pPlace Tsugaru in Aomori Prefecture, Japan Time Spring 1944ppAs World War II was coming to an end, Osamu Dazai born Shuji Tsushima returned to his home in the northern tip of Honshu, Japan on assignment from a publisher to travel and write about the part of Japan where he was born and raised.ppHe writes with humor and warmth about old friends, the people family and servants who nurtured him, his obsession

In the inspirational sequel to Andrew Larsen\'s A Squiggly Story, a boy meets a blank page in this fun exploration of the writing process, celebrating self-expression, self-discovery and letting your imagination roam. The young boy listens as Mr. Lopez tells his class about next week\'s assignment write a story about yourself. You can write about ANYTHING, he says, as long as you write about YOU. Marcus

pAfghanistan has been abandoned by the international community and left to the ravages of warlords and mercenaries who vie for dominance over the vast resources that flow along the new Silk Road. For Callum King, a former army officer who was discharged from the military after a failed operation, his past remains very much tied to that forsaken place. When he receives an offer from one of his former

strongWant to impress your clientele with this book on weight loss through hypnosisstrongpbrpstrongAre you tired of the usual ineffective weight loss methodsstrongpbrpp When people want to lose weight, they usually resort to the usual method known and used by all, such as drastic diets, trying to change eating habits, hiring a personal trainer or a mental coach.ppbrppMaybe they start out well, but

Covenant is a supplementary textbook that explains the covenant primarily as a vehicle of God\'s self-revelation to mankind and thereby forges a middle ground between covenant theology and dispensationalism.

The Level 2 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide humorous storylines to engage and motivate children. The popular characters and familiar settings are brought to life by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. The stories are unchanged from the previous edition but the cover notes have been updated to support adults in sharing the story with the child.

pWhen the son of the watchmaker is woken by a discomfiting sound, he knows it means trouble. Outside on the wet and slippery cobblestones of the once-thriving port town of No Man\'s Landing, the metal boots of the automatons clang with regimented force enforcing the Emperor\'s curfew. But that\'s a sound Barthian has known since the day he came into this world, so it\'s hardly something that would

bThis hugely entertaining activity book provides hours of fun for kids, whether they\'re on a long trip or stuck inside on a rainy day. b p Now, young explorers can go back in time to ancient Egypt, and visit its castles, temples, dark crypts, and mysterious pyramids--and discover lots of cool mummies, too. Along the way, kids get to decipher hieroglyphs, find the path out of a murky tomb, and solve

EAN: 9788415340409Puig Sanz LlusIndependent Cat

Political parties provide continuity at the elite level and among the mass electorate in times when populist forces threaten the stability of many western democracies. The parties, however, have experienced turbulent times with declining memberships among the established parties, volatile electorates and the emergence of new parties. This edited collection aims to make an analytical contribution to

pAs an equivalent counterpart of topological research on photonics and condensed matter physics, acoustic metamaterials create an opportunity to explore the topological behaviors in phononics and physics of programmable acoustics. This book introduces the topological behavior of acoustics through the novel design of metamaterials. It provides valuable insight into acoustic metamaterials, from multidisciplinary

In today\'s world, science itself, which we are constantly being told is a neutral vehicle for wholly objective ideas and theories, is increasingly being hijacked and abused by the toxic modern cult of identity politics, of both left and right. But should we be too surprised by any of this No, because this exact same sorry process has happened time and again before, under the rule of totalitarian political

pHop on the ambulance with veteran paramedic Steve Kawamura as he navigates his way through over twenty years of paramedic calls. Compelling stories of life, death and overcoming adversity are told in a fast-paced format that will have the reader feeling like they are right beside a paramedic. Witness the challenges Steve faces as he provides care to patients in an ever-changing environment, amazing

pIt\'s an all-out genre war in this third installment of the emLost on a Pageem series.ppJoe Slade is a detective with a hot lead and no idea where he is. Fallen from the world of fiction, Joe journeys through a hellscape of conflicting happy endings. There, he must confront the story --and the life --he left behind. His last chance to escape his fictional existence is to navigate an impossible labyrinth

pIn beautifully lyrical language, Heather Swan evokes both the broken human world of self-inflicted damage pesticides, herbicides, the noise of industry and ego and the healing natural world of replenishment and repair rock, bird, water, animal, plant, air. If, for Swan, the human body is a desert drilled for petroleum, a trout stream dying, a splinter pulled from a tree, it is also an astral body,

pLove Pandemic was largely written during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last poem in the collection was written at the start of the second wave in Africa. Most were circulated through What\'s App voice notes, an intimate way of keeping distance while reaching out to touch.p

pstrongLearn the keys to energizing your writing, engaging readers, and breaking out with influence.strongppWhat good will it do to skillfully craft a written argument if you lose your audience Simple emails, formal reports, blogs, presentations, articles--they need punch to gain influence. Clear structure and logic alone won\'t do. To engage readers, you need to make mentally stimulating choices in

pstrongWhen murder mystery theatre becomes too real for comfort...strongppbrppFirefighter Larry Holmes needs some time away. Out of other options, he agrees to take his cousin\'s place at a crime fiction convention. Larry doesn\'t like mystery novels, but he can enjoy the host resort\'s amenities and stay out of the way. That plan goes out the window, however, when he arrives at the venue with the

EAN: 9783375083199Arnold MatthewOutlook Verlag Reprint of the original, first published in 1865.

bDavian has won a victory for the Augurs, but treachery surrounds him and his allies on all sides in the second book of the acclaimed Licanus Trilogy, in which fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire. iThe Guardianib pFollowing a devastating attack, an amnesty has been declared for all Augurs -- finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces