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Book SynopsisSurvival and Witness at Europe''s Border focuses on one of the most mediatized migrant disasters in Europe. On October 3, 2013, an overcrowded fishing boat carrying Eritrean refugees caught fire near Lampedusa, Italy, where 368 people died. Karina Horsti shows with empathy and passion how this disaster produced a kaleidoscope of afterlives that continue to assume different forms depending on the position of the witness or survivors. Pasts and futures intersect in the present when people who were touched by the disaster engage with its memory and politics. Horsti underscores how the perspective of survival can envision a way forward from a horrific unsustainable present. Survival and Witness at Europe''s Border develops the concept of survival to rethink border deaths beyond the structures and processes that produce the murderous border and constitute the focus of critical migration studies. It demonstrates how the process of survival transfoTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Words 2. Images 3. Enumeration, Naming, Photos 4. Adopting the Dead 5. Memorial Interventions 6. Memory Politics 7. Survivor Citizenship 8. Survival 9. Surviving the Death of Another Epilogue: Kebrat's Story

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Book SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption. In the Dumont fashion empire, no heir has a reputation as decadent, arrogant, and ruthless as that of Pascal Dumont. Every transgression, an indecent pleasure. Every woman, a conquest. And none is more challenging than his new personal assistant, Gabrielle Caron. She’s defiant, alluring, and a mystery Pascal can’t wait to solve. A former family servant and daughter of the head maid, Gabrielle’s returned as suddenly as she left eight years ago. No longer an awkward teen, the ethereal young beauty has amassed a wealth of resolve. She’ll need it. In hire to the devilishly charming scion, she’s come back for one reason only. And she dare not whisper why. But as the nights grow more intimate at the Dumont maison, Gabrielle realizes that the last man she believed in is the one man she can trust with her secrets. For Pascal, falling in love means more than his own redemption. It could mean saving Gabrielle’s very life as they confront a dark and scandalous past…together.

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Book Synopsis'In the morning they'll shut the streets, roll the tanks in and begin the arrests. Everyone who tries to leave will be taken in for days, weeks, years. If I don't board the flight tonight, I'll be here forever.' Middle-aged, middle-management Dasha is ordered to quell the anti-government protests in her factory in Belarus by firing sixty workers. Her only escape is a one-way ticket to the US, but as she prepares to flee, she cannot escape memories of her rebellious youth resisting the Soviets. As her country heads to the polls, Dasha must make a decision… The Anarchist is a gripping, timely and deeply moving play, which won the inaugural Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights. It was first performed during the Footprints Festival at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2022, directed by Ebenezer Bamgboye. Originally from Kazakhstan, Karina Wiedman lived in Russia and Belarus before moving to the UK. The Anarchist is her first play. 'A beautifully written play for our times' Jatinder Verma, Chair of the Woven Voices Prize judging panelTrade Review'Wiedman's award-winning play is a gripping exploration of youthful politicisation and the grinding down of those beliefs over a lifetime of disillusion and betrayal... migrant voices like Wiedman's need to be heard' * Reviews Hub *'Has a diary-like intimacy, lit up by vivid details and an innocent sense of humour... Powerful and beautifully layered... an open-hearted and moving piece of writing' * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisWar. Fire. Destruction. Xhea believed that the Lower City had weathered the worst of its troubles—that their only remaining fight would be the struggle to rebuild before winter. She was wrong.Now her home is under attack from an unexpected source. The Central Spire, the City’s greatest power, is intent on destroying the heart of the magical entity that resides beneath the Lower City’s streets. The people on the ground have three days to evacuate—or else.With nowhere to go and time running out, Xhea and the Radiant ghost Shai attempt to rally a defense. Yet with the Spire’s wrath upon them, nothing—not their combined magic, nor their unexpected allies—may be strong enough to protect them from the power of the City.From Nebula Award–nominated author Karina Sumner-Smith, Towers Fall is a fantastic climax to this amazing and thought-provoking trilogy.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

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Book SynopsisFirst comprehensive look at how today's German literary fiction deals with questions of German victimhood. In recent years it has become much more accepted in Germany to consider aspects of the Second World War in which Germans were not perpetrators, but victims: the Allied bombing campaign, expulsions of "ethnic" Germans, mass rapes of German women, and postwar internment and persecution. An explosion of literary fiction on these topics has accompanied this trend. Sebald's The Air War and Literature and Grass's Crabwalk are key texts, but there are many others; the great majority seek not to revise German responsibility for the Holocaust but to balance German victimhood and German perpetration. This book of essays is the first in English to examine closely the variety ofthese texts. An opening section on the 1950s -- a decade of intense literary engagement with German victimhood before the focus shifted to German perpetration -- provides context, drawing parallels but also noting differences between the immediate postwar period and today. The second section focuses on key texts written since the mid-1990s shifts in perspectives on the Nazi past, on perpetration and victimhood, on "ordinary Germans," and on the balance between historical empathy and condemnation. Contributors: Karina Berger, Elizabeth Boa, Stephen Brockmann, David Clarke, Mary Cosgrove, Rick Crownshaw, Helen Finch, Frank Finlay, Katharina Hall, Colette Lawson, Caroline Schaumann, Helmut Schmitz, Kathrin Schödel, and Stuart Taberner. Stuart Taberner is Professor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture, and Society at the University of Leeds. Karina Berger holds a PhD in German from the University of Leeds.Trade Review[A]n impressive testament to collaborative research. The . . . essays . . . all offer highly stimulating discussions of individual texts and topics, and can be read as self-contained pieces, but the book is far more than the sum of its parts: the coherence of its argument suggests not only masterly editing, but also the real benefits of scholars with related interests working together over an extended period. [This book] will be of interest to students, specialists, and general readers alike, and given the implications of the topic, deserves the widest possible audience. * JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES *Contributes to a growing body of research on the evolution of memory politics in post-unification Germany... Adds important inflections to current debates... Important, thought-provoking, and fittingly nuanced. * MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW *The individual essays make a compelling and well-conceived contribution to an important and on-going discussion that in the ten years of its existence has gained in nuance and sophistication. * MONATSHEFTE *Provides a valuable overview about the range and complexity of literary accounts on 'German suffering. * GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW *Provocative yet accessible to a wide audience. * CHOICE *The volume adds support to the argument that the notion of 'German victims' did not begin with the fall of the Berlin Wall. * GERMAN QUARTERLY *Clearly structured, with a common theme that gives the work cohesion.... Will certainly stimulate academic debate and scholarship for years to come. * H-NET GERMAN *Has an impressive array of contributions. . . . [C]ertainly demonstrates the complexities of the current debates. * THIS YEAR'S WORK IN MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES *Table of ContentsIntroduction - Stuart Taberner and Karina Berger W. G. Sebald and German Wartime Suffering - Stephen Brockmann The Natural History of Destruction: W. G. Sebald, Gert Ledig, and the Allied Bombings - Colette Lawson Expulsion Novels of the 1950s: More than Meets the Eye? - Karina Berger "In this prison of the guard room": Heinrich Böll's Briefe aus dem Krieg 1939-1945 in the Context of Contemporary Debates - Frank Finlay Family, Heritage, and German Wartime Suffering in Hanns-Josef Ortheil, Stephan Wackwitz, Thomas Medicus, Dagmar Leupold, and Uwe Timm - Helmut Schmitz Lost Heimat in Generational Novels by Reinhard Jirgl, Christoph Hein, and Angelika Overath - Elizabeth Boa "A Different Family Story": German Wartime Suffering in Women's Writing by Wibke Bruhns, Ute Scheub, and Christina von Braun - Caroline Schaumann The Place of German Wartime Suffering in Hans-Ulrich Treichel's Family Texts - David Clarke "Why only now?": The Representation of German Wartime Suffering as a "Memory Taboo" in Günter Grass's Novella Im Krebsgang - Katharina Hall Rereading Der Vorleser, Remembering the Perpetrator - Rick Crownshaw Narrating German Suffering in the Shadow of Holocaust Victimology: W. G. Sebald, Contemporary Trauma Theory, and Dieter Forte's Air Raids Epic - Mary Cosgrove Günter Grass's Account of German Wartime Suffering in Beim Häuten der Zwiebel: Mind in Mourning or Boy Adventurer? - Helen Finch Jackboots and Jeans: The Private and the Political in Uwe Timm's Am Beispiel meines Bruders - Frank Finlay Memory-Work in Recent German Novels: What (if Any) Limits Remain on Empathy with the "German Experience" of the Second World War? - Stuart Taberner "Secondary Suffering" and Victimhood: The "Other" of German Identity in Bernhard Schlink's "Die Beschneidung" and Maxim Biller's "Harlem Holocaust" - Kathrin Schodel

