much of her experience into an eye opening change from conventional interpretations

In Blood and Boundaries, Stuart B. Schwartz takes us to late medieval Latin America to show how Spain and Portugal\'s policies of exclusion and discrimination based on religious origins and genealogy were transferred to their colonies in Latin America. Rather than concentrating on the three principal divisions of colonial society--Indians, Europeans, and people of African origins--as is common in studies

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing

Sara R. Farris examines the demands for women\'s rights from an unlikely collection of right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policy makers. Focusing on contemporary France, Italy, and the Netherlands, Farris labels this exploitation and co-optation of feminist themes by anti-Islam and xenophobic campaigns as \"femonationalism.\" She shows that by characterizing

This new photo book series presents you various selections of rare wartime photographs. They will be selected based on numerous subjects. Each volume introduces photographs from battles, operations, vehicles or complete photo albums from soldiers who fought in world war two.This book illustrates photos from an unidentified German Sturmartillerist of the Sturmgesch tz-Abteilung

I\'m a human sponge - I soak up memories. I feel like a thief, stealing secrets with an innocent touch. I don\'t like this gift. It\'s intrusive and sneaky. I think it\'s harmless, but I can\'t be sure. If knowledge is power, why do I feel so alone...? The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn\'t the end, and out of the destruction, new life has emerged. Bec is back to face the Demonata.

This book provides a revolutionary new 3-step tracing technique that beginning artists can use to quickly learn to draw manga characters just like a pro! Every page presents a classic manga pose, from walking and running to jumping for joy, in three different steps: A simple outline of the bodyThe defining elements of the character (like clothes, hair and facial expression) highlighted for easy tracing

In recent years, studios like Marvel and DC have seen enormous success transforming comics into major motion pictures. At the same time, bookstores such as Barnes & Noble in the US and Indigo in Canada have made more room for comic books and graphic novels on their shelves. Yet despite the sustained popular appeal and the heightened availability of these media, Indigenous artists continue to find their

First realized commercially in the late eighteenth century, stereotyping--the creation of solid printing plates cast from moveable type--fundamentally changed the way in which books were printed. Publishing Plates chronicles the technological and cultural shifts that resulted from the introduction of this technology in the United States.The commissioning of plates altered shop practices, distribution