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Can I Go and Play Now?: Rethinking the Early Years (Corwin Ltd)
Par Greg Bottrill. 2022
The world of education is an amazing and rewarding world to be in, but there is a sense among many…
that work within it that there is something not quite right, that all is not well. In this book, Greg Bottrill explores how he ensures that, in his Early Years setting, continuous provision enables children. He shares his Early Years pedagogy through the ′3Ms′ and explains how to apply these in the classroom. Greg also explores the definition of play – what it is and what it isn’t – and the challenging role of the Early Years teacher. This book shares good practice in: early reading and the joy of reading early writing development boys writing the nature of outdoor play and how to make this truly ‘outdoor’ the role of parents in child development mathematics in play when and how to do intervention work with children how to get Headteachers and centre managers on board.
Cinderella's Bargain with the Billionaire
Par Mariah Ankenman. 2025
The latest Harlequin Romance novel by Mariah Ankenman, a workplace romance between a Cinderella and her boss! SWIPE RIGHT FOR THE…
ONE? Event planner Marissa can&’t afford distractions—certainly not strangers she&’s set up with against her will! Accidental date Rory is heart-poundingly handsome but extremely unamused by the mix-up. At least she&’ll never see him again… Only it turns out he&’s her fledgling company&’s first client! Marissa just has to stand the buttoned-up billionaire long enough to plan a glamorous charity gala, then they&’re done. Yet as she sees beneath his stern exterior, dislike melts into something more dangerous…and she&’s soon wishing their contract could last forever!From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Shadow Ticket
Par Thomas Pynchon. 2025
A New York Times Bestseller • A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • A TIME Best Book…
of 2025The new novel from Thomas Pynchon, author of Gravity's Rainbow, The Crying of Lot 49, Vineland, and Inherent Vice. &“A masterpiece.&” —The Telegraph &“Bonkers and brilliant fun.&” —The Washington Post&“Late Pynchon at his finest. Dark as a vampire&’s pocket, light-fingered as a jewel thief, Shadow Ticket capers across the page with breezy, baggy-pants assurance — and then pauses on its way down the fire escape just long enough to crack your heart open.&” —Los Angeles TimesMilwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a onetime strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he&’s found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune who&’s taken a mind to go wandering. Before he knows it, he&’s been shanghaied onto a transoceanic liner, ending up eventually in Hungary where there&’s no shoreline, a language from some other planet, and enough pastry to see any cop well into retirement—and of course no sign of the runaway heiress he&’s supposed to be chasing. By the time Hicks catches up with her he will find himself also entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal, outlaw motorcyclists, and the troubles that come with each of them, none of which Hicks is qualified, forget about being paid, to deal with. Surrounded by history he has no grasp on and can&’t see his way around in or out of, the only bright side for Hicks is it&’s the dawn of the Big Band Era and as it happens he&’s a pretty good dancer. Whether this will be enough to allow him somehow to Lindy-hop his way back again to Milwaukee and the normal world, which may no longer exist, is another question.
The Accidental Favorite: A Novel
Par Fran Littlewood. 2025
From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy…
investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite?Vivienne and Patrick Fisher have done an excellent job raising their three daughters, Alex, Nancy, and Eva. They’re well-adjusted women with impressive careers, caring partners, exciting hobbies, and sweet children. So it’s with great anticipation that three generations of Fishers gather at a beautiful glass house in the English countryside for a weeklong celebration of Vivienne’s seventieth birthday. But when Patrick’s reaction to a freak accident on the first day of the trip inadvertently reveals that he has a favorite daughter, no one is prepared for the shockwaves it sends through the family.Decades-old unresolved sibling rivalries are suddenly unmasked. And be it newly uncovered smoking habits, ancient crushes, or private doubts about life decisions both big and small, no one’s secrets are safe. Still-tender wounds are reopened amid an audience of friends, husbands, grandchildren, and even coworkers, and as the family's past is re-written, they find themselves suddenly unmoored.In a lively, poignant examination of memory, sisterhood, and family ties, Fran Littlewood reminds us just why it is that people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Husband Next Door
Par Anne Ha. 1997
I'M YOUR GROOM "Anne Ha has penned a charming, sweet romance filled with warmth, laughter and wit." -Debbie Macomber DEBUT…
AUTHOR HUSBAND 101 With women throwing themselves at him, how could anyone expect Aaron Carpenter to settle down with just one? Yet Shelly was determined to transform her irresistibly handsome neighbor into the perfect man. Not for herself, of course. She was safely engaged to her stable and secure fiancé-a man totally without Aaron's passionate nature.... And so the lessons began, reforming Aaron's notions about love and devotion. But he was a suspiciously quick learner. And now she had turned the most confirmed bachelor into the husband of every woman's dreams-especially hers.... Five irresistible heroes say "I DO" for a lifetime of love. I'M YOUR GROOM.
