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Bob Waterhouse has created a highly original and insightful work which takes a deep dive into the thing which powers all of the most prominent and successful football clubs; the fans. As a lifelong follower of Everton FC, Bob has witnessed many shifts in club dynamics and, in his new book Everton: The Fans he traces the history, the heartbreak and the undying hope which lies at the heart of all football clubs and their devout legions of followers. While this book is primarily aimed at supporters of Everton Football Club, the numerous sections on comparisons and contrasts with the historical and social development of the fan base with those of other clubs will be of utmost interest to all football supporters. Even non-football fans will be interested in the wider social and political background to the evolution of the fans from the late nineteenth century right up to the present day. Followers of contemporary cultural shifts will also be interested in how football fans have become more inclusive and diverse over the years. Not just a fan appreciation book, Everton: The Fans, is a heartfelt and vital work which creates a fresh angle on the Football Club book.
Læs mereGlæd dig til mødet med kunsten. Den er livsforandrende.Du bliver i bookazine no. 10 præsenteret for både udøvende kunstnere og deres praksis og for håndværkere, hvis viden og kunnen muliggør værkproduktion, ligesom du møder billedskolerektor, museumsdirektør og gallerist og inviteres med til det finske kunstnersamfund i Fiskars. I min samtale med designer Birgitte Due Madsen introducerer hun sin materialebaserede arbejdsmetode, som hun kalder fra ‘fra unika til duplika’. Hun ser sig dermed tilbage og læner sig op ad en lang tradition, hvor kunstnere og kunsthåndværkere har vekslet mellem at udkomme med kunst og at have samarbejder med virksomheder, som har seriefremstillet deres designs. Sådan var det for eksempel for Axel Salto, som i skrivende stund er udstillet på Clay Keramik Museum Danmark. Han er i øvrigt i (sviger)familie med Rikke Salto, som du også kan møde, hun fortæller om sit arbejde med at skabe messehagler i samarbejde med Selskabet for Kirkelig Kunst.“Der er nogle få, det går rigtig godt for, men det er ikke nok at være en god kunstner, man skal også forstå branchens dynamik og være god til at omgås andre”, sådan konkluderer Søren Ellitsgaard. Han har siden 2003 stået bag Litografisk Atelier, som samarbejder med en lang række anerkendte samtidskunstnere om udgivelse af litografiske tryk.Desuden skal man, inden man vier sit liv til en kunstnerisk karriere, have en accept af, at man højst sandsynligt kommer til at leve med at have patchworkøkonomi. Hvilke lapper, som kan inkluderes i et sådant patchwork, taler jeg med billedkunstner Pernille Kapper Williams om. Et bookazine om kunst, om præmissen, om nødvendigheden af og kærligheden til at skabe, om vedholdenhed og selvtillid, om ler, bronze, harelim og pigmenter, om tekstiler, træ og sten. God læselyst, designer, skribent og fotograf, Rigetta Klint
Læs mereFredmans epistler, der udkom i 1790, skulle vise sig at blive en klassiker. I Tøm nu dit glas, se Døden på dig venter analyserer, fortolker og diskuterer skandinaviske litteraturforskere den fremragende svenske 1700-tals poet og visedigter Carl Michael Bellmans (1740-1795) œuvre – ikke blot Fredmans epistler og sange, men også andre, mere ukendte sider af det mangfoldige forfatterskab. Men især epistlerne og deres tematisering af bakkanalske udskejelser med kærlighed & sex, vin, musik, sang & dans er stadig aktuel og langtidsholdbar litteratur. Det kristne evangelium er her udskiftet med et nyt: ”Drikke, bumle,/med piger tumle/ er hvad Sankte Fredman lær’”, treenigheden er parodisk erstattet af Venus, Bacchus og Apollon, repræsentanterne for kærlighed, vin og musik. Og epistlerne får et ekstra dybt perspektiv, ikke mindst fordi de altid medtænker døden, som i digtet ”Til Ulla Winblad, skrevet da hendes kærlighed bar frugt”: ”selv i kærlighedens time/ høres dødens klokker kime.” Forsøg på at indkredse Bellman må blive ufuldstændige, men Tøm nu dit glas tilbyder nye vinkler på denne uudtømmelige Bellman, og tilsammen udgør bogens artikler alligevel et forsøg på at skabe et helhedssyn på Bellmans syrede tekster og deres brogede og skæve eksistenser, samt at skabe udblik til perioden. Bogen er en hyldest til en verdenslitterær 275-års jubilar.
