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I didn't like to perform. I liked to be loved.'Like Daisy Jones soaked in Britney Spears' Curious' HOLLY BOURNE'It's a delightfully bubblegum novel of hot summer nostalgia' LITHUB'A sexy swagger of a debut' EMMA STRAUBIt is 1997, and Amber Young has received a life-changing call. It's a chance thousands of girls would die for: the opportunity to join girl group Cloud9 in Los Angeles and escape her small town. She quickly finds herself in the orbits of fellow rising stars Gwen Morris, a driven singer-dancer, and Wes Kingston, a member of the biggest boy band in the world, ETA.As Amber embarks on her solo career and her fame intensifies, she increasingly finds herself reduced to a body, a voice, an object. Surrounded by the wrong kind of people and driven by a desire for recognition and success, for love and sex, for agency and connection, Amber comes of age at a time whe

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A continental tour of Europe doesn’t go quite as planned! When Stockwell Park Orchestra goes on tour to Europe, it proves a challenge for even the most efficient German logistical planner. A teenage stowaway, brass players falling in canals and a sabotaged timpani van are all in a day’s work for Ingrid Bauer of Note Perfect Tours, but even she can’t solve all the problems this week throws at her. Maybe a bit of surprise Bach can calm the muddy Brexit waters. She just has to fish out the musicians first.

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Classical music can be a dangerous pastime… What with love affairs, their conductor dropping dead, a stolen cello and no money, Stockwell Park Orchestra is having a fraught season. After Mrs Ford-Hughes is squashed and injured by a dying guest conductor mid-concert, she and her husband withdraw their generous financial backing, leaving the orchestra broke and unsure of its future. Cellist Erin suggests a recovery plan, but since it involves their unreliable leader, Fenella, playing a priceless Stradivari cello which then goes missing, it’s not a fool-proof one. Joshua, the regular conductor, can’t decide which affair to commit to, while manager David’s nervous tic returns at every doom-laden report from the orchestra’s treasurer. There is one way to survive, but is letting a tone-deaf diva sing Strauss too high a price to pay? And will Stockwell Park Orchestra live to play another season?

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This valuable compendium provides an overview of the variables and consequences of oceanic carbon cycling in the context of climate change. The chapters highlight the importance of marine plankton in carbon processing as well as the effects of rising CO2 and temperature in their functioning. Marine ecosystems are being increasingly threatened by growing human pressures, including climate change. Understanding the consequences that climate change may have is crucial to predict the future of our oceans. Rising temperatures and ocean acidification may profoundly alter the mode of matter and energy transformation in marine ecosystems, which could have irreversible consequences for our planet on ecological timescales. For that reason, the scientific community has engaged in the grand challenge of studying the variables and consequences of oceanic carbon cycling in the context of climate change, which has emerged as a relevant field of science. The book is broken into four sections: Understanding the Importance of Ocean Biogeochemistry Quantifying Oceanic Carbon Variables Phytoplankton and Oceanic Carbon Cycle Ocean Acidification Edited by a researcher with many years of experience and with contributions from scientists from around the world, this volume explores the most important topics on climate change and oceanic carbon cycling.

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Indulge in your plant passion! A year of celebrating the Plant Lady lifestyle, for those who nurture houseplants and tend to gardens. Featuring charming illustrations, sweet puns, and lots of plant love.

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Rocket Phonics reading books are fully decodable phonics books allowing children to practise their phonic skills in context, developing emerging reading skills. Who will win the royal diving contest? Joy is determined to win the contest and bring back the biggest pearl from the sea. But when she bumps into a sea serpent with toothache, things don't go quite as everyone expected ... Reading age: 5-6 years

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In 1951, Canada sent troops to western Europe to support its NATO allies. The brigade helped Canada establish its international status. In private, however, Canadian officials and military leaders expressed grave doubts about NATO’s strategies and operational plans. Despite these reservations, they sent military families overseas and implemented personnel policies that permanently changed the distribution of the defence budget and the character of the Canadian Army.By exposing the hidden agendas that pushed NATO’s members in different directions even as they presented a united front, this original account of the evolution of the Canadian Army – from a small training cadre to a truly national force – offers a new perspective on military policy and diplomacy in the Cold War era.

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Focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, Pushing paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest. These broad themes allow for original connections to be made between images, which will inspire all practitioners of drawing. Supported by the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, the book showcases work by major contemporary artists from around the world, including Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Adel Daoud, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, Richard Hamilton, Jacob El Hanani, David Hockney, Ellen Gallagher, Andrzej Jackowski, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Minjung Kim, Marcia Kure, Nja Mahdaoui, Sol LeWitt, Bahman Mohassess, David Nash, Eduardo Paolozzi, Cornelia Parker, Grayson Perry, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, Susan Schwalb, Hamid Sulaiman, Imran Qureshi, Hajra Waheed and Rachel Whiteread, as well as exciting works by lesser-known artists. Aimed at admirers of drawing, and artists and students alike, Pushing paper provides an arresting analysis of the status of drawing in the world of contemporary art.

