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Hiro Hamada liebt Roboter über alles. Der technikbegeisterte Junge ist so verrückt nach ihnen, dass er als Experte in diesem Bereich in ganz San Fransokyo bekannt ist. Auch sein bester Freund ist ein Roboter - und wer glaubt, die hätten kein Herz, der kennt Baymax noch nicht! Der sieht nicht nur aus wie ein Marshmallow, sondern ist auch mindestens genauso süß. Und auch wenn er zugegebenermaßen ziemlich tollpatschig sein kann, steht er Hiro im...

This book addresses the recent marginalisation of class theory in youth sociology. The authors argue for the importance of reinstating class analysis as central to understanding young people’s lives in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Their analysis recognises that in periods of social change, class relationships and processes can and do get reconfigured, but by drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, they show that class, while ...

This is a collection of Christmas Stories, most come from two previously published collections-Christmas On Deery Street, and While Shepherds Watched. However, some new ones have been added, the published ones have been re-edited and some sections re-written. This book is mostly a second edition, "best of&hellip, " collection. These corrections have made the characters more interesting, more lovable, and more sympathetic. More important, the c...

From Steven V. Roberts comes My Fathers' Houses, a memoir of growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, an immigrant community in the shadow of the Statue if Liberty, and the story of how his father and his grandfather's dreams-and their own passion for writing and ideas-influenced Steven's future, and inspired him to seek his fortune in New York City, the media capital of the world. This is a story of a town and a time and a boy who grew up there, a ...

New York Times"-bestselling author Roberts follows the stories of 13 immigrant families in an in-depth look at immigration in America today--and examines how the melting pot has drastically changed over the past several decades.

After thirty years together, Cokie and Steve Roberts know something about marriage and after thirty distinguished years in journalism, they know how to write about it.In From This Day Forward, Cokie and Steve weave their personal stories of matrimony into a wider reflection on the state of marriage in American today.Here they write with the same conversational style that catapulted Cokie's We Are Our Mother's Daughters to the top of the New Yo...

This is a collection of Christmas short stories each of which capture the warmth of the season, the importance of family, and that remind us of what Christmas was like when we were kids. They are told in a delightful way with humor, eloquence, and insight into the many things all human share.

The Department of Defense changed its strategic focus after the tragedies of September 11, 2001. As the smoke and information cleared, a global campaign against the terrorist organizations that committed that horrific act was initiated, with the sole intent of bringing security back to the homeland. Cold War era policy and legislative structure, however, reminded military leadership that unilateral operations are not easily accomplished under ...

This book is for people of all backgrounds and GPAs - written as a principle-based story. The story follows Justin, a college freshman, who learns days before school starts that his parents cannot afford to pay for school. He decides to take a finance class where he meets a cute girl but is faced with a harsh yet intriguing teacher that seems to revel in his students' misery. Follow Justin as he learns to pay for school without his parents' he...

This unique title richly tells the stories of partnership and collaboration. The narrative voice of each chapter derives from the people who tell their story -- immigrants, survivors of torture, mental health experts, urban people, rural people, teachers, doctors, attorneys, students, and international leaders. These authors provide emotionally powerful tales that move, affect, and encourage readers.  The collection of narratives is inspired b...

This timely book inspires researchers to deploy relevant, effective, innovative digital methods. It explores the relationship of such methods to 'mainstream' social science, interdisciplinarity, innovations in digital research tools, the opportunities (and challenges) of digital methods in researching social life, and digital research ethics.

Spotlighting two highly prevalent genetically-caused developmental disabilities--Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome--this text clarifies the distinct speech and language issues associated with each disorder and helps readers conduct individualized assessment and intervention. An essential upper-level textbook and an invaluable professional reference, this book gives readers the up-to-date research and clinical insight they need to- understan...

Eating Your Meditation" gives you a way to eat for maximum assimilation, cellular regeneration, and environmental synchronicity. When you eat food, the primary ingredient you take in is light. When you eat at the right time of the day ("on time"), you absorb the maximum amount of light from food. Therefore, when you eat is just as important as what you eat. "Eating Your Meditation" gives you a synchronized life and the opportunity to fulfill y...