Læs mereFor most Americans, September 11, 2001, symbolized the moment when their security was altered. For Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans, 9/11 also ushered in a backlash in the form of hate crimes, discrimination, and a string of devastating government initiatives. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the post-9/11 events on Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans as well as their organized response. Through fieldwork and interviews with community leaders, Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr show how ethnic organizations mobilized to demonstrate their commitment to the United States while defending their rights and distancing themselves from the terrorists.
Læs mereUlla Terkelsen og Mirco Reimer-Elster er som nat og dag. En er dansker, og en er tysker. En er ældre, og en er yngre. En er journalist, og en er akademiker. En er vokset op i et borgerligt hjem, og en er vokset op under beskedne kår.Men ét har de til fælles, og det er Tyskland. Mirco faldt for sit hjemland, efter at han som ung forlod det, mens Ulla tabte sit hjerte, da hun som 13-årig stod på en banegård i et ødelagt, kosmopolitisk Hamborg.SKØNHED OG SKRÆK er en personlig fortælling om Danmarks vigtigste nabo. På rejser rundt i det tyske har Frau Terkelsen og Herr Professor talt sammen om Holocaust, nazismen og det kommunistiske diktatur i DDR. Om mure, der blev rejst og faldt igen. Om skæbne og skyld. Og om opera, fodbold, fordomme, ølstuer, hiphop, Thomas Mann, Merkel og mad.En kritisk kærlighedserklæring til et både indviklet og interessant land og folk.Fil størrelse: 187260 KBIndlæst af: Ulla Terkelsen, Mirco Reimer-Elster
Læs mereThe Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time. Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is accompanied by renowned artist P. Craig Russell’s beautifully haunting illustrations. Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also includes Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. In this new graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment, through the brilliant art of P. Craig Russell that truly brings The Giver to life. Witness Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before.
Læs mereOne of America's most famous woodsmen and nature experts provides classic instructions for roughing it. His advice covers camping, hiking, building a fire, cooking out, shelters, tools and equipment, hunting and fishing, canoeing, and more. "Useful, specific information and suggestions on all aspects of woodcraft." -- Moor and Mountain.
Læs mere'Love and Other Words' is a love story told through poetry, charting decades in time between the author and her husband. As a medium, poetry offers a forum for emotions and ideas otherwise hidden from the page of regular prose. Joan captures the true mission of poetry in this book. Try reading the contents and not get a sense of journey and intrigue as to how feelings unfold. This body of work is a beautifully unique approach to exposing a relationship through poetic dialogue and presenting an opportunity for response. We are truly lucky to be allowed to witness this private journaling of feelings toward Joan's husband, Hans, and to then read his thoughts, also in poetic form. We are privy to themes of time and presence, existence and regret. The substance is raw in its provoking questioning, with hope of timelessness and the whim that love might live forever. The result is an oft heart choking insight into one of life's grandest concepts-LOVE.
Læs mereAbdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of the country's independence when Africa's first democrats appeared. While many African countries were dominated by authoritarian rulers when they entered the postcolonial era—and scholars have assumed this as a standard feature of political leadership on the continent—Somalia had an authentic democratic leadership. Samatar's political biography of Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen breaks the stereotype of brutal African tyranny. Samatar discusses the framing of democracy in Somalia following the years of control by fascist Italy, the formation of democratic organizations during the political struggle, and the establishment of democratic foundations in the new nation. Even though this early state of affairs did not last, these leaders left behind a strong democratic legacy that may provide a model of good governance for the rest of the continent.
Læs mereSub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through mobile devices.Properly harnessed and planned for, this is a tremendously positive force for change. Without economic growth and jobs, it could prove a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work because of these population increases. Instead, if leaders want to continue in power, they will have to promote economic growth in a more dynamic manner.Making Africa Work is a first-hand account and handbook of how to ensure growth beyond commodities and create jobs in the continent.
Læs mere* CARD PAIRING GAME: Includes 100 full-color printed cards to match 50 sets of great music + boozy beverage pairings * RECIPE BOOK: 88-page book provides information on the music and full instruction for 50 amazing cocktails * DISCOVER YOUR OWN PAIRINGS: Book includes space to create your own unique music and drink combinations * ENTERTAIN LIKE A PRO: This game works for solo play as well as groups of 2, 3, or more * INSPIRED BY BEST-SELLING BOOK: Game based on Booze & Vinyl, the original guide to pairing cocktails with excellent music
Læs mereIn Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, it is said that love and death shall arrive dancing. It is summer and the heat is oppressive, but for the small round man in the faded red waistcoat, discomfiture is not just because of the sun. All is not well. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but the quarry has turned and the hunters become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus. While the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds...And in the distant city of Black Coral, where rules Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, ancient crimes awaken, intent on revenge. It seems Love and Death are indeed about to arrive...hand in hand, dancing. A thrilling, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, Toll the Hounds is the new chapter in Erikson's monumental series - epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting.
