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Girassol Brasil Edições Ltda.
Girassol Brasil has been in existence for 20 years. Despite still being a young company,it has attained prominence in the children’s book scene thanks to the quality and interactivity of its books. They offer educational books; children’s literature, especiallyfrom renowned Brazilian authors; tales and fables; world literary classics; gamesand puzzles; and several reference books. The catalogue is also filled with pop-uptitles, bath books, wipe and clean books, flap books and many different interactiveelements that provide a pleasant reading experience and make learning fun for youngchildren and early readers. A series we would like to recommend you especially is Heartwarming stories,written by educational psychologist Paula Furtado in order to help young children todeal with difficult situations and life circumstances.
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The ArtsMarch 2024The loneliness room
A creative ethnography of loneliness
by Sean Redmond
This remarkably unique book takes the conceit of the loneliness room to show how everyday artistic practice opens up loneliness to new definitions and new understandings. Refusing to pathologise loneliness, the book draws on the creative submissions supplied by its participants to demonstrate that being lonely can mean different things to different people in differing contexts. Filled with the photographs, paintings, videos, songs, and writings of its participants, The loneliness room is a deeply moving account of loneliness today.
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April 2023Compass Men's Health
Healthy, fit and potent at any age
by Dr. med. André Reitz
— The book on men's health — Confessions from a urologist — Compact, competent, concise Men are often unwilling to seek medical advice when they have problems. However, a lot of diseases can only be treated if they are detected in time. This book contains comprehensible and entertaining information on all the important questions relating to men's health, from the erection and its disorders, fertility and prostate issues, to sexuality in old age. The author knows what matters to men: he speaks from his experience as a urologist.
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2020Audio Engineering
for special events techniciansin training and on the job
by Christoph Grzesinski. Founded by Dr. Volker Smyrek
We all know that audio engineering is more than just acronyms. But what do they all mean? This practical textbook is designed to meet the special needs of events technicians. The textbook stands out from the crowd because it is designed specifically with the university curriculum and professional needs in mind, making it not only an excellent companion in the classroom, but a useful reference for on the job as well. The author, himself an instructor for special events technicians, covers the ground from physical fundamentals of acoustics and electronics to setting up mixing consoles and sound systems, providing a multitude of useful tips without confusing the reader with extraneous details. A chapter on video technology rounds off the book. Sample calculations put the material in a practical context, and sample problems at the end of each chapter (with solutions in the appendix) help review what has been learned and inspire further thought. Entertaining guest essays provide a broader perspective.
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June 2023Room for Love 1. Two in a Room
by Laura Labas, Moon Notes
One Night in the City – eine New Yorker Rom-Com. Alles nimmt seinen Anfang, als die 20-jährige New Yorker Mathematik-Studentin Shiloh auf dem Weg zur Uni einem gestürzten Fahrradfahrer hilft. Zum Dank lädt Miles sie in das schicke Hotel in Brooklyn ein, wo er um die Hand seiner Freundin anhalten will. Das edle Büfett kann sich die chronisch unterfinanzierte Shiloh nicht entgehen lassen. Doch Überraschung: Miles wird von seiner Verlobten eiskalt abserviert, und so lässt er den Abend mit Shiloh ausklingen. Wieso die Honeymoon-Suite ungenutzt lassen? Die Wege der zwei – die es bei allen Unterschieden beide nicht gerade leicht haben mit ihren Eltern – trennen sich wieder. Aber zum Glück sind da ja noch der Zufall und die Stadt New York ... Zufällige Begegnung oder Schicksal? Eine freche romantische Komödie: „Sex in the City“ mit jungen Studierenden. Authentisch unperfekte Protagonisten, die du lieben wirst. New Girl meets Rich Boy in New York City. Rasante und witzige Lovestory – ein Mix aus New Adult und Coming of Age.
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The ArtsNovember 2024'The industrialized designer'
Gender, identity and professionalization in Britain and the United States, 1930-80
by Leah Armstrong
What does it mean to be called an industrial designer? This book traces the remarkable rise of this professional identity in historical perspective from a position of anonymity in the early twentieth century, to mid-century professionalisation, to decline and disintegration by 1980. Drawing on new, extensive, original archival research, it uncovers the history of a profession in a state of re-invention, 1930-1980 in Britain and the United States. The book tests assumptions about the relationship between the professions in the two countries, bringing them into comparative historical perspective for the first time. The gendered dynamics of professionalisation and their interaction with the representation of the heroic male designer are interrogated and critically examined. Building on new gender perspectives to the history of the industrial design profession, the book calls for a re-examination of the limits and boundaries of what constitutes professional identity and work.
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2024Empire's daughters
Girlhood, whiteness and the colonial project
by Elizabeth Dillenburg
Girlhood and whiteness in the British empire traces the interconnected histories of girlhood, whiteness, and British colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the study of the Girls' Friendly Society. The society functioned as both a youth organisation and emigration society, making it especially valuable in examining girls' multifaceted participation with the empire. The book charts the emergence of the organisation during the late Victorian era through its height in the first decade of the twentieth century to its decline in the interwar years. Employing a multi-sited approach and using a range of sources-including correspondences, newsletters, and scrapbooks-the book uncovers the ways in which girls participated in the empire as migrants, settlers, laborers, and creators of colonial knowledge and also how they resisted these prescribed roles and challenged systems of colonial power.
