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Media studiesJune 2014Show me the money
The image of finance, 1700 to the present
by Edited by Paul Crosthwaite, Peter Knight and Nicky Marsh
What does money really stand for? How can the abstractions of high finance be made visible? Show me the money documents how the financial world has been imagined in art, illustration, photography and other visual media over the last three centuries in Britain and the United States. It tells the story of how artists have grappled with the increasingly intangible and self-referential nature of money, from the South Sea Bubble to our current crisis. Show me the money sets out the history and politics of representations of finance through five essays by academic experts and curators, and is interspersed with provocative think pieces by notable public commentators on finance and art. The book, and the exhibition on which it is based, explore a wide range of images, from satirical eighteenth-century prints by William Hogarth and James Gillray to works by celebrated contemporary artists such as Andreas Gursky and Molly Crabapple. It also charts the development of an array of financial visualisations, including stock tickers and charts, newspaper illustrations, bank adverts and electronic trading systems.
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November 2023Fates & Furies 1-3. Die Göttlich-Reihe
by Josephine Angelini, Tanja Geke, Simone Wiemken, CSC creative sound conception, Frank Gustavus, Antje Seibel
Erlebe die ersten drei Teile der erfolgreichen Fates & Furies-Reihe von Josephine Angelinis – als Bundle für dich zusammengestellt. Dieses Bundle enthält die Lesungen "Starcrossed. Göttlich verdammt", "Torn. Göttlich verloren" und "Unleashed. Göttlich verliebt". Die 16-jährige Helen lebt bei ihrem Vater auf Nantucket und langweilt sich. Ihre Freundin Claire hofft, dass nach den Ferien endlich etwas Aufregendes passiert. Und tatsächlich: Als die Familie Delos auf die Insel zieht, sind alle hin und weg von den extrem attraktiven Neuankömmlingen. Nur Helen verspürt von Anfang an Misstrauen. Zugleich plagen sie düstere Albträume, in denen drei unheimliche Frauen Rache nehmen wollen. Es scheint eine Verbindung zwischen ihnen und Lucas Delos zu geben. Nach und nach entdeckt Helen, was dahintersteckt: Lucas und sie stammen von Halbgöttern ab und sind verdammt, einen erbitterten Kampf auszulösen – indem sie sich ineinander verlieben. Gelesen von Tanja Geke.
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Individual film directors, film-makersMarch 2015The three amigos
The transnational filmmaking of Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón
by Deborah Shaw
Now available in paperback, this is the first academic book dedicated to the filmmaking of the three-best known Mexican-born directors, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón. Deborah Shaw examines the career trajectories of the directors and presents a detailed analysis of their most significant films with a focus on both the texts and the production contexts in which they were made. These include studies on del Toro's Cronos/Chronos, El laberinto del fauno/Pan's Labyrinth, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Iñárritu's Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel; and Cuarón's Sólo con tu pareja/Love in the Time of Hysteria, Y tu mamá también, and Children of Men. The Three Amigos will be of interest to all those who study Hispanic and Spanish cinema in particular, and world and contemporary cinema in general.
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2023Preventing Migraines Naturally
by Dr. C. Gaul
Migraine, a widespread disease Migraine is the second most common headache disorder in western industrialised countries. Pulsating headache attacks occur at more or less frequent intervals, usually on one side of the head. Women are up to three times more likely to be affected than men. In a quarter of patients, the disease begins in childhood and adolescence, and the onset of migraine attacks after the age of 45 is rather unusual. Most migraine attacks occur between the ages of 20 and 40. This self-help book provides migraine patients with up-todate medical and scientifically sound information on how to - be able to relieve headaches and migraines efficiently and sustainably using natural remedies, - reduce the frequency of pain attacks, and - better manage headaches and migraines with simple preventive measures. Improve your quality of life!