Læs mereThis book provides a heartfelt insight into the life of a teenager with ADHD - How it feels to be labelled the 'naughty kid.' Molly Dridge leaves no stone unturned as she shares the ups, downs, chaos, and pitfalls of life with ADHD. She shares her school life: negotiating lessons, friendships, boyfriends and others, expectations surrounding these. This book is aimed at making those with ADHD/ADD feel less alone as well as providing an insight for teachers, parents, and carers. Funny in places, heart wrenching at times, totally honest and raw throughout. A fabulous read.
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Læs mere’Digternes digter’ er Sophus Claussen (1865-1931) blevet kaldt. I hans lyrik finder man mangeartede spor, herunder et landskabeligt, et revyagtig og et erotisk. I anledning af 150-året for Claussens fødsel den 12. september 1865, udvælger denne bog 10 af hans digte og ledsager hvert af dem med en kort forklarende analyse. ”Frihed og rim” er sammensat i håbet om at igangsætte en yderligere interesse for hans digte. Karen Blixen havde Sophus Claussen som sin danske yndlingsdigter. Han var den eneste som var ”fri”, skal hun have sagt. Måske fik han sin frihed fra den særlige brug af rimet i digtene?
Læs mereWrite powerful queries using as much of the feature-rich Oracle SQL language as possible, progressing beyond the simple queries of basic SQL as standardized in SQL-92. Both standard SQL and Oracle's own extensions to the language have progressed far over the decades in terms of how much you can work with your data in a single, albeit sometimes complex, SQL statement. If you already know the basics of SQL, this book provides many examples of how to write even more advanced SQL to huge benefit in your applications, such as: Pivoting rows to columns and columns to rows Recursion in SQL with MODEL and WITH clauses Answering Top-N questions Forecasting with linear regressions Row pattern matching to group or distribute rows Using MATCH_RECOGNIZE as a row processing engineThe process of starting from simpler statements in SQL, and gradually working those statements stepwise into more complex statements that deliver powerful results, is covered in each example. By trying out the recipes and examples for yourself, you will put together the building blocks into powerful SQL statements that will make your application run circles around your competitors. What You Will Learn Take full advantage of advanced and modern features in Oracle SQL Recognize when modern SQL constructs can help create better applications Improve SQL query building skills through stepwise refinement Apply set-based thinking to process more data in fewer queries Make cross-row calculations with analytic functions Search for patterns across multiple rows using row pattern matching Break complex calculations into smaller steps with subquery factoring Who This Book Is For Oracle Database developers who already know some SQL, but rarely use features of the language beyond the SQL-92 standard. And it is for developers who would like to apply the more modern features of Oracle SQL, but don't know where to start. The book also is for those who want to write increasingly complex queries in a stepwise and understandable manner. Experienced developers will use the book to develop more efficient queries using the advanced features of the Oracle SQL language.
Læs mere"Vi var løgnere" handler om en sommer for en gruppe overklasseunge. Cadence og hendes familie holder familietræf hver sommer på deres private ø, Beechwood Island. De tre ældste fætre og kusiner driver rundt på øen sammen med vennen Gat, som Cadence en sommer forelsker sig voldsomt i. Alt virker som det rene idyl på den skønne ferieø, men under overfladen er familien anspændt: hvilken datter er favorit til at arve familiens smuldrende formue? Den sommer Cadence bliver 18 år gammel, har ferieritualet ændret sig. Ellers har hun. Hun har været ude for en ulykke, men hun kan ingenting huske. Alle er så stille omkring hende. Og hvorfor har bedstefar egentlig bygget et helt nyt hus? "Vi var løgnere" er en spændende og dramatisk ungdomsroman.
Læs mereWinner - British Council Innovation in English Language Teaching Award 2006 This book was written for language teachers by language teachers, with a view to encouraging readers to use more tasks in their lessons, and to explore for themselves various aspects of task-based teaching and learning. It gives insights into ways in which tasks can be designed, adapted and implemented in a range of teaching contexts and illustrates ways in which tasks and task-based learning can be investigated as a research activity. Practising language teachers and student professionals on MA TESOL/Applied Linguistics courses will find this a rich resource of varied experience in the classroom and a stimulus to their own qualitative studies.