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Book SynopsisFirst comprehensive look at how today's German literary fiction deals with questions of German victimhood. In recent years it has become much more accepted in Germany to consider aspects of the Second World War in which Germans were not perpetrators, but victims: the Allied bombing campaign, expulsions of "ethnic" Germans, mass rapes of German women, and postwar internment and persecution. An explosion of literary fiction on these topics has accompanied this trend. Sebald's The Air War and Literature and Grass's Crabwalk are key texts, but there are many others; the great majority seek not to revise German responsibility for the Holocaust but to balance German victimhood and German perpetration. This book of essays is the first in English to examine closely the variety ofthese texts. An opening section on the 1950s -- a decade of intense literary engagement with German victimhood before the focus shifted to German perpetration -- provides context, drawing parallels but also noting differences between the immediate postwar period and today. The second section focuses on key texts written since the mid-1990s shifts in perspectives on the Nazi past, on perpetration and victimhood, on "ordinary Germans," and on the balance between historical empathy and condemnation. Contributors: Karina Berger, Elizabeth Boa, Stephen Brockmann, David Clarke, Mary Cosgrove, Rick Crownshaw, Helen Finch, Frank Finlay, Katharina Hall, Colette Lawson, Caroline Schaumann, Helmut Schmitz, Kathrin Schödel, and Stuart Taberner. Stuart Taberner is Professor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture, and Society at the University of Leeds. Karina Berger holds a PhD in German from the University of Leeds.Trade Review[A]n impressive testament to collaborative research. The . . . essays . . . all offer highly stimulating discussions of individual texts and topics, and can be read as self-contained pieces, but the book is far more than the sum of its parts: the coherence of its argument suggests not only masterly editing, but also the real benefits of scholars with related interests working together over an extended period. [This book] will be of interest to students, specialists, and general readers alike, and given the implications of the topic, deserves the widest possible audience. * JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES *Contributes to a growing body of research on the evolution of memory politics in post-unification Germany... Adds important inflections to current debates... Important, thought-provoking, and fittingly nuanced. * MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW *The individual essays make a compelling and well-conceived contribution to an important and on-going discussion that in the ten years of its existence has gained in nuance and sophistication. * MONATSHEFTE *Provides a valuable overview about the range and complexity of literary accounts on 'German suffering. * GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW *Provocative yet accessible to a wide audience. * CHOICE *The volume adds support to the argument that the notion of 'German victims' did not begin with the fall of the Berlin Wall. * GERMAN QUARTERLY *Clearly structured, with a common theme that gives the work cohesion.... Will certainly stimulate academic debate and scholarship for years to come. * H-NET GERMAN *Has an impressive array of contributions. . . . [C]ertainly demonstrates the complexities of the current debates. * THIS YEAR'S WORK IN MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES *Table of ContentsIntroduction - Stuart Taberner and Karina Berger W. G. Sebald and German Wartime Suffering - Stephen Brockmann The Natural History of Destruction: W. G. Sebald, Gert Ledig, and the Allied Bombings - Colette Lawson Expulsion Novels of the 1950s: More than Meets the Eye? - Karina Berger "In this prison of the guard room": Heinrich Böll's Briefe aus dem Krieg 1939-1945 in the Context of Contemporary Debates - Frank Finlay Family, Heritage, and German Wartime Suffering in Hanns-Josef Ortheil, Stephan Wackwitz, Thomas Medicus, Dagmar Leupold, and Uwe Timm - Helmut Schmitz Lost Heimat in Generational Novels by Reinhard Jirgl, Christoph Hein, and Angelika Overath - Elizabeth Boa "A Different Family Story": German Wartime Suffering in Women's Writing by Wibke Bruhns, Ute Scheub, and Christina von Braun - Caroline Schaumann The Place of German Wartime Suffering in Hans-Ulrich Treichel's Family Text - David Clarke "Why only now?": The Representation of German Wartime Suffering as a "Memory Taboo" in Günter Grass's Novella Im Krebsgang - Katharina Hall Rereading Der Vorleser, Remembering the Perpetrator - Rick Crownshaw Narrating German Suffering in the Shadow of Holocaust Victimology: W. G. Sebald, Contemporary Trauma Theory, and Dieter Forte's Air Raids Epic - Mary Cosgrove Günter Grass's Account of German Wartime Suffering in Beim Häuten der Zwiebel:Mind in Mourning or Boy Adventurer? - Helen Finch Jackboots and Jeans: The Private and the Political in Uwe Timm's Am Beispiel meines Bruders - Frank Finlay Memory-Work in Recent German Novels: What (if Any) Limits Remain on Empathy with the "German Experience" of the Second World War? - Stuart Taberner "Secondary Suffering" and Victimhood: The "Other" of German Identity in Bernhard Schlink's "Die Beschneidung" and Maxim Biller's "Harlem Holocaust" - Kathrin Schodel

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Book SynopsisA must-have for any older adult looking to easily maintain their strength and day-to-day health—from the comfort of home! This is an invaluable resource for older adults looking to improve their strength and body composition without having to purchase a gym membership. Fitness coach and author Karina Inkster will teach you about the many benefits of strength training for seniors. You'll learn how to choose resistance bands, how to use them at home with a door anchor, and how to use them safely. An overview of the three types of resistance bands will help readers put together their own “mini gym” that can fit into a small bag. A collection of 50 resistance band exercises that work all the major muscle groups will inspire readers to create—and maintain—a regular strength training practice, whether they’re working out at home, outdoors, or while traveling. Exercises vary in difficulty from beginner to advanced; this book caters to older adults of all fitness levels. Once readers are familiar with the various exercise possibilities, they’ll learn how to put together their own strength programs.

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Book SynopsisUn libro galardonado del premio honor Pura Belpré, por su edición en inglés, The Coquies Still Sing. Una selección de los mejores libros ilustrados para niños por el Chicago Public LibraryUna selección de Bank Street College of Education Children''s Book Committee''s Mejores Libros para NiñosUna selección de New York Public Library New Vibrant Voices Titles for Kids: libros nuevos por autores de colorEste libro es más que hermoso.Yuyi Morales, homenajeada al Caldecott y creadora de Dreamers, reconocido en la lista de mejores vendidos del New York Times Los coquíes aún cantan es un libro ilustrado para niños sobre el hogar, la comunidad, y la esperanza, inspirado por la reconstrucción de Puerto Rico luego del Hurricán María en Septiembre 2017. Este hermoso y emotivo libro fue escrito por Karina Nicole González, illustrado por Kr

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Book SynopsisDoes the race for vaccine development make sense? What are the chances of success? Will the vaccine be safe? Will people accept it?? In June 2020, Corona, False Alarm? exploded into the German market, selling 200,000 copies and 75,000 e-books in the first six weeks. No other topic dominates our attention as much as coronavirus and COVID-19, the infectious disease it triggers. There’s been a global deluge of contradictory opinions, fake news, and politically controlled information. Differing views on the dangers posed by the pandemic have led to deep division and confusion, within governments, society, and even among friends and family. In Corona, False Alarm?, award-winning researchers Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr. Karina Reiss give clarity to these confusing and stressful times. They offer analysis of whether radical protective measures—including lockdown, social distancing, and mandatory masking—have been justified, and what the ramifications have been for society, the economy, and public health. Dr. Bhakdi and Dr. Reiss provide dates, facts, and background information, including: How Covid-19 compares with previous coronaviruses and the flu virus What infection numbers and the death rate really tell us The challenges around lockdown: Were the protective measures justified? Mandatory mask-wearing: Does the science support it? Vaccines: What are the chances of success? What are the risks? Corona, False Alarm? provides you with sound information and substantiated facts—and encourages you to form your own opinion on the corona crisis.