Computer-Aided Modelling of Stormwater Systems: Advanced Tools Supporting Sustainable Development of Urbanised Catchments
Par Bartosz Szeląg, Adam Kiczko, Grzegorz Łagód, Marek Sokáč, Yvetta Velísková, Cecilia Bruni, Francesco Fatone. 2025
Computer-Aided Modelling of Stormwater Systems deals with the construction of probabilistic models of rainfall and their use in the sizing…
of retention tanks. The book discusses methods of sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of hydrodynamic models of urban catchments, as well as proprietary calculation algorithms for the sizing of retention tanks, considering the uncertainty of calibrated parameters and the variability of outflow hydrographs from the catchment and shape parameters. This is important from the point of view of contemporary hydrology of urban catchments because it is the reliability of the identified parameters and their appropriate selection that determines the developed hydrodynamic model of the catchment, so that it finds a practical application in sewage network management. Also included are innovative graphical and analytical methods of tanks sizing, whereby the shapes of hydrographs of the outflow from the catchment area are considered, which is omitted in most of the methods used. Hybrid models which are a combination of graphical and analytical methods with probabilistic models of rainfall are also presented, which makes it possible to shorten the calculation time. Finally, the ability to implement computational algorithms in the field of sensitivity and uncertainty analysis can also be used when analysing catchments with implemented green infrastructure facilities.Computer-Aided Modelling of Stormwater Systems is aimed at doctoral students, research workers and engineers as an introduction to modern methods of modelling stormwater and combined sewer networks together with the objects located on it, such as retention tanks.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
This monograph analyses controversial trial outcomes (both civil and criminal) through a post-structural feminist lens of narrative creation. It considers…
how narratives are constructed in trials and how the admission or exclusion of evidence can lead to the formation of distorted narratives that produce flawed outcomes.The book discusses contemporary evidential challenges surrounding the societal and legal framing of ‘truth’ within the Anglo-American trial process. It applies a post-structural feminist approach to examine how facts and rules are interpreted through the construction of legal stories. Chapters are organised to address key themes in high profile cases from around the globe. These include the cases of George Cardinal Pell, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Lawyer X, Brittany Higgins and Kathleen Folbigg. This book departs from previous publications, such as those with a traditional feminist perspective, in that it presents both sides of the distorted lens where a defendant is written into a story as both guilty and innocent. Its focus on cognitive and narrative processes provides insight into the role of narratives and evidence construction in the trial process, and how such processes are used by legal advocates.This book would be of interest to scholars of legal psychology, criminology and socio-legal studies. It will also interest scholars and students of Evidence law, especially those studying miscarriages of justice.
The Routledge Companion to Performance and Science (Routledge Companions)
Par Paul Johnson, Simon Parry, Adele Senior. 2026
The Routledge Companion to Performance and Science investigates and illuminates the growing international interest in the intersections and interactions between…
theatre, drama, performance and the sciences.These disciplines are explored through an extensive range of essays from artists, practitioners, researchers and scholars, many of whom are working in interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary or multidisciplinary contexts. With a largely contemporary focus underpinned by an introductory section that sets out a history of antecedent intersections, the volume offers a diverse range of perspectives on science, scientific methods, and scientific knowledge in dialogue with performance scholarship and practice. Our understanding of ‘practice’ is capacious, from different performance forms to science communication and interpretation, to scientific approaches to performance, to ways of generating and disseminating scientific knowledge. Within this vast scene, a number of key questions and themes emerge: How can scientific knowledge be interrogated by performance practices? How can performance explore the human implications of scientific development? How can scientific practices be understood through performance theories? How are scientists or scientific practices, and ideas represented in performance?This is a key resource for scholars and upper-level students of performing arts, science communication, medical and health humanities, science and technology studies, and interdisciplinary arts/humanities/sciences projects.