Læs mereThe geometric approach to quantization was introduced by Kostant and Souriau more that twenty years ago. It has given valuable and lasting insights into the relationship between classical and quantum systems, and continues to be a popular research topic. The ideas have also proved useful in pure mathematics, noteably in representation theory, with the most recent applications occurring in conformal field theory and in the Jones-Witten theory of knots. For the secondedition of this successful monograph it has been completely revised and the presentation has been simplified. A large number of examples have been added and the material on field theory has been expanded.
Læs mereLærke er vild med gys. Og helst et godt gys. Så da far siger, at hun ikke må læse den slags, og slet ikke om natten, lytter Lærke ikke. Ved lyset fra en lommelygte læser hun videre. Men så stopper hun op. For der er sære lyde i huset. Lyde, der kunne minde om ... tunge poter.
Læs mereIn the context of accelerating environmental crises and exhausted intellectual paradigms, this book asks what comes after 'after nature'. Instead of demanding new models and approaches, it invites its readers to look to the endpoints and failures of what is already known, in order to generate alternative forms of ethical engagement with worlds both on this planet, and beyond it. Drawing together scholarship from across science and technology studies, philosophy, and anthropology and bringing it into conversation with rich ethnographic and empirical material, the book asks how we might potentialise the contradictions and oppositions of critical social scientific thinking in order to develop a mode of paradoxical engagement that is in constant movement between knowledge and its edges, practices and their limits, and which allows us to relate to that which is excessive to relations and relationality. The chapters in the book range across very different empirical settings and communities of people, from fishermen in the Scottish seas, the sea folk of Indonesian archipelagos, indigenous peoples in forests in Lowland Ecuador, primatologists in the jungle of DR Congo, the personal and domestic space of living with dogs and the cosmological scale of planetary interactions. Each chapter explores different modes of environmental relationality and alterity by grappling with the spaces in-between - the contradictions, uncertainties, limits, excesses and liminalities which make up people's everyday relations with their environments. The chapters are accompanied by in-depth conversations between scholars who frankly discuss the proposals of the book and the arguments of each chapter, with a view to inviting further reflection and discussion amongst the book's readers. As the chapters and conversations in this book show, admitting that we still do not know what the environment is, even in times of crisis, can be a form of hopeful, humble environmental politics.
Læs mereA witty, moving philosophical novel, Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums is a journey of self-discovery through the lens of Zen Buddhist thought. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Ann Douglas.Following the explosive energy of On the Road, the book that put the Beat Genration on the literary map - and Jack Kerouac on the bestseller list - comes The Dharma Bums, in which Kerouac charts the spiritual quest of a group of friends in search of Dharma, or Truth. Ray Smith and his friend Japhy, along with Morley the yodeller, head off into the high Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude and experience the Zen way of life. But in wildly Bohemian San Francisco, with its poetry jam sessions, marathon drinking bouts and experiments in 'yabyum', they find the ascetic route distinctly hard to follow.Jack Kerouac (1922-69) was an American novelist, poet, artist and part of the Beat Generation. His first published novel, The Town and the City, appeared in 1950, but it was On the Road, published in 1957, that made Kerouac famous. Publication of his many other books followed, among them The Subterraneans, Big Sur, and The Dharma Bums. Kerouac died in Florida at the age of forty-seven.If you enjoyed The Dharma Bums, you might like Kerouac's On the Road, also available in Penguin Classics.'A vivid evocation of part of our time'New York Post'A descriptive excitement unmatched since the days of Thomas Wolfe'The New York Times Book Review
Læs mereI am White: Eagle Woman Flies with Raven shares the biography of Rita Makkannaw, who emigrated from Denmark to Canada at a very young age with her family. After enduring a sexually charged incident with her father, she ran away from home at age sixteen. She entered into an abusive marriage, but managed to obtain an education, career, and raise two children in spite of her troubles. Then in 1986, at age forty-one, Rita began to have many new spiritual experiences, discovering in the process a completely new world. She met and fell in love with a Cree First Nations medicine man, Raven Makkannaw. With her new relationship, she began a twenty year apprenticeship in spirituality, native history, and philosophy. Raven and Rita devoted their lives to bringing understanding and harmony to the world. Their message was that the old teachings are as relevant today as they were for hundreds of generations past. Human nature has not changed? it is only that we live our lives in very different ways. I am White presents the memoir of a woman who immersed herself in Cree culture after finding the love of her life. It is a story of a life transformed by love, spirituality, and acceptance.