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Book SynopsisA hauntingly beautiful debut for fans of Isabel Allende and Kazuo IshiguroTrade Review'Once inside this decaying mansion, [Anaïs] and we are transfixed by a series of spectres from the Echeverrías' history. Lickorish Quinn's best sentences… flow through present participles that conjure sights and sounds… strange, and spectacular.' Sunday Telegraph'A heady blend of Isabel Allende and Gabriel García Márquez, in which stories and visions proliferate dizzyingly in all directions, this is an impressive first outing.' Daily Mail'An absolute must-read. I was glued to its pages from the first to the last and am still struggling to believe that such an accomplished creation is Quinn's debut… A wonderfully immersive experience.' Literary Flits'Lickorish Quinn's magnificent debut enchants from first page to last... A breath-taking writer of singular voice.' Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution'A mesmerising feat of imagination and a masterful debut.' Paul Lynch, Booker Prize-winning author of Prophet Song'An innovative and precisely imagined exploration of identity, family, ghosts, and the intersection between personal and national history. It swept me away.' Clare Fisher, author of All the Good Things'The Dust Never Settles is ambitious, fascinating and endlessly inventive – a time-bending, kaleidoscopic fever dream in which the living coexist with the dead, and the past with present.' Luiza Sauma, author of Everything You Ever Wanted'Always colourful, its magical realism beautifully realised, this novel brims with Peruvian folklore and history as Anaïs negotiates ghosts from the past and comes to terms with long-buried secrets.' Daily Mail'A marvelous, vertiginous work that mercilessly conveys the post-colonial state.' Caoilinn Hughes, author of The Wild Laughter'Karina Lickorish Quinn is the new face of magic realism... Like its title, The Dust Never Settles will stay floating inside the reader, impossible to forget or unsee.' Laia Jufresa, author of Umami

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewReaders who love the Vanderbeekers will not be disappointed. Glaser effortlessly interweaves the story lines of two preteens living in a South Bronx homeless shelter. . . .The ending is poignant, focusing on possibility rather than certainty. Friendship, hopes and dreams come together in the final note that Glaser strikes. —Padma Venkatraman — New York Times Book Review "Karina Yan Glaser doesn’t flinch from the truth that too many kids are carrying such heavy weights through this world. With hope and humor, she shows us how friends and found family have the power to lighten the load. This book will make your heart sing." — Christina Soontornvat, Newbery Honor author “A beautiful and compelling story about the discovery of power, with a world of characters I miss already.” — Rebecca Stead, author of When You Reach Me Glaser infuses this standalone novel with sweetness and optimism while acknowledging the complexities of her characters’ lives. . . .A Duet for Home portrays how an appreciation for music and a desire to make the world more beautiful can give all young people—and perhaps especially the most vulnerable—a way to believe in themselves. — BookPage (starred review) "This is a hopeful and inspiring story about the lives of children who are rarely represented in middle-grade fiction. The young people engage in activism that is both thought-provoking and profound. A powerful, heartwarming, and thoughtful tale of kids cultivating chosen families during challenging circumstances." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Yan Glaser's bighearted standalone moves quickly through its complex plot without forsaking strong characterizations of Huey House's many staff and residents, concluding with a potent message about the power of direct action." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Drawing on her experiences working in a New York City homeless shelter, Glaser excels in her vivid, individual portrayals of the characters and their relationships. A heartening story as well as a memorable vision of homeless shelters as complex, supportive communities working toward positive change." — Booklist

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Book SynopsisA hauntingly beautiful debut for fans of Isabel Allende and Kazuo IshiguroTrade Review'Once inside this decaying mansion, [Anaïs] and we are transfixed by a series of spectres from the Echeverrías' history. Lickorish Quinn's best sentences… flow through present participles that conjure sights and sounds… strange, and spectacular.' Sunday Telegraph'A heady blend of Isabel Allende and Gabriel García Márquez, in which stories and visions proliferate dizzyingly in all directions, this is an impressive first outing.' Daily Mail'An absolute must-read. I was glued to its pages from the first to the last and am still struggling to believe that such an accomplished creation is Quinn's debut… A wonderfully immersive experience.' Literary Flits'Lickorish Quinn's magnificent debut enchants from first page to last... A breath-taking writer of singular voice.' Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution'A mesmerising feat of imagination and a masterful debut.' Paul Lynch, Booker Prize-winning author of Prophet Song'An innovative and precisely imagined exploration of identity, family, ghosts, and the intersection between personal and national history. It swept me away.' Clare Fisher, author of All the Good Things'The Dust Never Settles is ambitious, fascinating and endlessly inventive – a time-bending, kaleidoscopic fever dream in which the living coexist with the dead, and the past with present.' Luiza Sauma, author of Everything You Ever Wanted'Always colourful, its magical realism beautifully realised, this novel brims with Peruvian folklore and history as Anaïs negotiates ghosts from the past and comes to terms with long-buried secrets.' Daily Mail'A marvelous, vertiginous work that mercilessly conveys the post-colonial state.' Caoilinn Hughes, author of The Wild Laughter'Karina Lickorish Quinn is the new face of magic realism... Like its title, The Dust Never Settles will stay floating inside the reader, impossible to forget or unsee.' Laia Jufresa, author of Umami

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Book SynopsisA raw, gritty and hot read from the author of The Artists Trilogy, Love, in English and The Pact. Filled with forbidden love, twisted lives, and explosive action, and set in the scorching heat and headiness of Mexico, fans of Joanna Wylde, Kristen Proby and Tarryn Fisher won''t want to miss this. For Luisa Chavez, former beauty queen, every day is a struggle to survive. Working as a waitress in Cabo San Lucas is her only hope until Salvador Reyes, depraved leader of a Mexican drug cartel, offers her a lifeline. Salvador wants Luisa as his prized wife, and she can''t say no. Robbed of all her freedom, even the finest wines and most precious jewels can''t make up for the ugliness and violence of her marriage. Desperate to escape, Luisa''s wish comes true in the deadliest form: Javier Bernal, head of a rival cartel. Javier will stop at nothing to get what he wants. And he wants to take Luisa, use her, and ruin her. Unless she ruins him firstTrade ReviewUncompromising and disturbing - I couldn't put it down. Nobody writes like Karina Halle, and in this book she takes it to a new level. If you like dark reads, I'd recommend this one highly -- Joanna WyldeA dark, unpredictable love story that blows away conventional boundaries -- K.A. TuckerDirty, dangerous and utterly addictive * Totally Booked *Dirty Angels is a story about power vs. weakness, good vs. evil, strategy vs. threat. All in all, it's like a game of chess with the addition of scorching-hot sex * My Book Muse *A story that just about jumps from the pages directly onto the big screen. Fans of suspense and twisted romance will be overjoyed with Halle's talent * Romantic Times *Full of twists, surprises, action... This book was spectacular, unique and made me feel all sorts of raw and deep emotions * Bookish Temptations *Karina's writing is flawless. She writes with so much passion that you can't help but fall in love with her characters * Four Chicks Flipping Pages *Just the right mix of intense emotions: love, hate, anger and sadness * Romance at Random *She dares us to fall in love with the bad * Smexy Books *