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June 2022Die Erben der Animox 3. Der Kampf des Elefanten
by Aimée Carter, Ilse Layer, Frauke Schneider
Das Abenteuer um Simon, Katarina, Suki und Kai geht weiter! Nachdem Gestaltwandler Simon Thorn und seine Freunde erfahren haben, dass der geheimnisvolle X Suki und Kai verschleppt hat, folgen sie seiner Spur nach Afrika, um die beiden zu befreien. Und natürlich wollen sie dort auch endlich den verschwundenen Raubstein finden. Auf die Hilfe seines Bruders Nolan braucht Simon dabei nicht zu hoffen, denn der wird mehr und mehr zu seinem Feind. Autorin Aimée Carter ist ein weiterer Tierfantasy-Roman mit Bestsellerpotenzial gelungen. Denn auch der neue Teil der zweiten Animox-Reihe verspricht Hochspannung pur und steckt voller aufregender Überraschungen! Aimée Carter lässt die Erben der Animox erneut in den Kampf ziehen. Tauche ein in die Parallelwelt der Gestaltwandler und erlebe ein neues Abenteuer mit Simon Thorn. Sprechende Tiere, echte Freundschaft, prickelnde Action, dieser Animox-Band wird dich Seite um Seite in seinen Bann ziehen. Der Kampf des Elefanten ist die packende Fortsetzung der Bestseller-Serie von Aimée Carter. Die Erben der Animox 3 gibt es auch zum Hören auf einer ungekürzten Audio-CD. Der Dein SPIEGEL-Bestseller, gelistet bei Antolin. Die Reihe umfasst insgesamt fünf Bände Band 1: Die Beute des FuchsesBand 2: Das Gift des OktopusBand 3: Der Kampf des ElefantenBand 4: Der Verrat des KaimansBand 5: Die Rache des Tigers Entdecke auch das Prequel, "Animox" Band 1: Das Heulen der Wölfe Band 2: Das Auge der Schlange Band 3: Die Stadt der Haie Band 4: Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe Band 5: Der Flug des Adlers
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May 2018Dragon Child Bundle (Bände 1-3)
by Omphalius, Ruth
***Alle drei Bände der magischen Drachenfantasy im Bundle*** Entfache das Feuer in dir! Sophie hat mit Übergewicht zu kämpfen, wird in der Schule gemobbt und kann sich nicht einmal gegen ihren kleinen Bruder durchsetzen. Am liebsten zieht sie sich mit einem guten Buch von der Welt zurück und hofft, im besten Fall einfach übersehen zu werden. Doch all das ändert sich schlagartig, als sich ihre unterdrückte Wut eines Tages in einem markerschütternden Schrei entlädt, Feuer und Verwüstung um sich greifen und Sophie in bizarre Träume abgleitet: hoch in der Luft schwebend über dem Haus ihrer Eltern oder auf der Flucht vor schaurigen Vogelwesen. Selbst dem coolsten Mädchen der Klasse, Melissa, fallen die Veränderungen auf und sie beginnt Sophie auszuspionieren. Weder Melissa noch Sophie ahnen jedoch, wie groß und lebensbedrohlich das Geheimnis, dem sie auf der Spur sind, tatsächlich ist. Dieses Bundle enthält alle drei Teile der fantastisch-magischen Dragon Child Serie: - Dragon Child 1: Das Erwachen - Dragon Child 2: Die Rebellion - Dragon Child 3: Die Allianz
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2022A Healthy Pregnancy with Selected (Micro)Nutrients
by Uwe Gröber
Adequate nutrition and a healthy lifestyle – before and during pregnancy - are of great importance for a trouble-free pregnancy, birth, and the subsequent development of the child. Since the nutritional status before the onset of pregnancy influences both fertility and the course of pregnancy, including complications, the birth and breastfeeding, close attention should be paid to a healthy diet and adequate supply of essential (micro)nutrients well in advance and not only at the family planning stage. Poor micronutrient status prior to conception is often carried over into pregnancy, and can significantly increase the risk of pregnancy complications and, for example, lead to the dreaded spina bifida in the child. This patient guide tells you what you need to know! Various micronutrients are described in detail. Special emphasis is placed on the latest study results concerning pregnancy and nutrition.
