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Offers new insights into the continuing influence of postmodernism on a wide range of international picture books for children published between 1963 and 2008. Its chapters include metafiction, disruption to narrative conventions, interrogation of 'truths', historiographic metafiction, difference and ex-centricity, globalisation and media.

A collection of short, simple (occasionally not so 'sweet') stories, written in a range of styles and drawn from a range of situations, aimed at anyone with an eye for a simple tale and without the need to be too uplifted by the things they read.

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Music has long served as an emblem of national identity in educational systems throughout the world. Patriotic songs are commonly considered healthy and essential ingredients of the school curriculum, nurturing the respect, loyalty and 'good citizenship' of students. But to what extent have music educators critically examined the potential benefits and costs of nationalism? Globalization in the contemporary world has revolutionized the nature ...

Three pieces from Curious Directive's inaugural collection of work -- The Hexagon season"--Cover.

Oggi sappiamo che mangiare non è solo un atto abitudinario, per quanto piacevole esso possa essere, bensì il presupposto di una dieta sempre più individualizzata, finalizzata a migliorare la qualità della vita, a ridurre il rischio di ammalarsi e a migliorare lo stato di salute, favorendo così un sano processo di invecchiamento. L’argomento è di estrema attualità e di grande interesse per tutti: è quindi importante mettere a disposizione dei c...

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Lost in modern myth, false history and general misinterpretation, the Ninja have been misrepresented for many years. More recently, a desire for a more historical view of the ninja has become a popular theme in the history/martial arts community and Antony Cummins is the primary driving force behind that movement.

This study investigates the relationship of objects and affects in literary and philosophical texts from the 18th to the 20th century. It focuses on the obstinate obtrusiveness of objects, which refuse to disappear into their automatic, unconscious functionality, instead remaining conspicuous thereby causing humorous outbursts of anger and rage.

A complete trilogy which is a candid, true memoir of a gay man's life, telling a story of love and loyalty, betrothal and betrayal, triumph and tragedy, charting one gay man's attempts to rise above the legacy of a traumatic childhood. The first book deals with Simon's childhood friendship and eventually love affair with an older boy and early sexualisation, the second the trauma of his teenage years and early adulthood, the third his struggl...

Open Innovation' is good up to a certain point, past a certain level, however, it becomes extremely dangerous. It is crucial therefore that a companies 'sweet spot', the optimum point where open innovation is beneficial, is found before it becomes hazardous. Using strong research Francis Bidault guides the reader through this innovation journey.

national security, Gleis and Berti provide a comparative analysis of their histories and political missions that moves beyond reductionist portrayals of the organizations' military operations.

Substance misuse (including alcohol) and mental health problems constitute a significant proportion of the work carried out in the criminal justice system. Approaches to these often intractable problems have seen the rise of a dominant risk paradigm concerned with public protection and the use of coercion through court orders to access treatment. This original and valuable book considers notions of risk and rehabilitation in detail within the ...

Uses the cartographic theory to examine the left periphery of the English clause and compare it to the left-peripheral structures of other languages.

A woman taken by aliens, working for the Galactic Entity, assigned to work as a Police Officer. When Matrix was returned to Earth sixty years had passed on Earth. She was returned to a world she didn't know, and with emotions she wasn't use to. She could finally choose what to do for a job, she chose tc be a police officer on Earth, since that is all she'd known for many, many years. For the first time since she was taken by the Galactic Entit...

A woman taken by aliens, working for the Galactic Entity, assigned to work as a Police Officer. When Matrix was returned to Earth sixty years had passed on Earth. She was returned to a world she didn't know, and with emotions she wasn't use to. She could finally choose what to do for a job, she chose tc be a police officer on Earth, since that is all she'd known for many, many years. For the first time since she was taken by the Galactic Entit...

Neoliberal Culture presents a framework for analysing neoliberalism in the United States as a culture - or structure of feeling - which shapes American everyday life. The book proposes five 'components' as the keys to any study of American neoliberal culture: biopower, corporatocracy, globalization, the erosion of welfare-state society, and hyperlegality. Carefully organized according to its central themes and adopting a case study approach in...

Exploring the fascinating and enigmatic world of Sherlock Holmes, this miscellany examines his place in literary history, his popularity, and how he has become the iconic, timeless character who is loved by millions.

This book begins in New York in 1951 where Olney, a struggling artist, waited tables in Greenwich Village, then moves to Paris and weaves a magical description of food that becomes so real--as if you were actually there with Olney. It is a long-awaited story of the man who brought the simplicity of French cooking to the United States, and a statement about one of the finest and most important food professionals in the world."Mr. Olney's influe...