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Book SynopsisCook smarter and feel better with one hundred delicious recipes! Completely revised and updated from the author's previous Vegan Vitality, this is the ultimate guide to veganism for active lifestyles. More than eight million North Americans choose to exclude meat from their diets, and an additional twenty-five million rarely eat meat. Many of these individuals consume no animal products whatsoever. Why do these vegans and vegetarians choose to forgo steak, yogurt, or ice cream? Most commonly, they cite increasing and maintaining personal health. Add to this the steadily growing population of health and fitness enthusiasts who adopt plant-based diets temporarily to meet their performance goals, plus those looking to vegan diets for weight loss, and we’ve got a full-blown diet and lifestyle movement quickly expanding across the globe! This is a comprehensive active-living guide and cookbook for current and aspiring vegans and vegetarians interested in making regular physical activity a part of their lives. Fitness and nutrition coach Karina Inkster motivates and inspires readers to increase the quality (and length!) of their lives by enjoying a whole foods, plant-based diet and engaging in regular exercise. Recipes include: Apple spice baked oatmeal Open-face smoky melt Vegan scalloped potatoes Homemade energy bars Thai peanut curry with veggies, tofu, and pineapple African stew Clean 'n green flatbread No-cream of cauliflower soup Mediterranean medley salad Chocolate-dipped strawberry smoothie So many more! With healthy living advice for everyone from beginners to amateur athletes, as well as a well-rounded collection of one hundred mouthwatering recipes specifically created to fuel active living, this book sets itself apart by bridging the gap between diet and fitness, approaching health holistically and as a long-term lifestyle. Also included are interviews with vegan athletes and fitness professionals, each providing their own recipes, top-secret tips, and habits for healthy, active plant-based living.

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Book SynopsisLeading to Occupational Health and Safetybrings together prominent researchers to explore the pervasive roles that leaders play indetermining the health, safety and mental well-being ofemployees in organizations. The first text to directly link organizational leadership behaviours with health and safety outcomes, covering theory, research and evidence-based best practice Argues that a leader's impact can be far more far-reaching than is commonly realized, and examines the effects of leadership on safety, physical wellness and wellbeing, and psychological wellbeing Explores the theoretical underpinnings of effective leadership styles and behaviors, and advances both research and practice in order to encourage better leadership and healthier, safer organizations Features contributions from internationally known and respected researchers including Sharon Clarke, Kara Arnold, Fred Luthans, Ståle Einarsen, Julian Barling, and Emma Donaldson-Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viiIntroduction 1E. Kevin Kelloway, Karina Nielsen and Jennifer K. Dimoff 1 Leadership and Safety: A Self-Regulation and Social Learning Perspective 9Sharon Clarke, Sara Guediri and Allan Lee 2 Senior Management Safety Leadership Behaviour 33Kate C. Bowers, Mark Fleming and Andrea Bishop 3 Developing Safety Leadership 49Jennifer Wong, Timur Ozbilir and Jane Mullen 4 The Antecedents of Transformational Leadership and Its Consequences for Occupational Health and Safety 69Susanne Tafvelin 5 Leading to a Respectful Workplace 93Annilee M. Game 6 Leading the Psychologically Healthy Workplace: The RIGHT Way 113E. Kevin Kelloway, Samantha A. Penney and Jennifer K. Dimoff 7 Leadership and Work–Family Conflict 129Ana Isabel Sanz-Vergel and Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz 8 Leaders as Resources: How Managers and Supervisors Can Socially Support Employees Towards Better Mental Health and Well-Being 149Jennifer K. Dimoff and E. Kevin Kelloway 9 Destructive Forms of Leadership and Their Relationships with Employee Well-Being 163Anders Skogstad, Morten Birkeland Nielsen and Ståle Einarsen 10 Leaders Can Make or Break an Intervention – But Are They the Villains of the Piece? 197Karina Nielsen 11 Developing Positive Leadership for Employee Well-Being and Engagement 211Emma Donaldson-Feilder and Rachel Lewis 12 Mindful Leadership and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Leader Behaviours 235Megan M. Walsh and Kara A. Arnold 13 Leading and Developing Health and Safety through Collective Psychological Capital 255Julie Dyrdek Broad and Fred Luthans 14 'Choose a Job You Love, and You Will Never Have to Work a Day in your Life': A Strengths-based Leadership Approach to Optimal Functioning at Work 281Philippe Dubreuil and Jacques Forest 15 Leadership and Mental Illness: Realities and New Directions 307Erica L. Carleton and Julian Barling Index 323

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Book SynopsisInnovation leadership is essential to survive in today's turbulent landscape. For many organisations, their environment is characterized by internationalization, customer centricity, digitalization, sustainability, and a call for greater diversity. In these volatile, uncertain, ambiguous, and complex (VUCA) settings, there is also the need to create new and sustainable sources of value. How are current-day leaders helping to turn ideas into value, whether that be through new products, services, markets, experiences, partnerships, processes, or business models? What are the new competencies and skills required in order to respond and effectively innovate in a changing environment? Innovation Leadership in Practice provides a unique source of new insights on the role of innovation leadership and effective practices through conceptual models, empirical case studies, development interventions, and tools.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Leading Innovation in a Changing World; Stephanie Kaudela-Baum, Karina R. Jensen, and Rob Sheffield PART I. Self Leadership for Developing New Competencies Chapter 2. Neuroscience for Innovation Leaders: Applying Brain Science to Drive Innovation; Lars B. Sonderegger Chapter 3. Develop Yourself as an Innovation Leader through Art-based Interventions; Jörg Reckhenrich and Marlen Nebelung Chapter 4. Innovation Leadership and Resilience: Alan Joyce, Qantas; Selvi Kannan and Selin Metin Camgöz Chapter 5. Developing Innovation Leadership – The Relevance of Qualification and Certification of Innovation Management Professionals; Ingrid Kihlander, Mats Magnusson, and Magnus Karlsson PART II. Team Leadership that Inspires and Engages Diverse Groups Chapter 6. Shared Leadership of Innovation Teams - Is it Even Possible?; Mikael Johnsson Chapter 7. Diversity and Creativity in Teams: How Leaders and Group Members Manage the Inherent Paradoxes; Pia Stalder, Julien Nussbaum, and Vlad Glaveanu Chapter 8. Innovation Leadership with Mentors for Team Performance in Municipal Hackathons; Anu Suominen, Vilho Jonsson, Eric Eriksson, Jessica Fogelberg, and Johan Bäckman Chapter 9. Transforming Innovation Teams with BEST©Team: A Solution-Focused Approach to Achieving Preferred Futures; Elfie J. Czerny and Dominik Godat Chapter 10. Collective Genius: Leadership Lessons from Pina Bausch and Tanztheater Wuppertal; Berit Sandberg PART III. Organisational Leadership in Changing Innovation Contexts Chapter 11. Leading innovation: Industry Lessons for Increasingly Radical Transformations; Shaun West, Mario Rapaccini, and Dominic Boen Chapter 12. How Agile Leaders Promote Continuous Innovation - An Explorative Framework; Lysander Weiss, Lucas Vergin, and Dominik K. Kanbach Chapter 13. Repurposed: Management Control in Innovation Leadership; Seidali Kurtmollaiev and Tor Helge Aas Chapter 14. A Cross-Section of Innovation Leadership - The Case of University of Ruse, Bulgaria; Gueorguiev Tzvetelin Chapter 15. Hilti Innovation Leadership Experience as Enabler for a Better Future in the Construction Industry; Jan Schlüchter and Gabriele Retucci PART IV. Orchestrating Innovation in Ecosystems Chapter 16. Organizational Innovation Leadership in Practice: The Eddyfi Technologies Case; Christophe Deutsch, Beniamino Callegari, and Ranvir S. Rai Chapter 17. Collaborative Innovation Leadership in Ecosystems to Pursue UN SDGs; Tove Brink Chapter 18. Design2Be: Build your Leadership like a Designer; Maria Vittoria Colucci D’Amato and Letizia Migliola Chapter 19. The Motivated Market Theory - How Intersubjective Relationships distributed across Networks enable Higher Value Innovation; Mark Neild Chapter 20. Inspiring and Enabling Innovation Leadership: Key Findings and Future Directions; Rob Sheffield, Karina R. Jensen, and Stephanie Kaudela-Baum