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Business, Economics & LawNovember 2024
The Island Book of Records Volume II
1969-70
by Neil Storey
The second volume of this highly collectable series, covering the pivotal years of 1969-70. The Island Book of Records Volume II documents the years 1969-70, during which Island sought to build on its success with the Spencer Davis Group by seeking out new British rock talent. By the end of the period, Island was emerging as a major British label, one that could boast releases from Jethro Tull, Nick Drake, King Crimson, John and Beverley Martyn, Fairport Convention and Cat Stevens. Featuring material from recent interviews and from media interviews of the time, and including a comprehensive discography of 45s, The Island Book of Records Volume II is lavishly illustrated with gig adverts (very many at venues that no longer exist), concert tickets, flyers, international LP variants, labels, LP and 45 adverts and other ephemera collector's dream.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2010Using Europe: territorial party strategies in a multi-level system
by Eve Hepburn
This book explores how regional political parties use Europe to advance their territorial projects in times of rapid state restructuring. It examines the ways in which decentralization and supranational integration have encouraged regional parties to pursue their strategies across multiple territorial levels. This book constitutes the first attempt to unravel the complexities of how nationalist and statewide parties manoeuvre around the twin issues of European integration and decentralization, and exploit the shifting linkages within multi-level political systems. In a detailed comparative examination of three cases - Scotland, Bavaria and Sardinia - over a thirty-year period, the book explores how integration has altered the nature of territorial party competition and identifies the limits of Europe for territorial projects. In addressing these issues, this work moves beyond present scholarship on multi-level governance to explain the diversity of regional responses to Europe. By providing important new insights and empirical research on the conduct of territorial party politics, and an innovative model of territorial mobilization in Europe, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, European studies, regionalism and federalism, political parties and devolution. ;
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July 2022Freya und die Furchtlosen - Plündern will gelernt sein! (Band 2)
by Jochen Till / Dominik Rupp
Freya and the Fearless - Plundering is a Skill! (Vol. 2) All Vikings are fearless? Not quite ... They call themselves "The Fearless" and they want to rob, plunder and pillage for all they're worth. The only problem is that the sight of a little girl makes them wet their pants. Freya has had enough of plundering Vikings and gives Heinar's people a good scare.What happens in Vol. 2:The sea is getting narrower and narrower, with land in sight to the right and left. So this must be England. Finally, our brave Vikings can once again plunder, rob and pillage to their heart's content. Heinar and his men sail leisurely up the Thames, until something blocks their way: Unfortunately, the British king's architects built the new bridge much too low. Now no ship can get out or back in and the English have to do without their beloved hot drink: tea. Freya and the Fearless turn Tower Bridge into a suspension drawbridge, bring back tea to the British, and casually invent the bearskin cap along the way.• A little girl shows the despondent Vikings what a real guy is• Funny sidekicks: The Odin family is watching from heaven• Innovative 90:10 text-image ratio, illustrated in b/w• For fans of ‘Vicky the Viking’ and ‘Asterix & Obelix’.• To be continued with Vol. 3 and 4
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1986Als ich grade zwanzig war
Lieder und Gedichte aus Ost und West in Nachdichtungen
by Wegner, Bettina
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Children's & YAFebruary 2022Freya und die Furchtlosen - Auf ins Gefecht! (Band 1)
by Jochen Till
Freya and the Fearless (Vol. 1) - Off to Battle! They call themselves "The Fearless" and they want to rob, plunder and pillage for all they're worth. The only problem is that the sight of a little girl makes them wet their pants. Freya has had enough of plundering Vikings and gives Heinar's people a good scare. • A little girl shows the despondent Vikings what a real guy is • Funny sidekicks: The Odin family is watching from heaven • Innovative 90:10 text-image ratio, illustrated in b/w • For fans of ‘Vicky the Viking’ and ‘Asterix & Obelix’. • Volumes 2 and 3 coming in 2022 and 2023 Viking chief Heinar Hookepee leads a small troop of daring men into a new adventure. While it is being widely discussed who exactly should lead the attack, a little girl stands up to them - our heroine Freya. She's fed up with Vikings attacking her village all the time and angrily scolds Hookepee and his men - who are nowhere near as fearless and brave as they always pretend to be. Something has to change: The men have to learn to become real Vikings. And who better to teach them than the fearless Freya? So Freya lands on the Viking ship and, with a lot of wit and clever methods, tries to teach our sissy Vikings everything they are missing.
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Business, Economics & LawJune 2024
The labour movement in Lebanon
Power on hold
by Lea Bou Khater
The labour movement in Lebanon: Power on hold narrates the history of the Lebanese labour movement from the early twentieth century to today. Bou Khater demonstrates that trade unionism in the country has largely been a failure, for reasons including state interference, tactical co-optation, and the strategic use of sectarianism by an oligarchic elite, together with the structural weakness of a service-based laissez-faire economy. Drawing on a vast body of Arabic-language primary sources and difficult-to-access archives, the book's conclusions are significant not only for trade unionism, but also for new forms of workers' organisations and social movements in Lebanon and beyond. The Lebanese case study presented here holds significant implications for the wider Arab world and for comparative studies of labour. This authoritative history of the labour movement in Lebanon is vital reading for scholars of trade unionism, Lebanese politics, and political economy.