Læs mereThis practical travel guide to England features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground. This England guide book is packed full of details on how to get there and around, pre-departure information and top time-saving tips, including a visual list of things not to miss. Our colour-coded maps make England easier to navigate while you're there. This guide book to England has been fully updated post-COVID-19 and it comes with a free eBook. The Rough Guide to ENGLAND covers: London, the Southeast, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxford, the Cotswolds, Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, East Anglia, West Midlands, Peak District, East Midlands, Northwest, Cumbria, Lake District, Yorkshire, Northeast.Inside this England travel guide you'll find:RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selected for every kind of trip to England, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in the North York Moors or Lake District to family activities in child-friendly places, like Devon and Cornwall or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like London or Manchester.PRACTICAL TRAVEL TIPS Essential pre-departure information including England entry requirements, getting around, health information, travelling with children, sports and outdoor activities, food and drink, festivals, culture and etiquette, shopping, tips for travellers with disabilities and more.TIME-SAVING ITINERARIESIncludes carefully planned routes covering the best of England, which give a taste of the richness and diversity of the destination, and have been created for different time frames or types of trip.DETAILED REGIONAL COVERAGEClear structure within each sightseeing chapter of this England travel guide includes regional highlights, brief history, detailed sights and places ordered geographically, recommended restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs and major shops or entertainment options.INSIGHTS INTO GETTING AROUND LIKE A LOCALTips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots for shopping, eating, hiking and cycling..HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS NOT TO MISSRough Guides' rundown of Liverpool, Brighton, York, Durham and Oxford's best sights and top experiences helps to make the most of each trip to England, even in a short time.HONEST AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWSWritten by Rough Guides' expert authors with a trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, this England guide book will help you find the best places, matching different needs.BACKGROUND INFORMATIONComprehensive 'Contexts' chapter of this travel guide to England features fascinating insights into England, with coverage of history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a handy language section and glossary.FABULOUS FULL COLOUR...
Læs mereA bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley. "It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents." Far from the repressed traditionalists they are often painted as, the generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s and '50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainstream culture, where they were not only legal, but openly celebrated. American physician John C. Lilly infamously dosed dolphins (and himself) with LSD in a NASA-funded effort to teach dolphins to talk. A tripping Cary Grant mumbled into a Dictaphone about Hegel as astronaut John Glenn returned to Earth. At the center of this revolution were the pioneering anthropologists--and star-crossed lovers--Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Convinced the world was headed toward certain disaster, Mead and Bateson made it their life's mission to harness the power of psychedelics to reshape humanity, but soon found themselves at odds with the government bodies who funded their work, whose intentions were less than pure. Mead and Bateson's partnership unlocked an untold chapter in the history of the twentieth century, linking drug researchers with CIA agents, outsider sexologists, and the founders of the Information Age. As we follow Mead and Bateson's fractured love affair from the malarial jungles of New Guinea to the temples of Bali, from the espionage of WWII to the scientific revolutions of the Cold War, a new origin story for drugs emerges.
Læs mereAs the first book in the Restructuring Rural Areas series, "Constructing the countryside" presents a new methodological approach to the analysis of rural change. The authors seek to link wider developments in the global political economy to the behaviour of local actors and, in so doing, they place research into rural studies much more firmly than hitherto in the mainstream of social science enquiry. The outcome is a book that promotes a truly interdisciplinary approach through which the constant "reconstruction" of the countryside can be properly understood. This holistic perspective, sustained by an historical analysis of rural change, has been made possible by the extensive research experience of the authors.; The book is a product of the work done at the London Countryside Research Centre, which was set up in 1989 by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre's research has focused upon the social and political forces for change in rural areas and how these relate to rapid alterations in national economic circumstances and to public policies affecting the countryside for example, the Common Agricultural Policy of the EC .; On the one hand, the book provides a set of insights into the trends that will guide rural change in advanced economies into the next century; on the other, it offers a challenging account of how they can be investigated.; "Constructing the countryside" will appeal to both students and staff in a wide range of social science disciplines, including agricultural economics, environmental management, planning, land economy, geography and rural sociology, and to all those concerned with the future development of rural areas.; This book is intended for students and researchers in rural planning and environmental/geographical studies, whether within a geographical or a sociological milieu.