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Book SynopsisThe diverse developments in textile research of the last decade, along with the increased recognition of the importance of textile studies in adjacent fields, now merit a dedicated, full-length publication entitled “Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles”. With this volume, the authors and the editors wish to illustrate to the current impact of textile archaeology on the scholarly perception of the past (not limited to archaeology alone). The volume presents new insights into the consumption, meaning, use and re-use of textiles and dyes, all of which are topics of growing importance in textile research. As indicated by the title, we demonstrate the continued importance of interdisciplinarity by showcasing several ‘interwoven’ approaches to environmental and archaeological remains, textual and iconographic sources, archaeological experiments and ethnographic data, from a large area covering Europe and the Mediterranean, Near East, Africa and Asia. The chronological span is deliberately wide, including materials dating from c. 6th millennium BCE to c. mid-14th century CE. The volume is organised in four parts that aim to reflect the main areas of the textile research in 2020. After the two introductory chapters (Part I: About this Volume and Textile Research in 2020), follow two chapters referring to dyes and dyeing technology in which analytical and material-based studies are linked to contextual sources (Part II: Interdisciplinarity of Colour: Dye Analyses and Dyeing Technologies). The six chapters of Part III: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Textile Tools discuss textiles and textile production starting from the analyses of tools, whether functional or as representative of technological developments or user identity. Archaeological and cultural contexts as well as textile traditions are the main topics of the six chapters in Part IV: Traditions and Contexts: Fibres, Fabrics, Techniques, Uses and Meanings. The two final chapters in Part V: Digital Tools refer to the use of digital tools in textile research, presenting two different case studies. Table of Contents List of contributors.- Part I: About this volume and textile research in 2020.- Chapter 1. Introduction (Agata Ulanowska, Karina Grömer, Ina Vanden Berghe and Magdalena Öhrman).- Chapter 2. Old Textiles – New Possibilities. Ten Years on (Eva Andersson Strand, Ulla Mannering and Marie-Louise Nosch).- Part II: Interdisciplinarity of Colour: Dye analyses and dyeing technologies.- Chapter 3. Monobromoindigo: The Singular Chromatic Biomarker for the Identification of the Malacological Provenance of Archaeological Purple Pigments from Hexaplex Trunculus Species (Zvi C. Koren).- Chapter 4. Sasanid Dyes from Ancient Persia – Case Study Chehrābād in Northern Iran (Ina Vanden Berghe and Karina Grömer).- Part III: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Textile Tools.- Chapter 5. Textile Production in Some Early Neolithic Settlements in North Macedonia (Zlata Blažeska and Jasemin Nazim).- Chapter 6. Tradition versus Innovation? Horizontal (Ground-) and Vertical (Warp-weighted) Looms at Koukonisi, Lemnos (Tina Boloti).- Chapter 7. Weaving Traditions in Archaic Sicily: The Case Study of Portella Sant’Anna (Gabriella Longhitano).- Chapter 8. Visible Tools, Invisible Craft: An Analysis of Textile Tools across the Iron Age South Coast of Britain (Lewis Ferrero).- Chapter 9. Combing the Data: Re-evaluating ‘Weaving’ Combs in the Textile Production Sequence During the British Iron Age (Jennifer Beamer).- Chapter 10. From Use Wear to User: Working with Literary Sources on Worn Textile Tools (Magdalena Öhrman).- Part IV: Traditions and Contexts: Fibres, Fabrics, Techniques, Uses and Meanings.- Chapter 11. Lime Bast Winning: Know-How, Labour Input and Quantity Needed for the Production of Two Selected Neolithic Finds (Sabine Karg).- Chapter 12. Food for Thought or Threads for Weaving: Can we Identify the Uses for Ancient Flaxseeds Discovered in the Southern Levant? (Deborah Cassuto, Andrea Orendi and Itzhaq Shai).- Chapter 13. The Relationship between Textile Remains in a Hoard of Alexander II Zabinas Coins and Loom Weights Discovered at Hellenistic Tell Iẓṭabba (Beth She’an, Nysa-Scythopolis), Israel (Orit Shamir, Achim Lichtenberger and Oren Tal).- Chapter 14. Unravelling the Threads of the Nubian Openworks. New Inquiries on a Unique Textile Tradition from Meroitic Sudan (c. 350 BCE–350 CE) (Elsa Yvanez and Ulrikka Mokdad).- Chapter 15. Interdisciplinary Methods and New Perspectives on Inscribed Textiles: A Case Study of Christian ‘Tiraz’ (Julia L. Galliker and Helga Rösel-Mautendorfer).- Chapter 16. Weaving Experiments with the Rigid Heddle: Woven-in Metal Spirals from Siksälä and ‘Auleja’ technique (Ronja Lau).- Part V: Digital Tools.- Chapter 17. Investigating Relations between Textile Production and Seals and Sealing Practices in Bronze Age Greece: A Presentation of the New “Textile and Seals” Project Database (Agata Ulanowska).- Chapter 18. 3D Visualization of the 2400-Year-Old Garments of Salt Man 4 from Chehrābād, Iran (Aleksei Moskvin, Karina Grömer, Mariia Moskvina, Victor Kuzmichev, Abolfazl Aali and Thomas Stöllner).

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Book SynopsisOne of The New York Times' Notable Children's Books of 2017: 'In this delightful and heartwarming throwback to the big-family novels of yesteryear, a large biracial family might lose their beloved brownstone home, but win it back with an all-out charm offensive.'Trade Review"Glaser’s love for the Vanderbeekers shines through in her prose and stick drawings. Readers will look forward to future adventures. A highly recommended purchase for all middle grade collections." — School Library Journal (starred review) "Few [families] in children’s literature are as engaging or amusing as the Vanderbeekers." — Booklist (starred review) "[Karina Yan Glaser’s] contemporary family narrative preserves the winsome tone and innocence of the aforementioned classics while updating them with a rich, modern diversity of characters, settings and problems. Glaser’s warmhearted story highlights a cold truth: What is often missing in the busy lives of today’s plugged-in, checked-out families is a sense of community. In the vast village of New York City, she suggests, what it takes to raise a child can still be found on one square block." — New York Times Book Review "A heartwarming story about family and community that will appeal to readers who also enjoy an old-fashioned feel." — Kirkus Reviews "With rich dialogue and detailed descriptions of the neighborhood, the text provides a humorous and heartwarming story about siblings uniting to save their home. Through the Vanderbeekers, Glaser provides a portrait of the splendors of Harlem and the sense of community that can be built among neighbors of all backgrounds. This will draw fans of rollicking family stories, and while it’s centered on Christmas, it would be enjoyable any time of the year." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books "Uplifting. Readers who enjoy a cheery story that’s simultaneously old-fashioned and of the moment in its sensibility will enjoy this introduction to the Vanderbeekers and look forward to their future adventures." — Publishers Weekly "Glaser’s third-person narration weaves individual characters’ plot threads and a palpable sense of place through the larger family story in the tradition of Jeanne Birdsall, Sydney Taylor, Elizabeth Enright, and Hilary McKay." — The Horn Book “The Vanderbeekers join the Melendys, the Cassons, and the ‘All of a Kind’ Family on my list of favorite book-families. I’m in love with every single Vanderbeeker! Their story is utterly enchanting: I did not want it to end. More, please?” — Linda Sue Park, Newbery medalist

