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Age range 0 to 3This adorable padded cloth book for baby comes with a miniature soft, pajama-clad Teddy bear that can be taken out from the bed blanket on the book's front cover. The seven bright illustrations on the book's pages show charming scenes that every toddler will recognise — at play, at mealtime, at bath time, and more.

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From the 150 Best series, a gorgeous collection of inspiring design ideas for transforming tiny interiors into beautiful and inviting living spaces.Over the past decade, tiny spaces have grown in popularity thanks to skyrocketing real estate costs, increased awareness of climate change, and a return to urban living. But a smaller living space doesn’t mean sacrificing sophistication or comfort. 150 Best Tiny Interior Ideas showcases the latest ideas of internationally renowned architects and designers who have devised beautiful, practical, and eco-friendly solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients.All of the projects featured in 150 Best Tiny Interior Ideas are under 1,100 square feet and show off the latest innovations in small space design from around the world. Discover how to live practically and beautifully in a 3D-printed concrete cabin in Ithaca, New York, a 240 square-foot aux box in Parksville, British Columbia, or a flat with a flexible layout in Hong Kong. Packed with hundreds of full-color photographs, and covering current trends, 150 Best Tiny Interior Ideas is an essential resource for designers, interior decorators, architects, and students, as well as an inspirational sourcebook for homeowners and apartment dwellers interested in downsizing or who’ve made the move, offering ideas for maximizing space while creating warm and inviting homes.

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An in-depth review of the latest trends in residential interior designs from internationally renowned architects and designers, showcasing 150 full-color profiles and 500 pages of color photos-an outstanding addition to the popular 150 Best series. In 150 Best Interior Design Ideas you'll find the most attractive, functional, and cost-effective design solutions for every room in the house. Some of the top architects and designers working around the globe today experiment with arrangement, color, texture, material, and finishes to create personalized spaces to suit every aesthetic preference. Featuring full-color photographs and diagrams, this exciting entry in the highly successful 150 Best series is an inspirational source of ideas to help you create beauty in your everyday surroundings, and is an essential reference of current trends in interior design for designers, decorators, architects, and homeowners.

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Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in successful small house design from some of today's most distinguished international architects and designers. Bursting with ideas for designing, building, and decorating, this outstanding compendium features an extensive collection of cottages and cabins from around the world. Adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of individual clients, these idyllic getaway homes and country hideaways incorporate practical, innovative, and stunning solutions for a variety of design needs. 150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas embodies the diversity of current trends in house design and provides an inspirational source of ideas-whether you're looking to design and build a new home or renovate and redecorate an existing structure.

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Can she choose between her duty and her heart?While World War One changes the country beyond measure, with food becoming scarce and Britain’s young men being called up to foreign battlefields, it is harder than ever to keep the grand Beach Hotel in Littlehampton running smoothly.Waitress Lili Probert, a young woman who escaped her demanding family in Wales in search of a new life in Sussex, has seen her hard work rewarded at the Beach Hotel, but hides heartbreak behind her sunny personality. Her sweetheart, Norman, is missing in action and has been presumed dead, but she cannot give up hope that he may be found.But when she meets injured soldier Rhodri, a fellow Welshman now living near Littlehampton, she fights hard to ignore her growing attraction for him, torn between her feelings for him and her loyalty to the man she thought she’d spend her life with.But her emotions run ever higher when she suddenly receives a call from home; her mother is gravely ill and Lili is needed for her care. Returning to Wales, Lili must make a difficult choice. Follow her dreams and make her own life, or return to the place she tried so hard to escape?Torn between her duty and her heart, Lili faces her own battle far from the conflicts in Europe…An emotional, gripping and heart-tugging romantic World War One saga that fans of Annemarie Brear, Pam Weaver and Rosie James will adore.Readers are loving their stay at the Beach Hotel:‘Brilliant storyline, brilliant book. Couldn’t put it down. Family saga at its best’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘I loved this enchanting read…could not put it down…’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Well, what a start to a new series! There are many secrets to be uncovered…I loved this book.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Charming…this book felt like an escape…The story was heartwarming’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘I thoroughly enjoyed this book…I’m glad there is more to come from the Beach Hotel.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2012LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2013WINNER OF THE SAMI ROHR PRIZE FOR JEWISH LITERATURE 2013What if everything you’d ever wanted was no longer enough?Adam and Rachel are getting married at last. Childhood sweethearts whose lives and families have been intertwined for years; theirs is set to be the wedding of the year.But then Rachel’s cousin Ellie makes an unexpected return to the family fold. Beautiful, reckless and troubled, Ellie represents everything that Adam has tried all his life to avoid – and everything that is missing from his world. As the long-awaited wedding approaches, Adam is torn between duty and temptation, security and freedom, and must make a choice that will break either one heart, or many.'Wonderful...witty…an astonishingly accomplished debut which will draw comparisons between Segal and Zadie Smith and Monica Ali' Stylist