Læs mereTESSATessa is the picture perfect student, the kind every teacher wishes to have in their classroom. Good grades? Check. Perfect attendance? Double check. Fighter in an illegal club? Triple check. With one year left to graduate high school, and a bucket list imposed by her best friend, her goal is pretty much the same. Stay low and tick off every item on the bucket list. But trouble comes knocking in the form of blue eyes, sharp mouth, and a brooding personality.BENBen is Broadway Heights most loved bad boy. Like Tessa, he wants to finish high school without any drama. But that all changes when he loses a match to Tessa. What happens when the school's bad boy, Benjamin, notices the shy, quiet girl in an illegal fighting ring? Bullied By The Bad Boy is book one of The Bad Boy Trilogy. This is a high school bully romance that contains situations some readers might find uncomfortable. Please don't read this if any of that bothers you. The Bad Boy Trilogy: #1 Bullied By The Bad Boy #2 Broken By The Bad Boy #3 Loved By The Bad Boy This book is part of a trilogy and CANNOT be read as a standalone.
Læs mereThe two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience. She inspired songs--Leon Russell wrote "A Song for You" and "Delta Lady" for her, Stephen Stills wrote "Cherokee." She co-wrote songs--"Superstar" and the piano coda to "Layla," uncredited. She sang backup for Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and Stills, before finding fame as a solo artist with such hits as "We're All Alone" and "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher." Following her story from Lafayette, Tennessee to becoming one of the most sought after rock vocalists in LA in the 1970s, Delta Lady chronicles Rita Coolidge's fascinating journey throughout the '60s-'70s pop/rock universe. A muse to some of the twentieth century's most influential rock musicians, she broke hearts, and broke up bands. Her relationship with drummer Jim Gordon took a violent turn during the legendary 1970 Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour; David Crosby maintained that her triangle with Stills and Graham Nash was the last straw for the group. Her volatile six-year marriage to Kris Kristofferson yielded two Grammys, a daughter, and one of the Baby Boom generation's epic love stories. Throughout it all, her strength, resilience, and inner and outer beauty--along with her strong sense of heritage and devotion to her family--helped her to not only survive, but thrive. Co-written with best-selling author Michael Walker, Delta Lady is a rich, deeply personal memoir that offers a front row seat to an iconic era, and illuminates the life of an artist whose career has helped shape modern American culture.
Læs mereJordan Peele's celebrated screenplay combines horror and dark humor to reveal the terrifying realities of being Black in America "Blending race-savvy satire with horror to especially potent effect, this bombshell social critique from first-time director Jordan Peele proves positively fearless." -Peter Debruge, Variety "An exhilaratingly smart and scary freak out about a black man in a white nightmare." -Manohla Dargis, New York Times "A major achievement, a work that deserves, in its own way, to be viewed alongside Barry Jenkins' Moonlight as a giant leap forward for the possibilities of black cinema; Get Out feels like it would have been impossible five minutes ago." -Brandon Harris, New Yorker Jordan Peele's powerful thriller Get Out debuted in 2017 to enormous public and critical acclaim, a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? for the age of Obama and Trump that scared audiences and skewered white liberal pieties at the same time. Rather than rely on popular archetypes, Peele weaves together the material realities and daily manifestations of horror with sociopolitical fears and elements of true suspense, and combines them with pitch-perfect satire and a timely cultural critique. This companion paperback to the film presents Peele's Oscar-winning screenplay alongside supplementary material. Featuring an essay by author and scholar Tananarive Due and in-depth annotations by the director, this publication is richly illustrated with more than 150 stills from the motion picture and presents alternate endings, deleted scenes and an inside look at the concepts and behind-the-scenes production of the film. Continuing in the legacy of 1960s paperbacks that documented the era's most significant avant-garde films--such as Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, Jean-Luc Godard's Masculin/Feminin and Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura-- Get Out is an indispensable guide to this pioneering and groundbreaking cinematic work. Jordan Peele (born 1979) is an American writer, director and producer. Peele's directorial debut, Get Out (2017), earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. In 2012, Peele founded Monkeypaw Productions, which amplifies traditionally underrepresented voices and unpacks contemporary social issues, while cultivating artistic, thought-provoking projects across film, television and digital platforms, including Peele's follow-up to Get Out, the critically acclaimed horror epic, Us (2019).