Martin Scarsden returns in the jaw-dropping and unmissable new blockbuster crime novel from Chris Hammer, the award-winning, million copy bestselling…
author of SCRUBLANDS.'A beguiling read' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'Savage and unpredictable' - THE SUN'Exciting, touching and even heart-breaking' - LITERARY REVIEW MARTIN SCARSDEN IS ON THE RUN. WILL THE DESERT SAVE HIM - OR BURY HIM?A bomb at his book launch. Gunfire in his hometown. Someone wants journalist Martin Scarsden dead.Fleeing for his life into the outback, he learns that nowhere is safe. The killers are closing in, and it's all he can do to survive. But who wants to kill him - and why?With nowhere left to run, Martin finds his fate in the hands of some surprising individuals: a disgraced ex-wife of a footballer, a fugitive wanted for a decades-old murder and two nineteenth century explorers from a legendary expedition, whose fate may hold the key to his own.With his life on the line, one thing is for sure: in the scorching heart of Australia, Martin Scarsden's most dangerous assignment isn't just a story - it's survival.Praise for LEGACY:'Another winner' - CRIME TIME'A beguiling read' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'Savage and unpredictable' - THE SUN'An engrossing thriller' - IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY'A story that starts with a bang' - CRIME FICTION LOVER'Exciting, touching and even heart-breaking' - LITERARY REVIEW'Hammer is up there with the best Australian novelists' - ASPECTS OF CRIME'Another epic Outback mystery [from] Australia's most exciting crime writer' - DAILY EXPRESSPraise for Chris Hammer:'A masterful, stunning thriller. A twisting mystery epic in scale yet intricate in detail. Irresistible.' CHRIS WHITAKER'My favourite Australian author' ANN CLEEVES'Epic. Shakespearean in depth and range' THE TIMES'Fierce, gripping and spine-chilling' DAILY MAIL'Shimmers . . . A tortured tale of blood and loss' VAL McDERMID'Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory' SUNDAY TIMES'A leader in Australian noir' MICHAEL CONNELLY
This book examines the establishment, operation, and legacy of Poland’s special post-war court created to prosecute leading German war criminals.…
Between 1946 and 1948, it conducted seven seminal landmark trials involving 49 defendants, including notorious figures such as Arthur Greiser, Amon Goeth, Rudolf Hoess, and members of the Auschwitz staff. The Tribunal aimed to foreground the Polish experience within the international discourse on post-war justice, offering a judicial account of the suffering endured under Nazi occupation. Simultaneously, it illuminated the singularity of the Jewish tragedy, with some proceedings arguably constituting the earliest Holocaust trials. This monograph situates the Tribunal within the broader context of international criminal justice, with the Nuremberg Trial as its central reference point. Interwoven at multiple levels, these proceedings reflect a complex tapestry of legal responses to mass atrocity. Despite operating under the growing pressures of Stalinisation, the Tribunal retained a notable degree of independence and upheld elements of fair trial standards – rooted in the legal traditions of interwar Poland. Its jurisprudence may be considered an early contribution to the evolution of international criminal law, offering a distinct national perspective on international crimes within the wider legal and historical framework. The book will be an invaluable resource for academics and researchers working in the areas of Legal History, International and Criminal Law, History, Genocide Studies and Holocaust Research, International Relations, Criminology and Criminal Justice, War Crimes Trials, and Slavic and Eastern European Studies.
Climate Theatre: Ecology and Performance in a Climate Emergency (Routledge Studies in Theatre, Ecology, and Performance)
Par Peter Eckersall, Denise Varney, Jen Parker-Starbuck. 2026
Climate Theatre examines how distressed environments are portrayed through theatrical and performance arts.Despite variations in form and location, this volume…
unites diverse geographical settings through their shared concern with the effects of rising temperatures on land, sea, sky and beyond. Throughout history theatre and performance have mirrored society's most pressing moral, ethical and sociopolitical challenges. Today, various performance traditions—from ritual practices to cultural activism and historical reenactments—are being reassessed for their environmental resilience and ecological consciousness. The collection also showcases innovative contemporary works that position climate as a dynamic and meaningful presence within drama, performance, activism and art. These contributions reflect the global nature of climate challenges while carefully articulating the nuanced perspectives emerging from different geographical contexts.This volume will particularly appeal to performance scholars, environmental humanities researchers, climate activists, theatre practitioners and students seeking to understand the intersection of artistic expression and ecological crisis in our rapidly changing world.