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Book SynopsisA guide to veganism for active lifestyles—with one hundred delicious recipes.The culture of food in North America is changing—and fast. More than eight million North Americans choose to exclude meat from their diets, and an additional twenty-five million rarely eat meat. Many of these individuals consume no animal products whatsoever. Why do these vegans and vegetarians choose to forgo steak, yogurt, or ice cream? Most commonly, they cite increasing and maintaining personal health. Add to this the steadily growing population of health and fitness enthusiasts who adopt plant-based diets temporarily to meet their performance goals, plus those looking to vegan diets for weight loss, and we’ve got a full-blown diet and lifestyle movement quickly expanding across the globe.Vegan Vitality is a comprehensive active-living guide and cookbook for current and aspiring vegans and vegetarians interested in making regular physical activity a part of their lives. Karina Inkster motivates and inspires readers to increase the quality (and length!) of their lives by enjoying a whole foods, plant-based diet and engaging in regular exercise. With healthy living advice for everyone from beginners to amateur athletes, as well as a well-rounded collection of one hundred mouthwatering recipes specifically created to fuel active living, this book sets itself apart from existing titles by bridging the gap between diet and fitness, approaching health holistically and as a long-term lifestyle. Also included are interviews with vegan athletes and fitness professionals, each providing their own recipes, top-secret tips, and habits for healthy, active plant-based living.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Book SynopsisCompelling and engaging, this Handbook on Shrinking Cities addresses the fundamentals of shrinkage, exploring its causal factors, the ways in which planning strategies and policies are steered, and innovative solutions for revitalising shrinking cities. It analyses the multidimensional phenomena involved in processes of shrinkage, where cities experience a dramatic decline in their economic and social bases.Offering a timely response to the endurance of decline in cities across the globe, contributions from top scholars showcase a wide range of perspectives on the ongoing challenges of shrinkage. Chapters cover topics of ‘governance’, ‘greening’ and ‘right-sizing’, and ‘regrowth’, laying the relevant groundwork for the Handbook’s proposals for dealing with shrinkage in the age of COVID-19 and beyond. Leading experts in the fields of urban and regional development contribute novel ideas pertinent to the future of shrinking cities, considering factors such as economic prosperity, liveability, social stability, and innovation, ultimately representing a paradigmatic shift from growth-centred planning to the notion of ‘shrinking sustainably’.In suggesting strategies to reverse decline and generate newer, more robust development, this prescient Handbook will prove beneficial to scholars of human geography and urban planning. The wide range of case studies will also make this a vital read for planning practitioners.Trade Review‘This excellent collection includes insightful reviews of current research, recently implemented projects and policies, and analyses of emerging topics chiefly from the European experience are supplemented with examples from North America, Japan, and Mexico. This book gathers excellent studies of a range of programmes including regrowth, shrinking smart, green innovation, infrastructure, complemented with chapters on governance, social capital, and relevant social issues. Chapters on the epistemology of urban shrinkage research and current debates on terminology amplify the significance of this volume. This timely book offers an invaluable resource for researchers, policy-makers in Europe and other world regions who are seeking examples of good programmes and policies to manage urban shrinkage. It should be of interest to researchers and policy-makers interested in the practical experience of managing urban shrinkage, and those interested in theoretical debates about shrinkage, governance, and new topics that require further explorations. -- Chung-Tong Wu, University of Sydney, Australia‘Our cities represent very comprehensive social ecosystems – a mosaic consisting of diverse structures interlinked by the veins of infrastructure shaped by multiple actions of various actors. The Handbook on Shrinking Cities, edited by Karina Pallagst, Marco Bontje, Emmanuèle Cunningham Sabot and René Fleschurz presents a similar picture. This is a book in which the synergy between chapters written by numerous authors creates a multi-faceted picture of shrinking cities and which will be of interest to a wide range of readers.’ -- Maros Finka, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and President of the AESOP‘With COVID-19 upending traditional patterns of urban living, some shrinking cities may be facing unique opportunities for revitalization and prosperity. This wonderful collection of essays from established and new scholars combines multi-disciplinary expertise to propose innovative ideas and planning strategies for shrinking cities around the world.’ -- Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, UCLA, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Introduction: shrinking cities research in times of COVID-19 1 Karina Pallagst and Patricia M.I. Hammer PART I CONCEPTUALISING SHRINKING SMART 1 The language of shrinking cities: terminology and translation to describe a new urban regime 9 Emmanuèle Cunningham Sabot and Maja Ročak 2 Shrinking cities: new insights into planning cultures 26 Karina Pallagst and René Fleschurz 3 Path dependence in shrinking cities: learning from the past 40 Victoria Pinoncely 4 Shrinking smart from theory to practice: an epistemological approach to constructing a new planning concept 54 Bozhidar Ivanov 5 Place attachment and negative mindset in shrinking cities: is there a contradiction? 67 Solène Le Borgne 6 Understanding the role of social capital in regenerating shrinking cities: insights from the Netherlands 80 Maja Ročak 7 Shrinking cities as epistemic communities 94 Ivonne Audirac 8 Urban shrinkage and socio-economic segregation in medium-sized cities: the case of Gera 108 David Huntington PART II GOVERNING SHRINKING CITIES 9 Governance in shrinking cities: the role of active citizenship in emerging governance 122 Agnes Matoga 10 Urban mindware in governing post-socialist shrinking cities 134 Krzysztof Stachowiak and Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz 11 Governance challenges in shrinking cities: the example of brownfield site reuse and governance 148 Dieter Rink and Annegret Haase 12 Shrinking cities are here to stay: place-sensitive policy responses? 162 Flavio Besana and Kai Böhme 13 The legal and planning system for shrinking cities in Japan 178 Tetsuji Uemura 14 Towards brighter futures for European small and medium-sized towns: what can social innovation contribute? 193 Marco Bontje, Nicola Bacon, David Bole and Claire Gordon 15 Shrinking cities and cross-border context: the example of the twin cities of Forbach (Moselle, France) and Völklingen (Saarland, Germany) 208 Frédérique Morel-Doridat PART III GREENING/RIGHTSIZING SHRINKING CITIES 16 Adaptation of infrastructures in shrinking cities: a review 222 Fanny Augis 17 A growing field in shrinking cities: a literature review on shrinkage and urban green space 236 Olivia Lewis 18 Utilising solar energy and technology production-oriented strategies in shrinking cities 250 Simone Di Pietro 19 Urban green innovation and revitalisation of declining areas and vacant spaces in shrinking cities 264 José G. Vargas-Hernández and Patricia M.I. Hammer 20 Reflections on the challenges for public value capture in shrinking cities 278 Sílvia Sousa and Paulo Pinho 21 Carbon mitigation for shrinking cities 292 Helen Mulligan 22 Regrowth challenges of English cities in the context of flood risk: a discussion on flood resilience and regrowth in Hull, United Kingdom 308 Faeeza Mackay, Stephen Platt and Fulvio Domenico Lopane 23 Cultural branding and adaptive reuse in shrinking cities: a comparative study of Turin, Italy and Lowell, USA 324 Justin B. Hollander and Marissa G. Meaney PART IV REGROWING SHRINKING CITIES 24 Variations of urban regrowth – systematising driving factors and contextual conditions: the European perspective 338 Annegret Haase, Marco Bontje, Dieter Rink, Chris Couch, Szymon Marcińczak, Petr Rumpel and Manuel Wolff 25 Issues, diffusion and solutions of shrinkage in French heritage towns’ centres 353 Alix de La Gaignonnière 26 Pop Up City and interim uses 367 Terry Schwarz 27 Smart cities as a substitute industry revitalisation approach to shrinking cities in Germany? 381 Jakob Schackmar 28 Refugees in shrinking cities: the role of place and belonging in refugee-led revitalisation 395 Norma Schemschat 29 Old industrial cities striving to attract and retain knowledge workers: a case study from Spain 409 Simón Sánchez-Moral, Alfonso Arellano and David Moreno 30 Data, policy and segregation, open source data and catalysing inclusive culture-led economic development: contextualising smart city 422 Jasmin Aber Index