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Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Toxic allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Summer 2, Week 3 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

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Raised to be weapons, Sentinels spend their lives fighting the monsters that prey upon humanity. Their hands will shape the world, and their swords will seal its fate.Fans of The Witcher and Jennifer Armentrout will love this epic tale of adventure and romance.A century ago, the Traitor God's fury left the world broken by violent storms and twisted monsters born of darkness and death. Now those storms are sweeping across the continent again and it will take everything the armies of man can muster to survive. As a sworn knight, Olvir is prepared to do his part—even if that means journeying deep into the magic-tainted Battlefield to face the enemy alone.Sentinel Vivian Bathari has lost too much to allow her closest friend to make such a sacrifice on his own. Besides, there are whispers that Olvir's strange new powers are somehow connected to the Traitor God, and she'd rather be by his side should the worst occur. But as they travel deep into the heart of danger, their growing attraction burns into mutual desire, and the true depth of Olvir's connection to the evil haunting their world is made clear. In the end, Vivian will have to decide what she's willing to sacrifice to save their world...and the man she loves.Readers Love the Stormbringer Series:"Gives paranormal fans everything they could wish for."—Bookpage STARRED"Cooper's worldbuilding impresses."—Publishers Weekly"Fans of The Witcher TV series will enjoy Cooper's take."—Booklist

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From British Shorthairs to Maine Coons and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different breeds of cat - Siamese, Russian Blue, Ragdoll Turkish Van and many more - in this beautifully illustrated and annotated first guide. Includes a fun spotter's chart to fill in!

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The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the world. Readers will learn about masterpieces such as the Hagia Sophia in Turkey, Cambodia’s Temple Complex at Angkor Wat, the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Each entry features full color photographs of the structure along with informative text presented in a dynamic format. Readers will find basic information about each building’s artistic relevance, style, and contextual history as well as additional notes about architectural periods and techniques. From ancient Jordan and Guatemala to modern-day Manhattan and Munich, this world tour of great edifices offers a mini-course in architecture that will satisfy even the most passionate student’s lust for learning about the world’s greatest buildings.

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Hacienda San Isidro was meant to be Beatriz’s haven, her salvation from an oppressive life with her uncle and his vicious wife. When Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposed, Beatriz dreamed only of the security his estate in the countryside would provide, ignoring the rumors surrounding his first wife’s demise and his sinister allegiances. She will have her own home again, no matter the price. But the house has ideas of its own. Visions and voices claw at Beatriz, stealing her sleep, and the weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Deep in her bones, Beatriz knows—something is wrong with San Isidro. Desperate for help, she turns to the young priest, Padre Andrés. Handsome and sympathetic, he seems like Beatriz’s only hope. But as their passions rise and the walls close in around Beatriz, the weight of secrets everyone is carrying may lead them all to their doom.

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From cargo ships to cruise liners and everything in between! Find out all about 30 types of ships and boats - steam boats, speed boats, barges and many more - in this beautifully illustrated and annotated first guide to ships and boats. Includes a fun spotter's chart to fill in!

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'Had me gripped throughout.' IAN RANKIN'Satisfying on every level.' ELLY GRIFFITHSYou trust your family. They love you. Don't they?When 17-year-old Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, they watch over her night and day in the attic room of their family home in the forests of Norway.But the accident has left Eva without her most recent memories, and not everything is as it seems. As secrets from the night of the accident begin to surface, Eva realises - she has to escape her parents' house and discover the truth. But what if someone doesn't want her to find it?An edge-of-your-seat, atmospheric psychological thriller for fans of Lucy Clarke and Erin Kelly.Praise for LAKE CHILD:'Fiendishly clever' Red magazine 'Beautifully crafted and satisfying' Mari Hannah 'Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking' Helen Fields

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Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Is It an Insect? allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Autumn 2, Week 5 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

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As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations, The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic of a proud and passionate family, secret loves and violent revolution.

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Encuadernación: Rústica de bolsillo.Colección: Clave.Qué son, cómo se originan y cómo combatir las resistencias y defensas psíquicas, desde la ansiedad y el pánico a las fobias.

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Elaborado con vocación formativa, cada capítulo contiene objetivos de aprendizaje y preguntas de autoevaluación. Dirigida a aquellos profesionales de la salud que están en contacto con los niños, también será útil para la formación de los futuros profesionales de la salud.