Læs mereDenne charmerende rejseskildring henvender sig til rejsevante, modne mennesker, som vil kunne nikke genkendende til beskrivelser af steder og mennesker rundtomkring i verden. Ægteparret var ikke på jordomrejse i gængs forstand, men levede livet, mens de flyttede sig langsomt fra sted til sted igennem femogtyve år. Rejserne førte dem til omkring firs lande, de sidste ti år med deres lille datter. Efter skilsmisse og tilbagevenden til Danmark begyndte et nyt kapitel, som ledte til en kandidateksamen i teologi og præstegerning i en moden alder. Både rejseliv og livet efter var en dans på blomster såvel som pigtråd. Alligevel udtrykker bogen optimisme, gåpåmod og sprudlende livsglæde, hvor rejseminder, skæbnefortællinger og refleksioner flettes sammen. Forfatterens sigte er at indgyde andre mennesker overbevisningen om, at alternative livsformer er mulige, og at det aldrig er for sent at begynde et nyt liv. Endelig fremstår bogen som en kærlighedserklæring til en elsket ægtemand og rejsekammerat. Uddrag af bogen Pludselig siger chaufføren indtrængende: ”Alle ud af bussen og løb!” Det viste sig, at der havde stået nogle personer med maskingeværer lidt forude, og så vidste chaufføren naturligvis, at det var et hold up. Vi styrede lige ind i en mark, som viste sig at være vanilje, og løb og løb. Det var ved at være mørkt, og vi var ikke stolte ved situationen, men vi kunne lodde retningen efter den nedgående sol og løb videre. Og det var en mærkelig oplevelse, for egentlig var vi ikke bange og tænkte mere på kryb og malariamyggene, som var ved at æde os op. Men frygten bed sig ikke fast, for over det hele hang en tung, næsten bedøvende duft af vanilje, som helt omsluttede os og dulmede vores nerver. Om forfatteren Gerd Secher (f. 1937) på en gård i Midtjylland. Rejste som 21-årig stormforelsket til Mexico for at gifte sig med en næsten ukendt mand. De gennemlevede i 25 år det meste af verden. Eventyret sluttede i 1981, hvorefter forfatteren kom til Danmark med sin datter, læste teologi, fik embedseksamen som 60-årig og blev præst.
Læs mereI 1964 stod en dreng til søs. Det blev til et langt liv med vand under kølen – et med dagens målestok barsk liv, hvor hårdt arbejde og tugt var en del af hverdagen, men hvor resultatet blev et disciplineret menneske, der endte som skibsingeniør og skibsreder. Følg ham fra dreng til mand på de syv verdenshave og de bonede gulve på rederikontorerne, gennem fire skibsforlis og et militærkup i Liberia, mens han stiger gennem graderne til styrmand, skibsfører og senere skibsingeniør, indtil han i 1991 etablerer eget rederi. Undervejs til de dengang eksotiske lande må han opleve en blind passager med en krank skæbne og tabe en voldgiftssag mod Mærsk, samtidig med at han er teknisk ansvarlig for milliardinvesteringer i skibsbyggerier verden over. Torben Ravn, der ikke sovende, er kommet til en fantastisk karriere, har haft hele verden som sin arbejdsplads og er øjenvidne til den for Danmark så vigtige maritime industri – tag med ham på en rejse ind i Den Blå Verden. Vand under kølen – Et liv i Den Blå Verden er ikke blot en erindringsbog, men også en fascinerende bog om Danmarks historie som maritim nation.
Læs mereLong did she reign and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a remarkable woman whose 70 years on the throne made her the longest-reigning monarch in British History.Royal biographer Brian Hoey describes the childhood, accession and coronation of young Elizabeth, and chronicles her extraordinary and dignified transfiguration into beloved wife, mother and grandmother during her seven decades of unflagging service and dedication as Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. He also explains the constitutional roles and public duties of this accomplished stateswoman, conducted with such outstanding grace and professionalism throughout her life.As the royal family, her country, and countless people around the world prepare to say goodbye, he describes all the honour and ceremony one would expect to be lavished on this cherished sovereign and considers the everlasting effect that her work, life, and legacy will continue to have for many years to come.
Læs mereSaving Trump is a fiction based on the true mentality of Trump and the ideologies he possesses about transvestites in the military. It is about Trump coming to Madrid for a world conference, in which he decides to go to Ibiza and have a wild-hell-of a time. His team gets assaulted in Ibiza, where three (3) trannies are on vacation and, because of their loyalty to America, they decide to save Trump. This book will keep you laughing, while you fiction, it will give you insight into the true Trump. Don't miss out on reading this book. This book is a monumental-hysterical read. It is a read that you cannot put down, because you can't stop the universal pastime of humanity: laughter.
Læs mereThe Epic of Kings - Hero Tales of Ancient Persia by Firdausi and translated by Helen Zimmern. Contains 18 Stories of Persian Heroes by Ferdowsi, also transliterated as Firdawsi, Firdusi, Firdosi, Firdausi, was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"), which is the world's longest epic poem created by a single poet, and the national epic of Greater Iran. Ferdowsi is celebrated as the most influential figure in Persian literature and one of the greatest in the history of literature. It is possible that Ferdowsi wrote some early poems which have not survived. He began work on the Shahnameh around 977, intending it as a continuation of the work of his fellow poet Daqiqi, who had been assassinated by a slave. Like Daqiqi, Ferdowsi employed the prose Shahnameh of Abd-al-Razzaq as a source. He received generous patronage from the Samanid prince Mansur and completed the first version of the Shahnameh in 994.
