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According to the American Camp Association, each summer over 11 million lucky individuals attend summer camp. This book recognizes the tremendous influence camps have had on millions of Americans in the past century and a half. This nostalgic look depicts camp life in over 300 warm and engaging images. Summer camp traditions, such as campfires, camp songs, and many more are presented. Highlighted are activities that make each camp unique. Dozens of photographs from a variety of camps illustrate campers and counselors engaged in the myriad of activities offered. Short, reflective essays from past and present campers, counselors, and directors reflect on the importance of summer camp and its lifelong impact. This book is nothing short of a letter home to the institution that has profoundly affected millions nationwide, providing a transformative experience for children and adults alike.

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Turn your financial data into insightful decisions with this straightforward guide to financial modeling with Excel Interested in learning how to build practical financial models and forecasts but concerned that you don’t have the math skills or technical know-how? We’ve got you covered! Financial decision-making has never been easier than with Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies. Whether you work at a mom-and-pop retail store or a multinational corporation, you can learn how to build budgets, project your profits into the future, model capital depreciation, value your assets, and more. You’ll learn by doing as this book walks you through practical, hands-on exercises to help you build powerful models using just a regular version of Excel, which you’ve probably already got on your PC. You’ll also: Master the tools and strategies that help you draw insights from numbers and data you’ve already got Build a successful financial model from scratch, or work with and modify an existing one to your liking Create new and unexpected business strategies with the ideas and conclusions you generate with scenario analysis Don’t go buying specialized software or hiring that expensive consultant when you don’t need either one. If you’ve got this book and a working version of Microsoft Excel, you’ve got all the tools you need to build sophisticated and useful financial models in no time!

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A user-friendly, concept-first approach to ESL helps you learn to read, write and speak English quickly and easilyAs part of our new Must Know series, Must Know High School ESL makes sure what you really need to know is clear up-front. Rather than starting with goals to be met like other study guides, chapters begin with the must know ideas, or concepts. The chapter then shows you how these important concepts will help you succeed in your studies.Written by an expert ESL educator with decades of experience, Must Know High School ESL provides useful examples to help explain and clarify each topic, then follows up with more challenging aspects and exceptions to any rules. Every chapter closes with reinforcing exercises to help you get the practice you need and the confidence you want. With a focus on the essentials and extensive, practical examples, Must Know High School ESL shows you that understanding the must-know concepts can help you speak, read and write English quickly and painlessly.Features: Focused, must-know content approach helps you learn quickly and easily Extensive, practical examples drive home essential topics 250 real-life practice questions instill confidence and reinforce comprehension A conversational writing style and engaging IRL (In Real Life) and BTW (By the Way) sidebars Extensive audio to help you improve listening skills and comprehension Bonus app: Includes 100 flashcards to reinforce concepts Content aligned to national standards

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The artists featured in Black Refractions, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Nari Ward, Norman Lewis, Wangechi Mutu, and Lorna Simpson, are drawn from the renowned collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Through exhibitions, public programs, artist-in-residencies, and bold acquisitions, this pioneering institution has served as a nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally since its founding in 1968. Rather than aim to construct a single history of black art, Black Refractions emphasizes a plurality of narratives and approaches, traced through 125 works in all media from the 1930s to the present. An essay by Connie Choi and entries by Eliza A. Butler, Akili Tommasino, Taylor Aldridge, Larry Ossei Mensah, Daniela Fifi , and other luminaries contextualize the works and provide detailed commentary. A dialogue between Thelma Golden, Connie Choi, and Kellie Jones draws out themes and challenges in collecting and exhibiting modern and contemporary art by artists of African descent. More than a document of a particular institution s trailblazing path, or catalytic role in the development of American appreciation for art of the African diaspora, this volume is a compendium of a vital art tradition.

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Plötzlich erstarren, verstummen, um sich schlagen, panisch werden: Traumatisierte Kinder und Jugendliche fallen auf. Psychosoziale Fachkräfte in ambulanten und stationären Betreuungssettings, in der Schule oder im Kindergarten fühlen sich oft überfordert. Enttäuschungen und Verletzungen auf beiden Seiten sind die Folge. Dieses Buch sensibilisiert für Traumata und deren Auswirkungen und berücksichtigt dabei verschiedene psychosoziale Handlungsfelder und unterschiedliche Zielgruppen. Es vermittelt psychotraumatologisches Wissen für den pädagogischen Alltag, damit Fachkräfte kompetent handeln und Heranwachsende traumatische Lebensereignisse besser bewältigen können.