The Indian Origins of Modern Economic Growth: Colonialism and the Rise of Britain and Europe
Par Prabir Bhattacharya. 2026
Modern economic growth first emerged in Britain and then spread to a few other countries in western Europe and the…
USA. This book argues that it is her control over India which put Britain at the apex of the world economy in the nineteenth century, and it is British policies and actions, based on her Indian foundation, which led to the globalisation of the nineteenth century – a globalisation very different from the previous globalisations in history.Technological innovations of the nineteenth century were embedded in that globalisation process. It is this which ensured that growth and innovations would not peter out this time, as they had after various “efflorescences” in history. While the increased availability of silver from the Mexican and Peruvian mines in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and the Atlantic slave trade both had important consequences for global development, the decisive disjuncture that opened the path to modern economic growth was the British victory in the Battle of Plassey (1757), which in due course led to the colonisation of the whole of the subcontinent.The book is likely to be of interest to a diverse readership, beyond those interested in economic history and growth economics.
The Quarterly Review of Biology, volume 100 number 4 (December 2025)
Par The Quarterly Review of Biology. 2025
This is volume 100 issue 4 of The Quarterly Review of Biology. The Quarterly Review of Biology (QRB) has presented…
insightful historical, philosophical, and technical treatments of important biological topics since 1926. As the premier review journal in biology, the QRB publishes outstanding review articles of generous length that are guided by an expansive, inclusive, and often humanistic understanding of biology. Beyond the core biological sciences, the QRB is also an important review journal for scholars in related areas, including policy studies and the history and philosophy of science. A comprehensive section of reviews on new biological books provides educators and researchers with information on the latest publications in the life sciences.
Crafting India's Skill Ecology: Reproductions, Recalibrations, and Reimaginations (Politics and Society in India and the Global South)
Par Sebastian Schwecke, Saikat Maitra. 2026
This volume traces how the discourse of skill evolved in colonial and postcolonial India, from the mid-nineteenth century to the…
present neoliberal era. It introduces the concept of skill ecology to capture the broader political, economic, and social environment within which skills emerge, transform, and acquire meaning. Skill is examined here not merely as a technical attribute but as a historically contingent category, shaped by state policy, capitalist ideologies, and hierarchies of power.Focusing on industrial training from the late colonial period – particularly the 1930s – through Nehruvian state-led industrialisation and into the era of neoliberal reform, the book explores how skilling became a terrain of collaboration and contestation between the state and the capital. It also reveals how social relations influence the legitimacy of skills, determining what forms of labour are seen as ‘skilled’ or ‘unskilled’ and for whom.Combining perspectives from history, political science, and colonial and postcolonial studies, this interdisciplinary work offers fresh insights into the politics of labour and development in South Asia. It will be essential reading for scholars and researchers in modern history, political science, sociology, economics, social policy, and Asian studies.
How the rural world in Western Europe became modern? Who were the main agents of this change? Did these transformations…
have an impact on the local environment? This book explores the process of transformation of Western pre-industrial rural societies into industrialized ones through an archaeologically driven analysis based on two villages in northwestern Iberia.After a theoretical consideration of what is the process of modernity and how it can be approached, the book is organized chronologically, considering the transformations of the rural world in northwestern Iberia over time from the 18th century to the COVID-19 pandemic. Departing from a critique of the abstract and Eurocentric common approaches to modernity, this book seeks to build strong and thick narratives of the process of modernity as a historical process from a local point of view, benefiting from approaches such as microhistory and historical anthropology. Tackling the process of transformation of modern rural communities from an archaeological point of view, chapters are oriented by the analysis of different strands of material records and their changes over time, from specific materialities to archaeobotanical data and aerial photography. This book renders visible the deep roots of the transformation to industrialization that has characterized Western Europe ever since and sets forth some reflections and considerations for its future.This book is intended for researchers in the fields of historical and contemporary archaeology as well as modernity studies, industrial archaeology and history and social history.
Corporate Short-Term Financing in Europe offers a thorough analysis of how European companies manage liquidity, with a particular focus on…
trade credit and bank credit as key instruments. Drawing on rich cross-country data, this book examines the relationship between trade credit and short-term bank loans, analysing when firms substitute one for the other or use them together to optimise cash flow. With Europe’s financial systems ranging from bank-based systems to market-driven economies, this study uncovers how firm size, industry, and national context shape short-term financing strategies. The book also addresses how financial crises and regulatory shifts affect corporate short-term funding decisions. Combining theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence, the book provides fresh insights for academics, policymakers, financial managers and business leaders concerned with corporate liquidity, SME support and financial resilience, and practitioners involved in credit risk assessment and working capital management. Essential reading for anyone managing short-term corporate finance in today’s fast-changing environment.