Læs mereShe wasn't meant to fall in love with me. And she certainly wasn't meant to see the monster I hide. My emotions were firmly locked away, never to be found, but as much as I control most things in life, I couldn't control my heart. She exposed my darkest desires, and begged for them and I unleashed hell on her body, while I shattered her heart. I made her kneel, but in that moment I broke the only jewel I ever owned. What will she do when she learns the truth I hide? Behind every shattered heart is a fractured soul. I was always broken. He believes he's responsible, but he wasn't the one to fragment my sanity. Even though he hid his depravity behind a suit and tie, I uncovered it. And I found more to the monster. In our darkness, I discovered emotion so profound I hungered for it. Begged for him to give me everything he could. The one thing I didn't count on was my heart getting in the way. I did kneel. I did care. And then I fell. What will he do when he sees my tormented pieces? *This is a dark erotic romance with BDSM elements. Due to scenes of an adult nature, this book is for 18+ ONLY.
Læs mereA balanced diet is the key to good nutrition - and nutrition is the foundation of our health and well-being. This recipe book, complete with tantalizing full-color photos, is your inspiration to explore a wide range of homemade, whole food, and vegan meals, including many raw food recipes to give you a full range of nutrients and enzymes. You'll be introduced to colorful and delicious Asian ingredients such as bitter melon, okra, lotus root, wood ear and shiitake mushrooms, gai-lan (Chinese broccoli), and water spinach.With more than seventy meal ideas, there's something for everyone, including gluten-free, vegan, whole grain, and legume options. With easy prep and many delicious choices, Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes is an indispensable tool for healthy living!
Læs mereThis updated edition of Straw Bale Gardens Complete is the only book you need to get started with the revolutionary gardening method that has taken the world by storm. Written by Joel Karsten, the originator of Straw Bale Gardening, this exciting update contains detailed, start-to-finish instructions for growing vegetables in straw anywhere, plus many new ideas and projects, including how to set up a greenhouse for less than $100 that allows you to start seeds on top of heat-generating straw bale benches. Whatever your gardening challenge, Straw Bale Gardening holds the solution. Have a small or unusual space? Straw Bale Gardening is perfect for urban, rooftop, and balcony gardens. Contaminated soil? Planting in straw bales eliminates the problem. Are you inundated by weeds? With straw bales, there is no weeding. The advantages of growing a Straw Bale Garden go on and on: they require 75 percent less labor, their raised height makes planting easier, they extend the growing season, prevent disease and insect issues, are portable, hold water well but are impossible to overwater, they create excellent compost, and can be grown 100 percent organically. Imagine building a simple shoulder season seed-starter greenhouse for under $100 and then heating it with six bales of straw. In this all-new section, Karsten explains how you can build his six-week greenhouse, and set all of your seed trays on the nice warm benches inside, made from straw bales. The heat generated during their early decomposition is the entire heat source for the tiny greenhouse. Among the new subjects: Building and heating the six-week greenhouse for less than $100 Cultivating mushrooms in straw bales Tips and ideas for making your straw bale garden more attractive How to make a cold frame with straw bales Trellising projects for growing vertically And much more Assure your success with Straw Bale Gardening with instructions and advice direct from the pioneer of the method.
Læs mereFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson comes a supercharged thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep.Rebecca and Brian Unsworth appear to have it all. A nice house in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Two well-behaved, healthy teenage children. Important government jobs-Rebecca working in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brian serving as a coder for the National Security Agency. Their lives stand to improve even more as Brian, in his off-hours, has just developed and sold a highly profitable app. However, the Unsworths' marriage isn't as perfect as it seems. After two decades together, they've drifted apart, talking little and having sex even less. Seeking to revive their strained relationship, they decide for their twentieth wedding anniversary to take their two kids, Kira and Tony, on a European getaway. They have a blast...until one night in Barcelona when Kira doesn't come home from a dance club. She's gone. Abducted. Over the course of a single weekend, the Unsworths will do everything possible to find her-as Kira herself discovers just how far she'll go to break free of the trap that's been set for her. And even as Rebecca and Brian come together for Kira, they realize their marriage is more tenuous than they realized. The Power Couple is both a fast-paced, globe-trotting espionage novel full of surprising twists and a nuanced look at modern marriage-the challenges of balancing career, parenthood, sex, and love.
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