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Mr Mountain has seen it all - from the arrival of the very first plants and worms, to dinosaurs, mammals, and, more recently... humans. Even when they climb all over him, Mr Mountain is very good at keeping calm and steady, and is determined to spend his long life resting his heavy arms and eyelids. Until one day, when he is disturbed from his slumber by a little voice asking him to 'Move, Mr Mountain!'. It seems his neighbour Lily is desperate for him to move out of the way so she can see what's on the other side of him. But of course a mountain cannot move, and at this Mr Mountain finally loses his temper! The wind picks up, snow starts to fall and the ground begins to rumble and shake... but little Lily remains unfazed. Can they set aside their differences and find a way to get along?This heart-warming story includes themes on unexpected friendships, consideration for others and an appreciation for all the beauty the world has to offer.

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Europe is struggling. Its challenges include weak economic growth, populism, geopolitical tensions, Brexit, the EU's legitimacy crisis, and much more. Some of the dynamics at work may encourage further integration, but others are undermining it. This volume of Research in Political Sociology seeks to adopt a 'longer' view to make sense of Europe's current 'malaise'. Written just before the COVID-19 pandemic, it asks vital and long-term questions about the EU. Are the current challenges unprecedented or do they have roots in, or connections to, past events and developments? Is there a 'big' picture which we should keep in mind? Are there bright spots, and what do they suggest about Europe's present and future? To engage in such questions, leading scholars draw from historical and comparative sociology, as well as comparative politics. They offer analyses that see the EU as an instance of state formation. They grapple with the question of identity and institutions, exploring in that context the extent and limit of citizens’ support for more Europeanization. Taken together, they put forward exciting, far-reaching, and illuminating perspectives of enduring relevance as Europe moves toward an uncertain future.

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Showcases the extent to which the archetypical storytelling exemplified by fanfiction has continuities with older forms: the communal tale-telling cultures of the past and the remix cultures of the present have much in common. Short stories that draw on franchises such as Star Trek are accompanied by short contextual and analytical essays.

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The most magical children's book debut of 2020, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and illustrated by award-winning Chris Riddell

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Mucho antes de que la frase espiritual pero no religioso se pusiera de moda, había religiones y tradiciones espirituales en la India, China y Occidente que negaban la existencia de Dios.Peter Heehs empieza centrándose en las tradiciones sin Dios del mundo antiguo. Las religiones indias como el jainismo y el budismo mostraban el camino hacia la liberación por medio del esfuerzo individual. En China, los confucionistas y los taoístas enseñaban cómo vivir en armonía con la naturaleza y la sociedad. Filosofías del mundo grecorromano, como el epicureísmo, el estoicismo y el escepticismo, se focalizaban en mejorar la calidad de vida más que en ganarse el favor de los dioses a través del culto. Heehs muestra cómo estas tradiciones, redescubiertas durante el Renacimiento, contribuyeron a iniciar la Ilustración en Europa y abrieron el camino al ateísmo y al agnosticismo de los siglos XVIII y XIX. La aproximación personal e interior a la religión fue conocida como espiritualidad.Espiritu