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Book SynopsisAn uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism.Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next door--after all, they''ve avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who she labels a pack of hyenas. Then Karina''s grandfather starts tutoring Chris, and she discovers he''s actually a nice, funny kid. But one afternoon something unimaginable happens--the three of them are assaulted by a stranger who targets Indian-American Karina and her grandfather because of how they look. Her grandfather is gravely injured and Karina and Chris vow not to let hate win. When Karina posts a few photos related to the attack on social media, they quickly attract attention, and before long her #CountMeIn post--What does an American look like? #immigrants #WeBelong #IamAmerican #HateHasNoHomeHere--goes viral and a diverse population begin to add their own photos. Then, when Papa is finally on the road to recovery, Karina uses her newfound social media reach to help celebrate both his homecoming and a community coming together.Trade Review“Count Me In is a gem of a book both funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. With its deeply moving portrayal of the healing power of empathy, this is an important and necessary story.”—Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound “It wouldn’t surprise me at all if this heartfelt novel started a movement of its own! Readers will want to stand up and cheer for Karina and Chris and Papa, and shout to every corner of the world, ‘COUNT ME IN!’”—Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor winner The Underneath“Compassionate, relatable characters. The story celebrates resilience, the power of community, and even the benefits of social media during a time when hate crimes against the Indian Diaspora are on the rise. The alternating chapters between Karina and Chris show that Americans come in all colors. Karina's message, that we are stronger together, will easily resonate with readers.”—Booklist“Karina and Chris draw on their friendship, their families, and the unexpectedly unifying power of social media for strength against fear and hatred. Fast-paced first-person narration alternates between Karina and Chris. This accessible read tackles weighty issues like racism and hatred, while the warmth of the growing friendship among Karina, Chris, and Papa carries readers through the book’s stressful conflicts to its satisfying conclusion. A solid recommendation for fans of books like Hena Khan’s Amina’s Voice and Gita Varadarajan and Sarah Weeks’s Save Me a Seat.”—School Library Journal

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Book SynopsisWhat psychological and environmental forces have an impact on health? How does behavior contribute to wellness or illness? This comprehensive volume answers these questions and others with a state-of-the-art overview of theory, research, and practice at the interface of psychology and health. Leading experts from multiple disciplines explore how health and health behaviors are shaped by a wide range of psychological processes and social-environmental factors. The book describes exemplary applications in the prevention and clinical management of today's most pressing health risks and diseases, including coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, obesity, sleep disturbances, and smoking. Featuring succinct, accessible chapters on critical concepts and contemporary issues, the Handbook integrates psychological perspectives with cutting-edge work in preventive medicine, epidemiology, public health, genetics, nursing, and the social sciences.Trade ReviewBehavioral factors are key to both disease prevention and recovery. This comprehensive volume examines multiple models of behavior change and applies them to a wide array of health concerns. Detailed and accessible, the book contains invaluable resources for practitioners and researchers across the health disciplines who need to address not only the human body, but also the human spirit within it. It will doubtless become a core resource for those engaged in health-related interventions. I also would recommend this book for students in all the health sciences, from advanced undergraduates to those at the highest levels of professional training.--Richard M. Ryan, PhD, Department of Clinical and Social Psychology, University of Rochester This handbook is really outstanding. Compared to many other books in the field, it avoids poorly defined constructs, uses clear definitions, and is grounded in empirical psychological research, which makes it an unrivaled contribution. In a heterogeneous and complicated field, the editors have produced a state-of-the-art work. It is a 'must' for all students, trainees, and professionals who want to deepen their knowledge about psychological aspects of medical illnesses and their treatment.--Winfried Rief, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, GermanyThese distinguished editors and contributors provide an engaging, comprehensive presentation of the current state of the science; a tutorial in how to think about the overarching issues in this dynamic field; and a guide to applying the research to meet challenges in health care. Advanced students and a wide range of health researchers and professionals will appreciate this cutting-edge review. This forward-looking view of how health psychology fits into the broader agenda of health research, services, and policy will serve the field well for many years.--Timothy W. Smith, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of UtahSuls, Davidson, and Kaplan are leaders in the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Their new handbook features 36 chapters by outstanding contributors who cover every facet of these interrelated disciplines. Each chapter is up to date and highly readable. This is a 'must-have' reference for graduate students and researchers in health psychology, behavioral medicine, and related disciplines, such as medical sociology and nursing science. It would make a terrific text for a one- or two-semester course.--Kenneth A. Wallston, PhD, School of Nursing, Vanderbilt UniversityI teach health psychology at the doctoral level and have been frustrated with the lack of available texts that reach the level of scholarly presentation I demand for my students. Until now, I 'made do' by assigning many, many articles to read--but this still failed to meet the need for an in-depth overview. This book has made my life much easier and my students' education more thorough. Well done!--Suni Petersen, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology- Presents a clear picture of a transformed, panoramic version of clinical health psychology. Clinical health psychology, as described in this book, is a vision of an important discipline, affecting discovery from the lab bench, to the bedside, to the community. The editors recognize a new paradigm in health psychology—the emergence of a new type of health psychology that integrates individual health and population health....Offers information for those wanting an expert introduction to critical topics in health psychology. The text provides an expanded vision of the discipline for those seeking timely information on developments within the field. The text provides a comprehensive and expert introduction to the field and documents the power of psychology to serve as an integrating discipline able to provide an understanding of human functioning as well as a theoretical compass to decipher the interrelationships of health services to the individual and the community. --PsycCRITIQUES, 8/21/2010Table of ContentsI. Health Psychology in the Context of Medicine and Theory 1. The Great Debate on the Contribution of Behavioral Interventions, Robert M. Kaplan and Karina W. Davidson 2. The Biopsychosocial Model and the Use of Theory in Health Psychology, Jerry Suls, Tana Luger, and René MartinII. Psychological Foundations of Health Psychology 3. Emotions and Stress, William R. Lovallo 4. Cognitive and Affective Influences on Health Decisions, Angela Fagerlin, Ellen Peters, Alan Schwartz, and Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher 5. Specifying the Determinants of People’s Health Beliefs and Health Behavior: How a Social Psychological Perspective Can Inform Initiatives to Promote Health, Marc T. Kiviniemi and Alexander J. Rothman 6. Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology: Toward an Integrated Perspective on Health, Perry M. Nicassio, Melanie A. Greenberg, and Sarosh J. Motivala 7. Contributions of Personality to Health Psychology, Howard S. Friedman and Margaret L. Kern 8. Anger, Anger Expression, and Health, Padmini Iyer, Maya Rom Korin, Laura Higginbotham, and Karina W. Davidson 9. Developmental Influences in Understanding Child and Adolescent Health Behaviors, Dawn K. Wilson, Sara St. George, and Nicole Zarrett 10. Adult Development, Aging, and Gerontology, Ilene C. Siegler, Karen Hooker, Hayden B. Bosworth, Merrill F. Elias, and Avron Spiro 11. Animal Models in Health Psychology Research, Daniel A. Nation, Neil Schneiderman, and Phillip M. McCabe 12. All Roads Lead to Psychoneuroimmunology, Christopher L. Coe III. Contributions of Other Sciences to Health Psychology 13. Behavioral Epidemiology, Robert M. Kaplan 14. Depression and Illness, Madeline Li and Gary Rodin 15. Self-Direction toward Health: Overriding the Default American Lifestyle, John Mirowsky and Catherine E. Ross 16. How Genetics Will Change Medicine and Health Psychology, Jeanne McCaffery 17. Nursing Science and Psychological Phenomena, Diane Lauver, Rebecca West, and Jean E. Johnson 18. Medical Anthropology, William W. Dressler 19. Health Psychology Meets Health Economics, Yaniv Hanoch and Thomas Rice 20. The Evidence-Based Movement in Health Psychology, Maya Rom Korin, Robert M. Kaplan, and Karina W. DavidsonIV. Health Psychology, Public Health, and Prevention 21. Impacts of Being Uninsured, Dylan Habeeb Roby 22. Health Services Research, Alison Herrmann 23. Primary Care and Prevention, JoEllen Patterson, Joseph E. Scherger, and Ann Marie Smith 24. Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, Gerdi Weidner and Friederike Kendel 25. The Role of Behavior in Cancer Prevention, Deborah Bowen and Ulrike Boehmer 26. Community HIV Preventive Interventions, María Luisa Zúñiga, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Estela Blanco, Jose L. Burgos, and Thomas L. Patterson 27. The Contribution of Health Psychology to the Advancement of Global Health, Brian Oldenburg, Maximilian de Courten, and Emma FreanV. Health Psychology and the Medical Specialties 28. Cardiology, Manjunath Harlapur, Dennis Abraham, and Daichi Shimbo 29. The Management of Diabetes, Ian M. Kronish and Devin Mann 30. Sleep Medicine, Amy M. Sawyer and Terri E. Weaver 31. Psychosocial Interventions for Patients with Cancer, Michael A Diefenbach, Nihal E. Mohamed, Gina Turner, and Catherine S. Diefenbach 32. Pain and Painful Syndromes (Including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia), David A. Williams 33. Coping with Chronic Illness, Austin S. Baldwin, Quinn D. Kellerman, and Alan J. Christensen 34. Managing the Obesity Epidemic, Lucy F. Faulconbridge and Thomas A. Wadden 35. Pharmacology and Behavior: The Case of Tobacco Dependence, Kenneth A. Perkins