The Global Development of AI-Empowered Higher Education: Beyond the Horizon (Research in Chinese Education)
Par Yu Zhang, Wen Wen. 2025
This book provides a forward-looking and comprehensive examination of AI’s transformative impact on higher education. It explores the integration of…
AI in teaching, learning, and assessment with fresh insights into generative AI, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and their emerging roles in reshaping universities globally. Supported by case studies from 30 leading universities and empirical data from international surveys and interviews, the book stands apart by combining AI development trends with practical applications and ethical considerations. This book includes detailed discussions on AI's ethical challenges, including privacy, academic integrity, and the widening digital divide, all paired with real-world examples. A unique feature of the book is its in-depth exploration of AI talent development, outlining national strategies and institutional approaches that equip students with both AI literacy and advanced skills, establishing a new standard for cultivating future leaders in the AI era. With strategic policy recommendations, this book provides a roadmap for higher education institutions to navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. It highlights actionable frameworks for ensuring equitable access to technology, strengthening data security, and addressing biases in AI systems. Academics, policymakers, and education leaders will benefit from its forward-thinking approach to integrating AI while maintaining humanistic and ethical values in education. Designed for professionals in education and education policy, this book also serves as an essential guide for other readers looking to harness the power of AI in shaping the future of learning and teaching.
Child Protection in India: Assessing Multi-disciplinary Response Mechanisms
Par Paromita Chattoraj. 2026
Child Protection in India: Assessing Multi-disciplinary Response Mechanisms offers a comprehensive exploration of the institutional, legal, and social frameworks surrounding…
child protection in India. Anchored in a multidisciplinary approach, the book brings together insights from law, social work, psychology, education, and public policy to examine how various systems interact in addressing the issues related to protection of children from abuse, neglect, trafficking, and exploitation.This book is intended for researchers, academicians, legal professionals, social workers, policymakers, child rights activists, and students engaged in child welfare and protection studies. It critically analyses existing response mechanisms by stakeholders such as the Juvenile Justice Boards, Child Welfare Committees, Child Care Institutions, police, and the judiciary, and the implementation of various laws, including Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, the POCSO Act, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, while also highlighting challenges in inter-agency coordination.By combining chapters under four broad themes focusing on empirical research, policy review, and case studies, this volume equips readers with a nuanced understanding of the gaps and strengths in current practices and highlights of best practices around the world. The book aims to foster a rights-based and child-centric approach, encouraging collaboration across disciplines and sectors. It is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to engage meaningfully with child protection frameworks in India and to contribute to more effective, sustainable interventions.
Advanced Information-Measuring Technologies and Systems II (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #622)
Par Artur Zaporozhets, Volodymyr Eremenko. 2025
This book, the second volume of the book &“Advanced Information-Measuring Technologies and Systems,&” is a testament to the collaborative efforts…
of the Department of Information-Measuring Technologies of the National Technical University of Ukraine &“Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute&” and the General Energy Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. It presents the main scientific directions and issues of our joint research. The presented results of scientific research are not just solutions to classic problems of information and measurement technologies, but they also represent a leap into the future. The prediction of the metrological reliability of information and measurement systems, the features of the calibration of measuring devices and systems for measuring the parameters of electrical quantities, the development of methods for increasing the accuracy of coordinate and measurement systems and the accuracy of measuring the characteristics of harmonic signals in the time and frequency domain, the construction of software and hardware for measurement channels of systems, as well as applied tasks of information technologies—control of the fertilizer granulation process using fuzzy algorithms and chaos theory, and methods of using variable electromagnetic radiation for non-contact move
Trauma-Informed Practice in Education: Making it Work
Par Norah Sweetman. 2026
Trauma-Informed Practice in Education enables educators to create safe, nurturing environments in the classroom for children and young people facing…
difficult circumstances.The book accessibly outlines the principles of TIP before examining what trauma looks like in the classroom, focusing on learning, behaviour and concentration. Each chapter introduces a step in the journey to becoming a trauma-aware educator and explores key topics, from balancing curricular demands and vicarious trauma to the importance of boundaries and self-care. Top tips and easy-to-use activities that respect the voices of children and young people are included, and interviews with professionals and engaging vignettes further bring theory to life.With approaches drawing directly from the author’s frontline work and first-hand experience in diverse areas and settings, this book is essential reading for practising and student teachers, family support workers and youth workers.