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The Seattle that Beau knew as a young policeman is disappearing. The city is awash in the aromas emanating from a glut of coffee bars, the neighborhood outside his condo building has sprouted gallery upon gallery, and even his long cherished diner has evolved into a trendy eatery for local hipsters. But the glam is strictly surface, for the grit under the city's fingernails is caked with blood. Beau and his new partner Sue Danielson, a struggling single parent, are assigned the murder of an elderly woman torched to death in her bed. As their investigation proceeds, Beau and Sue become embroiled in a perilous series of events that will leave them and their case shattered - and for Beau nothing will ever be the same again.

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Proposes a new Deleuzian model for understanding narrativeWhat is narrative? Ridvan Askin brings together aesthetics, contemporary North American fiction, Gilles Deleuze, narrative theory and the recent speculative turn to answer this question. Through this process, he develops a transcendental empiricist concept of narrative. Askin argues against the established consensus of narrative theory for an understanding of narrative as fundamentally nonhuman, unconscious and expressive. Close readings include:Ana Castillo, The Mixquiahuala Letters (1986)Michael Ondaatje, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (1970)Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist (1999)Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves (2000)

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Deben de ser los años sesenta cuando Ana llega al pueblo de Valladolid en el que nació su madre Lucía. Tras quedarse huérfana, Ana queda al cuidado de su abuela, con principio de alzhéimer, y las mujeres de la casa, entre ellas Fernanda, sirvienta en la familia de toda la vida. Ese verano, además de vivir el primer amor junto a Ismael, Ana ahonda en el pasado familiar con la guerra civil como elemento desencadenante de un grave trastorno que aún perdura en el presente, gracias al relato deshilachado y sin filtro de su abuela senil, a las historias que circulan por el pueblo sobre la familia y lo que cuentan Fernanda y doña Daniela, la maestra de Lucía, que le entregará a Ana un cuaderno escrito por su madre donde se desvelan algunas verdades y se arroja algo de luz sobre un inquietante suceso familiar, presidido por el tío Orestes y la oscura muerte de Sara, la amiga íntima de su madre. Una historia de fantasmas imaginarios y reales, inquietante, arrolladora, necesaria.

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A beautifully illustrated collection of over 100 well-loved classic songs and nursery rhymes for every part of your child's day.Every time we share these songs and rhymes with children, we create a bond. We make a bit of trust, a bit of care, a bit of love between us. Children need this in order to thrive and grow. Michael Rosen.Ladybird Songs and Rhymes for Every Day will show parents and carers how they can add songs into their everyday routine. These well-known songs are arranged into different times of the day from morning and mealtimes to play time, bath and bed time so you can use this book to fill your child's day with lots of musical moments!Daniela Sosa's beautiful artwork bring each song to life and makes this the perfect gift for babies and toddlers.Featuring beloved classics including Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill, Doctor Foster, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Hot Cross Buns, I Can

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The perfect recipeTake one single dad working night and day to open his hot new restaurant. Mix in his irresistible new employee a woman with a secret, looking for a fresh start. Simmer until a kiss leads to a clandestine affair that plunges Lachlan McKinnel and Eliza Coleman from the frying pan and right into the fire!When hotel heiress Audrey Girard's safe, convenient wedding to a business partner is called off, she's left to contend with her ex-fiancé's brother wild chef Shane Murphy. And there's certainly nothing safe about Audrey's attraction to Shane every day they work together is even more dangerously tempting! Could there be a wedding on the cards after all?Passionate chef Rafe Mancini is renowned for his food and his temper! No one meets his exacting standards, until stand-in maître d'' Daniella Tate breathes new life into his restaurant. Daniella is only visiting the picturesque Tuscan village of Calanetti, but with Rafe she finds the sense of belonging she's always crav