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Count Me In is a gem of a book both funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. With its deeply moving portrayal of the healing power of empathy, this is an important and necessary story.”—Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound “It wouldn’t surprise me at all if this heartfelt novel started a movement of its own! Readers will want to stand up and cheer for Karina and Chris and Papa, and shout to every corner of the world, ‘COUNT ME IN!’”—Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor winner The Underneath“Compassionate, relatable characters. The story celebrates resilience, the power of community, and even the benefits of social media during a time when hate crimes against the Indian Diaspora are on the rise. The alternating chapters between Karina and Chris show that Americans come in all colors. Karina's message, that we are stronger together, will easily resonate with readers.”—Booklist“Karina and Chris draw on their friendship, their families, and the unexpectedly unifying power of social media for strength against fear and hatred. Fast-paced first-person narration alternates between Karina and Chris. This accessible read tackles weighty issues like racism and hatred, while the warmth of the growing friendship among Karina, Chris, and Papa carries readers through the book’s stressful conflicts to its satisfying conclusion. A solid recommendation for fans of books like Hena Khan’s Amina’s Voice and Gita Varadarajan and Sarah Weeks’s Save Me a Seat.”—School Library Journal

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Book SynopsisBea Abbot''s newly married bliss is short-lived when she is dragged into a deadly game involving a famous actress, theft and murder.Bea Abbot''s husband and talented artist, Piers, is in a state. His morning visit to actress and ''national treasure'' Karina''s Belgravia home has ended in chaos. An antique necklace and diamond ring have been discovered missing, along with a memory stick storing Karina''s highly anticipated memoirs.Karina''s housekeeper, Mrs Hennessey, her ghostwriter, Molly, and Piers himself are all accused of a conspiracy to rob the actress. When it transpires that the three were employed through the Abbot Agency, and some of the missing items are found in Piers'' pockets, Bea is dragged into the melee.But as she investigates, events take a chilling turn . . . Can Bea get to the bottom of the sinister goings-on in time to save Piers'' reputation and to catch a killer?

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Book SynopsisHer name is Domino Ray. But the voice inside her head has a different name. Seventeen-year-old Domino Ray lives on the streets, but don't worry, she's got protective armor. The colorful wigs, the piercings, the eclectic clothing-it shows the world she's abnormal, and the world looks away. But when Madam Karina discovers the girl in an alleyway, she offers her a position inside her home for entertainers in secluded West Texas. Left with few alternatives, and an agenda of her own, Domino accepts. The girls at Madam Karina's ramshackle farmhouse are sorted by a flower-coded class structure, and it isn't long before Domino is fighting her way up the ranks to gain the madam's approval. But after suffering weeks of bullying, and unearthing the madam's secrets, Domino decides to leave. It'll be harder than she thinks, though, because the madam doesn't like to lose inventory. But then, Madam Karina doesn't know about the person living inside Domino's mind. Madam Karina doesn't know about Wilson.

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Book SynopsisBea Abbot''s newly married bliss is short-lived when she is dragged into a deadly game involving a famous actress, theft and murder.Bea Abbot''s husband and talented artist, Piers, is in a state. His morning visit to actress and ''national treasure'' Karina''s Belgravia home has ended in chaos. An antique necklace and diamond ring have been discovered missing, along with a memory stick storing Karina''s highly anticipated memoirs.Karina''s housekeeper, Mrs Hennessey, her ghostwriter, Molly, and Piers himself are all accused of a conspiracy to rob the actress. When it transpires that the three were employed through the Abbot Agency, and some of the missing items are found in Piers'' pockets, Bea is dragged into the melee.But as she investigates, events take a chilling turn . . . Can Bea get to the bottom of the sinister goings-on in time to save Piers'' reputation and to catch a killer?

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Book SynopsisA mí también está aquí para acompañarte en todo ese extraño proceso llamado adolescencia. Queremos que veas que por muy difícil que parezca, al final podrás decir: A mí también me pasó y sobreviví!#AdolescenciaAlAtaqueHola, soy un libro sin tapujos que viene a hablarte sobre lo que te pasa. Sí, sí, ya sé que estás en plena revolución hormonal y que crees que eres la única con una plaga de acné recorriéndole la cara. Pero no, todos hemos pasado por esto.Como quiero ayudarte a pasar esta etapa de la mejor forma posible voy a darte algunos consejos sobre tu cuerpo, el amor, la amistad y el sexo; testimonios de chicas como tú, y opiniones de expertos (ya sabes, psicólogos, doctores y esos adultos a los que luego les da por ayudarnos), voy a ser una fuente inagotable de tips para entenderte a ti y a tu entorno sin que tengas que pasar por el estado de drama queen.Colegas por casualidad y amigos por elección, Mayte (comunicóloga y cantant

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Epigram Books Fiction PrizeSlick, sharp . . . a joy to read' Tash AwJasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family's billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong, unexpectedly passes away, Jasmine discovers she is actually a Malay Muslim and this newfound identity threatens to upend her life and ambitions.Finding herself at the centre of a political controversy, and caught between two men who love her, The Accidental Malay examines the human cost of a country's racial policies and paints a portrait of a woman unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her.''A novel both generous and scathing; both honest and nuanced; both grounded in human emotion and engaged with history and politics'' Preeta Samarasan, author of Evening Is the Whole Day

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Book Synopsis From the New York Times best-selling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homeless shelter. As their friendship grows over a shared love of classical music, June and Tyrell confront a new housing policy that puts homeless families in danger. It's June’s first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren’t enough, she also can’t bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she’s not about to give it up now. Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door. Can he and June work together to oppose the government, or will families be forced out of Huey House before they are ready?  

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Book SynopsisAsk rheumatologists what is one thing that they most desire and they will say:âœI wish I knew more about nephrology so I could care for patients whose rheumatologic diseases manifest with renal complications. Nephrologists feel just the same, seeking to understand the implications that autoimmune diseases have for their patients.âAs part of the Interdisciplinary Rheumatology book series, this book will serve as a dialogue between rheumatologists and nephrologists and provide a masterclass from world-renowned experts on these topics. Led by a team of international editors with in-depth knowledge and cutting-edge research on topics like vasculitis and systemic lupus erythematous, among others.Key Features: Provides a clinical approach to the patient with nephrologic manifestations of rheumatic disease. Details cutting-edge research with inputs from the worldâs leading experts, for both nephrologists and rheumatologists. Discusses possible fu

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