Or Saint? This book will show you which. Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. Found inside – Page ivThis book traces how right-wing newspapers in Britain helped shape British public opinion about the European Union over the course of the 20 years preceding the EU referendum in June 2016. Found inside – Page 1This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the evolutionary biology of invasion including: phylogeography and the reconstruction of invasion history; demographic genetics; the role of stochastic forces in the invasion process; the ... Yael Zerubavel tells the story of the desert from the early twentieth century to the present, shedding light on romantic-mythical associations, settlement and security concerns, environmental sympathies, and the commodifying tourist gaze. It is the price each Librarian must pay, because if anyone reads the final word in the story, the whole world will be destroyed! So when the book goes missing, the Librarian must track it down without delay. Found insideHow do they create a sense of place? How do they rework the memories of places left behind? There is nothing easeful about the landscapes discussed in this book, which are often harsh-edged and troubled both socially and politically. Found insideA long overdue contribution to film and television studies, this book will be essential reading for scholars and students of British media and political history. Includes exclusive interviews with the production team on the making of the film and insights into their creative vision • Kids and adults will love going the behind the scenes of their favorite movie to follow the adventures of Woody, ... AS SEEN ON BBC’S WINTERWATCH WITH CHRIS PACKHAM AND MICHAELA STRACHAN 'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' Guardian In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm ... This accessible guide provides the ideal first step in understanding literary theory. Think Like a Shrink provides the tools one needs to help solve problems and feel much better about life. Found insideOn the Way Out, Turn Off the Light is yet more proof of Piercy's love and mastery of language--it is moving, stimulating, funny, and full of the stuff of life. Found insideHis discussion encompasses four main approaches in time research, namely developmental psychology, symbolic anthropology (covering the bulk of post-Durkheimian social anthropology) `economic' theories of time in social geography and, ... If so, then Gemma's plan is for you. The Ultimate Body Plan is a combination of 75 delicious recipes plus a workout plan that can deliver real results. This is a first-rate book."--John Carlos Rowe, University of California, Irvine This edited volume addresses the root causes of Africa's persistent poverty through an investigation of its longue durée history. This book provides a unique insight into the way policing is performed. Found insideMeet Aviva Grossman. The Internet won’t let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions. This is the story of five women . . . . . . and the sex scandal that binds them together. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Explores the key marketing factors in brand health, and shows how brands need to adapt to prosper throughout their life. Shows how to manage strategy to ensure that a brand rides the category life-cycle waves and becomes immortal. An exciting new series that covers the five Paper 2 topics of the IB 20th Century World History syllabus. Found insideContributed articles; with reference to India. The papers in this volume represent a selection of the papers given at the 5th English in South East Asia Conference, held at Curtin University of Technology, Perth 6-8 December 2000. Found insideThis is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connell 's ground-breaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. Found inside – Page iiExploring representations of queer aging in North American fiction, this book illuminates a rich yet previously unheeded intersection within American culture. And he traces the feedback loops between polarized political identities and polarized political institutions that are driving our system toward crisis. “Well worth reading” (New York magazine), this is an “eye-opening” (O, The Oprah ... This book identifies the needs and gaps in this sector and provides suggestions for improvement based on the lessons learnt from the experiences of other countries. Found insideAccompanying the book is an interactive digital mapping project, where readers can trace cable routes, view photographs and archival materials, and read stories about the island cable hubs. Found inside – Page ivThrough a performative journey of the heart, we travel with the author as she unearths the power of words, of writing and not-writing, evoking in particular the work of Hélène Cixous and Virginia Woolf. Found inside – Page iiThis book considers the global discourses and debates about ‘intoxication’, engaging in critical academic discussion around this concept. This book explains how Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) – a process of developing compassion for the self and others to increase well-being and aid recovery – varies from other forms of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. By bringing together leading experts on quality assurance in higher education from seven countries (from Europe, the USA and South Africa), this volume intends to go several steps further than most publications on the same subject. Found insideThrough a wide range of examples, from literature to social media, the book explores how meaning and communication interact. Found insideAnd the benefits of decent housing are only available for those who can afford it. In Defense of Housing is the definitive statement on this crisis from leading urban planner Peter Marcuse and sociologist David Madden. This book deals with state responses to cultural difference through the examination of a number of encounters between individuals, groups, and the state, in the United States and elsewhere. Found insideThis book argues that political Islam (represented by its moderate and militant forms) has failed to govern effectively or successfully due to its inability to reconcile its discursive understanding of Islam, centered on literal justice, ... This book is a key resource for understanding the present and future of global higher education. "The growing pressures in society and government for drug testing programs and the intrusiveness of both testing procedures and their results on personal privacy led the Privacy Commissioner to undertake a review of federal government drug ... The author of Overcoming Depression offers an alternative to the traditional western view of compassion, outlining findings about the value of compassion and how it works, and taking readers through basic mind training exercises to enhance ... It offers business English students the fundamentals and skills they need to succeed in the competitive international business environment. Topics include business organization, CVs, and covering letters -- Back cover. Found insideThe essays in this volume - written by some of the most influential authors in the sociology of education and critical policy studies - take Whitty’s work as the starting point from which to examine key contemporary issues in education ... Packed full of real life case studies, exercises and practical advice, this book will inspire you to take a closer look at your own life to improve your relationship with your dog for good. This book will interest anyone who is curious about the history that lies behind one of the great preoccupations of our lives. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. This is an eye-opening book that demonstrates how the makers of these foods have chosen, time and again, to double down on their efforts to increase consumption and profits, gambling that consumers and regulators would never figure them out ... Found insideThis groundbreaking book advances a radical and pioneering feminist manifesto for today's modern audience that exposes the real reasons as to why women are still oppressed and what feminist activism must do to counter it through a vibrant ...