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        Royal Horses (1). Crown Heart

        by Jana Hoch

        His world is that of the Royals – full of scandals and secrets. Falling in love with him was never part of her plan. Their paths cross at the royal stud farm... Greta just wants to get away: away from her school and away from the friends who have so endlessly disappointed her. The holiday job at the royal stud farm comes at just the right time for her. She might not have any interest in horses – and even less in princes and princesses – but the royal family’s palace still makes her heart beat faster. But on the very first day she quarrels with Edward, the horse trainer. He guesses that she is hiding a secret and wants to do whatever it takes to bring it out in the open. When, shortly afterwards, Prince Tristan appears at the stud farm, Greta’s life is completely turned upside down. She notices all too late that she is in the process of falling in love – and specifically with the boy that she actually wants to stay away from. Humorous and romantic, glamorous and exciting: ‘Royal Horses’ is the perfect love story for all readers from 12 to 99 years-old. Greta and Edward‘s story continues! Volume 2, ‘Crown Dream’ will be out in autumn 2020.

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        The Arts
        July 2024

        Public information films

        British government film units, 1928–52

        by Alan Harding

        In the years after the First World War the British government had to adapt its communication policy to connect with the new mass electorate. This book examines the government's own Film Units and their slow development of the Public Information Film. By reviewing the entire film catalogue produced by the Empire Marketing Board, the General Post Office and Crown Film Units, particular themes are identified which not only reflect the demands of the Units' sponsors but also the anxieties and concerns of the 1930s and 1940s. The impact of the films is explored through the contemporary reaction of the audiences to them. By the time the Crown Film Unit was closed in 1952 a style of Public Information Film had been developed and continued into the 1970s.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2020

        Death and the crown

        Ritual and politics in France before the Revolution

        by Anne Byrne

        Looking at royal ritual in pre-revolutionary France, Death and the crown examines the deathbed and funeral of Louis XV in 1774, the lit de justice of November 1774, and the coronation of Louis XVI, including the ceremony of the royal healing touch for scrofula. It reviews the state of the field in ritual studies and appraises the status of the monarchy in the 1770s, including the recall of the parlements and the many ways people engaged with royal ritual. It answers questions such as whether Louis XV died in fear of damnation, why Marie Antoinette was not crowned in 1775 and why Louis XVI's coronation was not held in Paris. This lively, accessible text is a useful tool for under- and post-graduate teaching which will also be of interest to specialists on this under-researched period.

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        August 2024

        Crown of Light and Darkness

        by Jana Schikorra, Moon Notes

        Mit schönem Farbschnitt in der Erstauflage – Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit Der Kampf um die Sonnenkrone beginnt In Lavandria fristen die Menschen ein Dasein in ewiger Dunkelheit – so auch die 20-jährige Astoria. Nur einmal im Jahr öffnen sich die Pforten zum Sonnenreich der Sidhe, einem magischen Elfenvolk. Wer mutig genug ist, kann in diesen raren Stunden um die Sonnenkrone des jungen Königs Ronas kämpfen, denn ein Sieg würde den Menschen das Licht zurückbringen. Doch als Astoria und Ronas sich in einem erbitterten Duell gegenüberstehen, zögert der sonst so skrupellose König, sie zu töten … Die mitreißende Romantasy für New Adult Fans ab 16 Jahren erzählt von der spannenden Suche nach der Sonnenkrone, die über das Schicksal zweier Reiche entscheidet – und die die junge Astoria und den skrupellosen König Ronas unerwartet einander näher bringt. Ein Muss für alle Romantasy-Fans, die Geschichten voller Magie, Emotionen und spannender Wendungen lieben. Crown of Light and Darkness: Magisch-empowernde Fantasy vom Feinsten High Fantasy trifft auf Romantasy: Eine packende Geschichte voller Licht, Schatten und Liebe für junge Leser*innen ab 16 Jahren. Eine mutige Heldin: Die junge Astoria will den skrupellosen König Ronas besiegen und den Menschen das Licht zurückbringen. Mitreißend und dramatisch: Eine magische Romantasy voller unerwarteter Wendungen. Voll angesagt: Romantasy für Fans von Lexi Ryan und Holly Black. Genial ausgestattet in der Erstauflage: Softcover mit Klappen, trendig illustriertem Buchschnitt und coolem Lesezeichen zum Abtrennen. „Crown of Light and Darkness“ erzählt eine atemberaubende Geschichte über den Kampf gegen die Dunkelheit und den skrupellosen Elfenkönig. Ein spannender New-adult-Roma ab 16 Jahren, der seine Leser*innen in eine fantastische Welt entführt und bis zur letzten Seite fesselt.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2024