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Based on an analytical evaluation of both the weaknesses and strengths of the Italian political system, Italy in the European Union is the first book to offer a detailed and comprehensive description of Italy's contribution to European Union policy-making. The contributors to this volume systematically explore the role played by Italian institutional and noninstitutional actors in several decision-making processes. They show how Italian institutional actors define and promote national policy preferences that are compatible with those of the other European member states. However, the book functions on two levels: it is both a nuanced picture of Italy's role in the EU and a study of the EU as it has been transformed by subsequent waves of enlargement. In a compound polity of twenty-seven member states the formation of stable hegemonic coalitions is implausible—the concept of national interest, which still informs much of the literature on the EU, is logically and empirically unusable in many EU policy realms. Combining empirical investigation and theoretical analysis, this book is indispensable for scholars, students, and practitioners who study or observe Italian politics. It is also necessary for those who want to understand the transformation of European politics and the European Union's increasing development as a compound polity. Contributions by: Marco Brunazzo, Maurizio Carbone, Sabrina Cavatorto, Vincent Della Sala, Alessia Donà, Sergio Fabbrini, Paolo Foradori, Giorgio Giraudi, Renata Lizzi, Simona Piattoni, Paolo Rosa, Stefano Sacchi, Alberta M. Sbragia, Daniela Sicurelli, and Luca Verzichelli

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Illuminating three centuries of European artistry and ingenuity, this volume in The Met’s acclaimed How to Read series provides a wide-ranging exploration of decorative arts from British writing tables to Russian snuffboxes Spanning three centuries of creativity, from the High Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, this volume in The Met’s How to Read series provides a peek into daily lives across Europe—from England, Spain, and France to Germany, Denmark, and Russia. Featuring 40 exemplary objects, including furniture, tableware, utilitarian items, articles of personal adornment, devotional objects, and display pieces, this publication covers many aspects of European society and lifestyles, from the modest to the fabulously wealthy. The book considers the contributions of renowned masters, such as the Dutch cabinetmaker Jan van Mekeren and the Italian goldsmith Andrea Boucheron, as well as talented amateurs, among them the anonymous young Englishwoman who embroidered an enchanting chest with scenes from the Story of Esther. The works selected include both masterpieces and less familiar examples, some of them previously unpublished, and are discussed not only in light of their art-historical importance but also with regard to the social issues relevant to each, such as the impact of colonial slavery or the changing status of women artists. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

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En dieciocho años de matrimonio Liz y Jack Sutherland han formado una familia, un bufete de abogados que goza de bastante...En dieciocho años de matrimonio Liz y Jack Sutherland han formado una familia, un bufete de abogados que goza de bastante éxito y un hogar feliz cerca de San Francisco. Pero la mañana del día de Navidad, la tragedia llega a sus vidas: Jack es asesinado por el marido despechado de una clienta en proceso de divorcio. Empieza un período difícil para Liz, pues no solo ha de sobreponerse al dolor causado por la pérdida del gran amor de su vida para ayudar a sus hijos a comprender la muerte violenta de Jack, sino que ha de sacar adelante el bufete ella sola. Los meses pasan pero, cuando Liz parece haber encarrilado su vida y la de los suyos, uno de sus hijos sufre un accidente y ha de ser hospitalizado urgentemente. Mas lo que ha comenzado como un nuevo dolor, acaba abriendo el camino a la esperanza, ya que el doctor Bill Webster no solo curará las heridas del hi

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Es la noche de fin de año y una terrible tormenta azota California. En un tranquilo barrio de San Francisco, entre el caos de los árboles caídos y las casas destrozadas, tres personas están a punto de encontrarse: Quinn Thompson, quien, desde la muerte de su esposa, se ha convertido en un ser introvertido; su solitaria vecina Maggie Dartman; y Jack Adams, el carpintero que reparará los hogares de ambos...A medida que sus vidas empiezan a converger en una extraordinaria amistad, salen a la luz oscuros y dolorosos secretos y sentimientos inesperados que los pondrán a prueba. Quinn deberá elegir entre el que ha sido el sueño de su vida -navegar por el mundo- o embarcarse en otro extraordinario viaje donde el corazón es el protagonista; una decisión que también influirá en las vidas de Maggie y de Jack...Steel es una de las mejores...Los Angeles Times

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