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PsychiatryCharacter Strength Interventions
A Field Guide for Practitioners
by Ryan M. Niemiec
This unique guide brings together the vast experience of the author with the science and the practice of positive psychology in such a way that both new and experienced practitioners will benefit. New practitioners will learn about the core concepts of character and signature strengths and how to fine-tune their approach and troubleshoot. Experienced practitioners will deepen their knowledge about advanced topics such as strengths overuse and collisions, hot button issues, morality, and integrating strengths with savoring, flow, and mindfulness. Hands-on practitioner tips throughout the book provide valuable hints on how to take a truly strengths-based approach. The 24 summary sheets spotlighting each of the universal character strengths are an indispensable resource for client sessions, succinctly summarizing the core features of and research on each strength. 70 evidence-based step-by-step activity handouts can be given to clients to help them develop character strengths awareness and use, increase resilience, set and meet goals, develop positive relationships, and find meaning and engagement in their daily lives. Working with client’s (and our own) character strengths boosts well-being, fosters resilience, improves relationships, and creates strong, supportive cultures in our practices, classrooms, and organizations. Target Group: psychotherapists / clinical psychologists / counselors/ teachers
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2008The Labour governments 1964–1970 volume 3
Economic policy
by Jim Tomlinson
Available in paperback for the first time, this book is the third in the three volume set The Labour governments 1964-1970 and concentrates on Britain's economic policy under the Labour governments in the 1960s. It assesses the origins, development and outcomes of the attempts made by the 1964-1970 Labourgovernments under Harold Wilson to modernise the British economy. This is the first comprehensive and archivally-based work to offer a detailed study of this modernisation project. The book places the project in the context of Labour's economic ideas as they had developed since the 1940s as well as the economic legacy they inherited from the previous thirteen years of Conservative rule. After outlining this context and providing a summary narrative of economic policy over this period, the international aspect of Labour's approach to the economy is analysed. The core of the book then goes on to look in detail at the policies directly concerned with modernisation. Following the agenda set by the national plan of 1965, policies on planning, investment and the firm, technical change, the labour market and the nationalised industries are all analysed. In addition, the productivity campaign of the late 1960s is shown to have encapsulated many of the underlying ideas but also many of the problems of Labour's approach to economic policy. The final section of the book asks how the pursuit of modernisation affected Labour's pursuit of "social justice", before offering an overall assessment of Labour's period of office. The book will be of special interest to contemporary historians, economic historians and those interested in the history of the Labour party. Together with the other books in the series, on domestic policy and international policy, it provides a complete picture of the development of Britain under the premiership of Harold Wilson. ;
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January 2024Storm & Partner 3. Die tödliche Stille
by Roxann Hill, Viola Müller, Speak Low Verlag und Medienproduktion, CSC creative sound conception, Alexios Saskalidis
Hüte dich vor der Stille, denn ihr folgt der Tod Ein verblichenes Foto – mehr hat der krebskranke Lukas Pohl nicht von seinem leiblichen Vater. Verzweifelt sucht er nach ihm, er braucht dessen Rückenmarkspende. Ex-Profikillerin Helena Groß und Anwalt Maximilian Storm übernehmen den tragischen Fall. Kaum finden sie erste Spuren, beschleicht Helena das Gefühl, beschattet zu werden. Spielt ihr Mandant ein falsches Spiel mit ihnen? Als Zeugen, die sie befragen wollten, brutal ermordet werden, wird ihnen klar: Es geht nicht allein um das Aufspüren eines Mannes. Es geht um verschollen geglaubte Diamanten und um einen Täter, der sein böses Geheimnis mit allen Mitteln bewahren will. Gleichzeitig wird Helena von ihrer dunklen Vergangenheit eingeholt. Sie sieht sich gezwungen zu handeln, und die Situation eskaliert. Der Killer schlägt erneut zu. Und alles, was er zurücklässt, ist tödliche Stille… Der dritte Band der Thrillerserie rund um die ebenso geheimnisvolle wie tödliche Helena Groß und den ehemaligen Staranwalt Maximilian Storm. Ungekürzt gelesen von Viola Müller.
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2022
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 98/2
by Stephen Mossman, Cordelia Warr
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. The editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and welcome discussion of in-progress projects.