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March 2019A Room of One's Own
by Virginia Woolf
»Fünfhundert Pfund im Jahr und ein eigenes Zimmer« sind die Voraussetzung dafür, dass auch Frauen große Literatur produzieren können: Brillant und überaus amüsant beschreibt Virginia Woolf 1929 in ihrem Essay A Room of one’s own die Lage der Frauen aus der Perspektive einer fiktiven Schriftstellerin. Hätte Shakespeare eine Schwester gehabt, ebenso begabt wie er, wie wäre es ihr ergangen? Und was brauchen Frauen, um künstlerisch tätig sein zu können? A room of one’s own wurde sehr schnell zu einem der klassischen Texte der Frauenbewegung und weltweit ein großer Erfolg.
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Children's & YAMarch 2022Miss Braitwhistle 1. Die fabelhafte Miss Braitwhistle
by Sabine Ludwig, Andrea Stegmaier
"Wie heißt die? Bratwiesel?" Die 4a ist an der ganzen Schule berüchtigt. A wie Albtraum, das sagen alle. Kein Wunder also, dass die Klassenlehrerin Frau Taube kurz vor einem Nervenzusammenbruch steht. Da kommt die neue Austauschlehrerin aus England wie gerufen. Miss Braitwhistle übernimmt den Unterricht und stellt alles auf den Kopf: Das Nachsitzen wird zur Flugstunde, ein Pferd kommt zum Tee und mitten im Sommer beginnt es zu schneien. Ausnahmsweise ist sich die Chaos-Klasse einmal einig: Miss Braitwhistle ist einfach fabelhaft! Alle Bände der Reihe: Band 1: Die fabelhafte Miss BraitwhistleBand 2: Miss Braitwhistle kommt in FahrtBand 3: Miss Braitwhistle hebt abBand 4: Klassentreffen bei Miss BraitwhistleBand 5: Klassenreise mit Miss BraitwhistleBand 6: Miss Braitwhistle startet durch
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2017Imperialism and juvenile literature
by Jeffrey Richards
Popular culture is invariably a vehicle for the dominant ideas of its age. Never was this truer than in the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when it reflected the nationalist and imperialist ideologies current throughout Europe. It both reflects popular attitudes, ideas and preconceptions and it generates support for selected views and opinions. This book examines the various media through which nationalist ideas were conveyed in late-Victorian and Edwardian times: in the theatre, "ethnic" shows, juvenile literature, education and the iconography of popular art. It seeks to examine in detail the articulation and diffusion of imperialism in the field of juvenile literature by stressing its pervasiveness across boundaries of class, nation and gender. It analyses the production, distribution and marketing of imperially-charged juvenile fiction, stressing the significance of the Victorians' discovery of adolescence, technological advance and educational reforms as the context of the great expansion of such literature. An overview of the phenomenon of Robinson Crusoe follows, tracing the process of its transformation into a classic text of imperialism and imperial masculinity for boys. The imperial commitment took to the air in the form of the heroic airmen of inter-war fiction. The book highlights that athleticism, imperialism and militarism become enmeshed at the public schools. It also explores the promotion of imperialism and imperialist role models in fiction for girls, particularly Girl Guide stories.
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July 2014Mystery Girl
Roman
by David Gordon, Stefanie Jacobs
Sam Kornberg liebt Trash-Filme, Hochliteratur und seine Frau Lala. Als die ihn verlässt, bricht für Sam eine Welt zusammen. Um sie wiederzugewinnen, ist er zum Äußersten bereit – er sucht sich einen Job. Den erstbesten, den er kriegen kann: Assistent eines Privatdetektivs. Sein Chef ist Solar Lonsky, ein kränkliches, fettleibiges Genie, das sein Haus nicht verlassen kann. Sams erster Auftrag ist die Beschattung einer mysteriösen Frau. Eigentlich muss er nichts weiter tun, als ihr durch Los Angeles zu folgen, doch schon bald verfällt er ihr hoffnungslos und wird in einen Mordfall verwickelt, in dem Satanisten, Succubi, Untergrundfilmer, Hollywoodstars und mexikanische Gangster eine nicht unbedeutende Rolle spielen. Mystery Girl ist ein Thriller über die Gefahren von Kunst und Liebe, ein Schnellkurs in »Verfall der westlichen Zivilisation« und ein durchgeknallter Trip durch L.A. Und, ach ja, es ist eine irre spannende, wahnsinnig gewiefte und brutal komische Geschichte.