        The construction of public opinion in a digital age

        by Catherine Happer

        This book presents a new conceptual model for understanding the role of the media in the construction of public knowledge, belief and opinion in the context of a radically changed communications infrastructure. Drawing on a series of empirical studies conducted over nearly a decade, Happer deploys evidence of a 'disconnect' between neoliberal media and the public which is rooted in a disaffection with a mainstream political culture which has failed to deliver the societal outcomes promised. As people are pushed towards alternative digital sources, new communities of opinion are produced in ways which polarise publics and ultimately limit the potential for social change. Offering an innovative and urgently needed new sociological analysis, this book is required reading for an inter-disciplinary field of media, journalism, and politics/IR which has largely abandoned questions of media power and public opinion management, as well as policymakers, science communicators and journalists. Key points of the book: 1) public opinion formation and why people may come to different positions through the development of a new model 2) the societal outcomes produced when a widespread disconnect between journalism and public opinion emerges 3) the atomisation of opinion and its relations to newly constructed opinion communities (with consideration of the role of class) 4) the turn to digitally available alternatives which enable new, less visible power agents to exert control.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2022

        Death and the crown

        by Anne Byrne, Maire Cross, David Hopkin

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2020

        Early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries

        by Duncan Sayer, Joshua Pollard

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        August 2014

        Sirius

        Roman

        by Crown, Jonathan

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        Children's & YA

        Royal Horses (2). Crown Dream

        by Jana Hoch

        Paparazzi, a blaze of flashlights, scandals – day by day, Greta’s life is being turned upside down. And only one person is responsible for this: Edward. Or to be more precise, Prince Tristan. Greta still feels that he has deceived her with his lies. Why didn’t he tell her who he really was? But when Edward suggests that she should come to Caverley Green in order to escape from the media circus, she can’t say no. Especially because her heart always beats faster when she sees Edward working with the horses. Or when he looks at her in that special way…But is Greta really ready to become part of his world?

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2021

        An archaeology of innovation

        by Catherine J. Frieman, Joshua Pollard

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        Europa im Zeitalter der Industrialisierung

        Eine Wirtschaftsgeschichte Europas 1750-1980

        by Pollard, Sidney

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2021

        Critical theory and feeling

        The affective politics of the early Frankfurt School

        by Simon Mussell

        This book offers a unique and timely reading of the early Frankfurt School in response to the recent 'affective turn' within the arts and humanities. Resisting the overly rationalist tendencies of political philosophy, it argues that critical theory actively cultivates a powerful connection between thinking and feeling, and rediscovers a range of often neglected concepts that were of vital importance to the first generation of critical theorists, including melancholia, hope, (un)happiness, objects and mimesis. In doing so, it brings the dynamic work of Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Ernst Bloch and Siegfried Kracauer into conversation with more recent debates around politics and affect. An important intervention in the fields of affect studies and social and political thought, Critical theory and feeling shows that sensuous experience is at the heart of the Frankfurt School's affective politics.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        August 2013

        Negotiation and Persuasion

        The Science and Art of Winning Cooperative Partners

        by Marco Behrmann

        This book is a clear and compact guide on how to succeed by means of goal-oriented negotiation and cooperative persuasion. Readers learn models to understand and describe what takes place during negotiations, while numerous figures, charts, and checklists clearly summarize effective strategies for analyzing context, processes, competencies, and the impact of our own behavior. Real-life case examples vividly illustrate the specific measures individuals and teams can take to systematically improve their powers of persuasion and bargaining strength. The book also describes a modern approach to raising negotiation competencies as part of personnel development, making it suitable for use in training courses as well as for anyone who wants to be a more persuasive and successful negotiator.   Target Group: For work and organizational psychologists, HR professionals, coaches, management trainers and trainees.

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