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August 2021Die Erben der Animox 2. Das Gift des Oktopus
by Aimée Carter, Ilse Layer, Frauke Schneider
In "Das Gift des Oktopus", dem zweiten Band der spannenden Nachfolge-Reihe "Die Erben der Animox", setzt sich das Abenteuer des mutigen Simon Thorn und seiner Freunde fort. Ein Jahr nach den ereignisreichen Kämpfen, die die Welt der Animox erschüttert haben, führt eine rätselhafte Nachricht Simon und seine Gefährten nach Australien, dem Land der gefährlichsten Tiere. Dort müssen sie einen verlorenen Raubstein finden, der eine entscheidende Rolle im Schicksal aller Animox spielt, indem er den Erben ihre Kräfte raubt. Doch die Mission ist alles andere als einfach. Australien empfängt die Gruppe mit einer Fülle von bisher ungekannten Herausforderungen und Gefahren, die nicht nur ihre physischen, sondern auch ihre emotionalen Grenzen auf die Probe stellen. Währenddessen findet sich Simons Bruder Nolan auf der anderen Seite des Konflikts wieder. Er hat sich dem finsteren Imperium angeschlossen, das die Macht über die Tierreiche an sich reißen will. Zwischen den Brüdern entbrennt ein erbitterter Kampf, der nicht nur ihre Beziehung, sondern das Schicksal der gesamten Animox-Welt bedroht. Während Simon und seine Freunde um das Überleben kämpfen und versuchen, den Raubstein zu sichern, müssen sie gleichzeitig einen Weg finden, Nolan von seinem gefährlichen Pfad abzubringen und ihm zu zeigen, dass es noch Hoffnung auf Versöhnung und einen gemeinsamen Kampf für das Gute gibt. "Das Gift des Oktopus" entführt die Leser in ein atemberaubendes Abenteuer voller Spannung, Magie und der tiefen Bande der Freundschaft, die selbst in der dunkelsten Stunde zu leuchten vermag. Spannendes Fantasy-Abenteuer im beliebten Animox-Universum: Tauche ein in die faszinierende Welt der Tierwandler! Atemberaubende Abenteuer in Australien: Entdecke das Land der giftigsten Tiere durch die Augen der Erben der Animox. Begleite Simon Thorn und seine Freunde auf ihrem Weg, während sie sich neuen Herausforderungen stellen und über sich hinauswachsen. Ein Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse: Erlebe den spannenden Konflikt zwischen Simon und seinem Bruder Nolan, der sich dem dunklen Imperium angeschlossen hat. Action und Emotion in perfekter Balance: Freue dich auf eine Geschichte, die nicht nur mit spannenden Kämpfen, sondern auch mit emotionalen Momenten überzeugt. Lerne die einzigartige Tierwelt Australiens kennen: Nicht nur für junge Leser eine spannende und lehrreiche Reise. Ideal für Fans der Animox-Reihe und neue Leser: Auch ohne Vorkenntnisse der ersten Bücher ein packendes Leseerlebnis. Fortsetzung der erfolgreichen Animox-Reihe: Die Geschichte geht weiter und hält neue, aufregende Wendungen bereit. Für Leser ab 10 Jahren: Ein Buch, das Kinder, Jugendliche und auch erwachsene Fantasy-Fans begeistert. Der Dein SPIEGEL-Bestseller, gelistet bei Antolin. Die Reihe umfasst insgesamt fünf Bände Band 1: Die Beute des FuchsesBand 2: Das Gift des OktopusBand 3: Der Kampf des ElefantenBand 4: Der Verrat des KaimansBand 5: Die Rache des Tigers Entdecke auch das Prequel, "Animox" Band 1: Das Heulen der Wölfe Band 2: Das Auge der Schlange Band 3: Die Stadt der Haie Band 4: Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe Band 5: Der Flug des Adlers
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Business, Economics & LawJanuary 2023What a waste
Outsourcing and how it goes wrong
by Andrew Bowman, Ismail Ertürk, Peter Folkman, Julie Froud, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal, Adam Leaver, Mick Moran, Nick Tsitsianis, Karel Williams
This is the first ever book to analyse outsourcing - contracting out public services to private business interests. It is an unacknowledged revolution in the British economy, and it has happened quietly, but it is creating powerful new corporate interests, transforming the organisation of government at all levels, and is simultaneously enriching a new business elite and creating numerous fiascos in the delivery of public services. What links the brutal treatment of asylum-seeking detainees, the disciplining of welfare benefit claimants, the profits effortlessly earned by the privatised rail companies, and the fiasco of the management of security at the 2012 Olympics? In a word: outsourcing. This book, by the renowned research team at the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change in Manchester, is the first to combine 'follow the money' research with accessibility for the engaged citizen, and the first to balance critique with practical suggestions for policy reform.