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El presente libro explora los orígenes, el desarrollo, el estado actual y proyecciones de un campo de actividad practica que surge de la relación entre las ciencias psicológicas y el derecho: la Psicología Jurídica.Se pretende analizar cuales son los fundamentos epistemológicos que están a la base de las relaciones entre ambos dominios disciplinarios y desde donde se articula la practica de la Psicología Jurídica

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Autoficción o pura escritura autobiográfica? El descubrimiento ?gajes de la telefonía móvil? de la infidelidad de la esplendorosa mujer y actriz, a la que llevaba años unido y con la que tiene dos niños, aboca al narrador a recorrer múltiples estadios del sentimiento humano, demasiado humano ?Nietzsche dixit?, de la desazón y del dolor a la búsqueda de uno mismo.Y como un soldado abatido e inerme, pero siempre en hombre de letras, este nos presenta un íntimo, pudoroso y escueto relato sobre el amor en este siglo XXI, invitándonos a caminar junto a él, a su paso extraviado, evocando Barcelona y Venecia con Ella, a la que no ha dejado de querer con toda su epidermis y su alma, y las calles de Roma, la Ciudad Eterna en la que Él vivió de joven, veinte años atrás, y donde intentará reanudar, con el sentido de la vida, la vida toda que le ha sido hurtada.Tan solo le acompañará en sus andanzas un correligionario, el poeta Apollinaire (1880-1918), que, con sus Cartas a Lou ?una de las

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Toda mi vida, incluso desde la escuela, he luchado contra la estrechez de miras, el espíritu de la violencia, la susceptibilidad, la intolerancia y lo absoluto, contra ese dogmatismo aplicado sin piedad y hasta sus últimas consecuencias que late en los alemanes y que ha hallado su expresión en el estado nacionalsocialista. También he luchado por la superación de ese espíritu y sus terribles consecuencias, tales como el nacionalismo llevado al extremo, la persecución étnica, la pérdida de la fe, el materialismo. En ese sentido, los nazis hacen bien en ejecutarme.

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El recurso de suplicación laboral tiene por objeto, entre otros, el de anular las actuaciones procesales practicadas en la instancia por razón de la infracción de las normas o garantías del procedimiento, siempre que éstas hayan causado indefensión, y por lo tanto se haya violado el derecho fundamental a la tutela judicial efectiva previsto en el art. 24 1 de la CE. El presente trabajo pretende determinar y estudiar, sobre la base, fundamentalmente, de la doctrina constitucional y jurisprudencial recaída en este ámbito, cuáles son los requisitos materiales (indefensión) y formales de la pretensión de nulidad de actuaciones. Después, una vez establecidos éstos, se analizan cuáles son las infracciones más comunes dentro del proceso ordinario y dentro de cada una de las modalidades procesales, así como en la ejecución. Finalmente, se determinan los efectos y alcance de la pretensión de la nulidad de actuaciones una vez ésta ha sido decretada. Es una manual básicamente práctico que trata d

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Las Vidas de los santos Padres de Mérida son un relato anónimo del siglo VII que describe la vida de la ciudad emeritense en el siglo anterior en torno al papel jugado en la sociedad por sus principales obispos, Paulo, Fidel y Masona, y las relaciones con los reyes, en especial con el arriano Leovigildo, perseguidor de Masona. Estos tres personajes son los protagonistas de unos interesantísimos relatos biográficos a los que se añaden otros muy variados y curiosos como el del joven Augusto del monasterio de santa Eulalia, el del abad Nancto o el del monje borracho de Cauliana, así como breves referencias a los obispos sucesores de Masona, Inocencio y Renovato.Toda la obra ofrece un vivo panorama de la sociedad urbana, los conflictos religiosos y políticos de finales del siglo vi y una valiosísima información de algunos edificios e iglesias de Mérida, contrastada por las excavaciones arqueológicas de las últimas décadas. El relato está compuesto dentro de las coordenadas literarias de

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Colección: Cuento contigoEdad/Nivel: 5-13 añosLibro indicado para: Niños con déficit de atención e hiperctividad (TDAH) o Asperger.Este cuento está dedicado tanto a los niños como a su familia, especialmente a aquellos más inquietos, desatentos, impulsivos, que tienen más dificultades para controlar sus emociones, a los que les resulta más difícil ponerse en la perspectiva de los demás y que necesitan entrenamiento en habilidades sociales.El cuento Así no se juega! está dirigido a aquellos niños que tienen dificultades para conseguir destacar ante sus compañeros por sus cualidades positivas, por lo que, con frecuencia, acaban entrando en una cadena de "malas actuaciones" en público. También está dirigido a aquellos más inseguros y de comportamiento discreto, que están excesivamente preocupados por agradar a sus compañeros. En definitiva, resulta útil para todos los niños y niñas que necesitan profundizar en la búsqueda de sus buenas cualidades personales.Especialmente

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Este libro está destinado a estudiantes que se encuentran en el proceso de planificación, desarrollo, redacción, presentación y defensa de su trabajo de fin de máster o TFM en enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera (ELE); también a los profesores con experiencia que buscan afianzar su práctica docente en la orientación de sus masterandos.Si la investigación y la innovación educativa son procesos en los que uno se hace preguntas, iniciándose a continuación otro más complejo y sistemático para obtener respuestas, de todo, lo importante son las cuestiones que nos planteamos; también, las que nos hacen nuestros alumnos de posgrado y nos estimulan: Qué significa investigar? Es lo mismo la investigación empírica que la innovación educativa? Qué constituye o no un tema de estudio? Cómo acotar el tema? Qué pasos certeros podemos seguir en la búsqueda bibliográfica? Hasta qué punto debemos desarrollar el marco teórico? Cuáles son las características del informe de investigación? Cómo

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