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La información más práctica y actualizada de Mérida en una guía de bolsillo muy manejable y con un atractivo diseño. Para viajeros que disponen de poco tiempo y tienen un presupuesto muy ajustado. La guía se divide en cuatro apartados. En el primero, titulado Los imprescindibles, se han seleccionado los lugares y curiosidades que no hay que perderse si se está pocos días en Mérida. El segundo apartado, Datos prácticos, ofrece toda la información necesaria para preparar el viaje y moverse por la ciudad extremeña y sus alrededores (consejos, direcciones, páginas web, etc.). El apartado, Visita a la ciudad, se divide en varios capítulos; en todos ellos se proporciona información detallada de los lugares más emblemáticos y se incluye una selección de alojamientos, restaurantes y locales de ocio para salir por la noche. Y, finalmente, en El contexto se ofrecen algunos apuntes sobre la historia, gastronomía, tradiciones y costumbres de la capital de Extremadura, así como otros aspectos inter

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En 'La amistad', la distancia entre lo ideal y lo real debe ser corta, no podemos proclamar una cosa y hacer otra. Los pactos han de ser respetados, la confianza recompensada. La amistad ha de ser leal, sincera, límpida. El amigo debe querer el bien del amigo no con palabras sino en la práctica, debe acompañarlo en los momentos de necesidad. En la amistad no se puede engañar ni hacer el rnal, hay que saber cuáles son las virtudes del otro y valorarlas. El amigo ha de ser abierto, Ileno de vida, divertido, no debe aburrir ni abrumar, y tampoco debe ser demasiado generoso, exagerado con los regalos, puesto que si es así suscita la necesidad de correspondencia y reconocimiento, que resulta muy pesada. La amistad debe ser fresca, ligera, incluso cuando es heroica. La amistad dice siempre, incluso delante de la muerte - no hay de que.

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Un llibre divertit amb solapes per descobrir animals tot jugant a fer "Taaat!".

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Este innovador ensayo es un manifiesto confeso que pone luz a las grandes contradicciones de nuestra sociedad delante de la educación de los niños: por un lado, a favor de una nueva pedagogía más centrada en el descubrimiento de talentos y capacidades que en el mero objetivo de alcanzar unas metas académicas,que no aportan la garantía del éxito y la felicidad en la vida. Por el otro, aboga por la promoción de políticas públicas que devuelvan a las personas, y a los niños, el uso del espacio público como espacio de libertad, esencial en las ciudades modernas.Este año se cumplen 30 años de la creación de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño (CDN), uno de los tratados internacionales más ratificados de la historia. Pero, resulta creíble este tratado ante tanta invisibilidad?

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Ana ha recibido una invitación de cumpleaños muy extraña, firmada nada más y nada menos que por La mano negra, el gorro rojo. Manu decide hacerse detective para ayudar a Ana. Pero no resulta fácil dar con el culpable entre tantos sospechosos, y el caso se complica más de lo previsto. Será Manu capaz de resolverlo? Ahora te toca a ti averiguarlo. Abre el libro, sigue de cerca de Manu y verás lo bien que te lo pasas con él y sus amigos.

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Què faries si una oreneta es presenta a casa teva i diu que vol parlar per tèlefon?Supusem que lhi diexes, encara que sigui un telèfon de joguina. Ella truca i demana un taxi, i el taxi és un corb que lha de portar a la pineda Fosca, entre el pi dos mil tres i el dos mil dotze. En Jofre té aquesta sort, perquè loreneta cau a casa seva i el convida a volar. Es fa petit petit petit. i puja al taxi. Si ell ho pot fer, tu també. Què et sembla? Aventura a la vista!