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April 2015China Girl
Neal Careys zweiter Fall
by Don Winslow, Conny Lösch
Robert Pendleton ist ein Chemiegenie; was er entwickelt, bedeutet nicht nur Fortschritt, es bedeutet vor allem Reichtum und Macht. Als er plötzlich verschwindet, sind alle in Aufruhr: die CIA, die chinesische Regierung und die »Bank«, die sehr viel Geld in Pendletons Forschung investiert hat. Neal Carey soll ihn wiederfinden – ein Routinejob, wie er glaubt, bis er auf die schöne und geheimnisvolle Li Lan trifft. Im dunklen Herzen Chinas soll Neal die Antwort auf alle Fragen finden – oder den Tod. Alle Titel der Neal-Carey-Serie: London Undercover (Neal Carey 1)China Girl (Neal Carey 2)Way Down on the High Lonely (Neal Carey 3 – angekündigt unter dem Titel Holy Nevada)A Long Walk Up the Water Slide (Neal Carey 4 – angekündigt unter dem Titel Lady Las Vegas)Palm Desert (Neal Carey 5)
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February 2013Miss Braitwhistle 1. Die fabelhafte Miss Braitwhistle
Autorisierte Lesung
by Sabine Ludwig, Jens Wawrczeck, Alexander Rieß, Sabine Ludwig, Frank Gustavus, Susanne Göhlich
Diese Lehrerin schickt der Himmel! Wie bändigt man die berüchtigte 4a (A wie Albtraum)? Indem man Miss Braitwhistle heißt und den Unterricht kurzerhand auf den Kopf stellt. Eine temporeiche Geschichte voller verrückter Einfälle, die mit ihren pfiffigen Wortspielereien sogar Lust auf Englisch macht. Wonderful! Diee leichtfüßig und witzig erzählte, moderne Mary-Poppins-Geschichte macht Spaß!
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May 2004Werke
Werke 6: Die Stücke 4. Bearbeitungen für Theater, Film und Rundfunk
by Heiner Müller, Frank Hörnigk, Kristin Schulz, Christian Hippe, Ludwig Haugk, Ingo Way
Heiner Müllers Theaterarbeit hat immer auch die Auseinandersetzung mit vorliegenden Stücken anderer Autoren eingeschlossen, die er als Material betrachtete, um aktuelle Fragen vor großer Folie zu diskutieren. Außerdem enthält dieser Band die wesentlichen Gemeinschaftsarbeiten mit Robert Wilson. Besonders in seinen frühen Jahren als Autor bearbeitete Heiner Müller literarische Stoffe für den Rundfunk, sicher nicht zuletzt aus pekuniären Gründen, aber dennoch werden diese Hörspiele sogar manchen Kenner überraschen. Gleiches gilt für die Szenen, die nach Vorlagen für ein Fernsehspiel oder einen speziellen Anlaß geschrieben wurden und im vorliegenden Band erstmals gedruckt werden.
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FictionTHE GERMAN GIRL
by Ulrike Sterblich
New York City in the sixties: the city that never sleeps, because they have plenty of pills for that. And in between, a girl from West Berlin. Mona is young, pretty and recently moved to New York to make a career for herself. The city that never sleeps hasn't been waiting for her. Although she does quickly meet two men: East Coast aristocrat Sidney, and dark-haired bohemian Adam. Torn between the two, Mona drifts through a world that is supplied with "vitamin injections" by Max Jacobson, aka Dr Feelgood, who fled from the Nazis in Berlin. And so a second thread weaves its way into the story: star photographer Mark Shaw, one of Dr Feelgood’s patients, is found dead in his apartment one day. A coroner starts investigating. There is a lot to be examined, and it involves the rich and beautiful and powerful all the way to the White House …
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Children's & YAMarch 2020Die Unausstehlichen & ich - Freunde halten das Universum zusammen
by Vanessa Walder
The Unbearables & Me - Friends Hold the Universe Together (Vol. 2) Life Saaks – well it depends on what you make out of it. • A narrative that will get under your skin!• A new secret to be discovered in every volume• Enni uses swear words and crosses them out - absolutely authentic, yet funny!• For boys and girls!• By an international film professional and best-selling author from Austria (translation grant guaranteed!) What happens in Volume 2: Just as Enni gets used to living in a boarding school, everything goes wrong. The room from blind Lilith gets wrecked, somebody is stealing and there’s a strange lightning coming from the lake. All evidence leads to Enni – and it’s right the moment she really can’t be expelled from school! The thing is, her brother Noah ran away from home and is on his way to her. Together with the unbearables, Enni tries everything to find Noah. This way, she comes closer to the secrets surrounding the boarding school…
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Children's & YASilver Flood (1). The Mystery of Ray´s Rock
by Alex Falkner/ Torben Weit
The seven children are completely cut off from civilisation, mobile phones don’t work anymore and there’s no sign of help. Strange things happen on the island. Plants and animals grow unnaturally fast, their supplies are raided ... And as other groups of school children emerge, a life and death race begins for Eddie, Milla and their classmates to be rescued from the island. The first instalment of the ‘Silver Flood’ duology: a dangerous adventure with exciting plot twists and scare-factor. For all readers of survival and adventure stories aged 10+. Fast-paced reading for boys and girls, for outdoor kids and all those on their way! The final volume 2, GONE MISSING ON RAY’S ROCK, will be published on 7th April 2020!