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Este país legendario, enclavado entre China e India y cruce de las míticas rutas de la sal y la seda, es la cuna de Buda y donde residen las últimas diosas vivientes, las kumari, niñas-diosa en las que se reencarna Tajelu, divinidad protectora de la ciudad. Esta república federal era hasta hace poco un reino y en su vida cotidiana todavía abundan las historias de reyes, reinas y princesas, de divinidades que se transforman en animales, de serpientes que se convierten en dioses... Nepal representa también el mestizaje del hinduismo y el budismo.Con casi 30 millones de habitantes, a Nepal -uno de los países más pobres del planeta-, en general, se viaja por las fantásticas posibilidades que ofrece para el trekking en el Himalaya y para contemplar, en sus parques nacionales, elefantes, cocodrilos, rinocerontes indios y, con suerte, tigres de Bengala. No obstante, Nepal ofrece muchos lugares de interés para satisfacer a los más curiosos.Nuestra guía de Nepal comienza su andadura en

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Los viejos caminos del Bajo Cinca y del Segrià se han perdido y han dado paso a nuevas sendas que continúan por Europa y África y llegan hasta Rumanía y Ucrania, hasta Mali, Senegal, Camerún, China y la India. En los últimos cuarenta años los ríos han cambiado su cauce y se han recortado las sierras. Los árboles llegan de California y los hombres, de todas partes; y las direcciones y las distancias sontan diferentes que ya no sirven ni los mapas ni los relatos de antaño. En La piel de la frontera cabe todo el mundo: de dentro y de fuera, hombres con la cabeza alta y hombres cabizbajos, hombres que llegan para quedarse y hombres que querrían quedarse pero no acaban de llegar nunca, y todos ellos cuentan cómo ha cambiado un mundo que no saben con certeza si sigue siendo suyo.

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Rural Cult Centres in the Hauran: Part of the broader network of the Near East (100 BC–AD 300) challenges earlier scholars’ emphasis on the role played by local identities and Romanisation in religion and religious architecture in the Roman Empire through the first comprehensive multidisciplinary analysis of rural cult centres in the Hauran (southern Syria) from the pre-Roman to the Roman period. The Hauran is an interesting and revealing area of study because it has been a geographical cross-point between different cultures over time. Inspired by recent theories on interconnectivity and globalisation, the monograph argues that cult centres, and the Hauran itself, are part of a human network at a macro level on the basis of analysis of archaeological, architectural, sculptural and epigraphic evidence and landscape. As a result of this multi-disciplinary approach, the text also re-assesses the social meaning of these sanctuaries, discusses the identity of the elite group that contributed financially to the building of sanctuaries, and attempts to reconstruct ritual and economic activities in cult centres. This book re-evaluates the significance of contacts between the elite of the Hauran and other cultures of the Near East in shaping cult sites; it includes a first catalogue of rural cult centres of the Hauran in the appendix.

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This book examines the poetry of Hart Crane and his circle within transnational modernist periodical culture. It reappraises Crane's poetry and reception and introduces several lost works by the poet, including critical prose, reviews and 'Nopal', a poem written in Mexico. Through its exploration of Crane's close engagement with periodical culture, it provides a rich and detailed panorama of twentieth-century literary and artistic communities. In particular, this monograph offers a vivid portrait of forgotten periodicals and their artistic communities, examines the periodical contexts in which modernist poetry fused material and aesthetic experimentation and explores Crane's important and neglected influence on modern and contemporary poetry.

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La terapia antibiotica è un campo della medicina in continua evoluzione ed è al centro di dibattiti sempre vivi. Tema assai delicato, oggi più che mai, è l’importanza di un uso calibrato e razionale degli antimicrobici che limiti il rischio di resistenze batteriche e preservi l’efficacia delle cure. La comparsa di nuovi patogeni ha spinto la comunità scientifica a riconsiderare molti aspetti delle terapie, e proprio di tutte queste novità il volume fornisce un attento aggiornamento.Per facilitare la consultazione questa guida raggruppa le informazioni secondo diversi criteri di ricerca: per distretti corporei, per tipologia di microbo e per classi di farmaci. In questo modo il medico, a seconda delle circostanze, può trovare rapidamente i dettagli essenziali dei diversi farmaci e deciderne l’impiego più opportuno. Completa il volume anche una sezione sul controverso tema degli antibiotici in gravidanza.

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