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We're endlessly being told that if we want to be successful in life we have to be tough and stubborn. If we struggle, it's because we're weak and uncertain. Bruce Daisley thinks this is simply untrue, and in his new book the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Joy of Work takes the notion of resilience apart, explains how it really works, and puts forward a new programme for building self-confidence and tenacity. He calls it Fortitude.In th...

Bruce Daisley thinks this is simply untrue, and in his new book the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Joy of Work takes the notion of resilience apart, explains how it really works, and puts forward a new programme for building self-confidence and tenacity.

On China's biggest social media platform, Weibo, feminists are staying one step ahead of the censors. Weibo Feminism is the first book to explore in-depth the connections and forms of resistance that feminist activists in China are making in online spaces despite increasing crackdowns on free speech and public expression. Aviva Wei Xue and Kate Rose explore the many forms of contemporary feminism in China, from activist campaigns against sexua...

Weibo Feminism is the first book to explore in-depth the connections and forms of resistance that feminists in China are making online despite increasing crackdowns on free speech and the lessons they offer for feminists around the world.Weibo Feminism explores the many forms of contemporary feminism in China, from campaigns against sexual harassment and domestic violence through to online Feminist Reading groups and subversive online novels p...

Der Winter auf Mallorca ist beschaulich - und mörderisch!Wer tötete den alten Millionär Horst Hallter in seiner Villa bei Valldemossa? Inspector Héctor Ballester will genau das herausfinden, wie immer tatkräftig unterstützt von Johanna Miebach und ihrer Enkelin Gemma. Gemeinsam kommt das Trio einem zwanzig Jahre alten Fall auf die Spur. Und das passt dem Mörder so gar nicht . . .

In the shadow of the pandemic , how do we make a healthcare system that is affordable, effective and fair?

The first book on the brilliant yet little-seen drawings of Norman Rockwell--including side-by-side comparisons of his drawings and his finished paintings

CRISPR: BIOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS "An excellent compendium of all things CRISPR from some of the leading minds in the field. With thorough coverage from every angle and beautifully detailed illustrations, this book is not to be missed!" Jennifer A. Doudna, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UC Berkeley, Founder, Innovative Genomics Institute, Nobel Laureate and coinventor of CRISPR technology "This journey through CRI...

Explore modern solutions to the most critical issues in waste management policy and design In ARoadmap for Sustainable Waste Management, an accomplished team of sustainability researchers deliver a concise insight of modern waste management practices that acts as a handbook for waste management professionals. Along with flow charts and example problems, the authors offer readers the information necessary to support decision making based on co...

This book presents valuable information for exploring the health claims of plant-based phytochemicals for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal disorders.

From the founder of Freezing Cold Takes (400K Twitter followers), this book delves into 20 "unprophetic" NFL predictions that did not age well -- about draft picks, staff decisions, seasons, and games that would ultimately go down in league history.

Die beiden Oscar ® -Preisträger Al Pacino* und Robert De Niro** stehen sich in diesem herausragenden Katz- und Maus-Thriller als Gegenspieler gegenüber. Dabei kreuzen sich die Lebenswege eines brillanten Diebes (De Niro) und eines besessenen Polizisten (Pacino) in L.A. – gerade als der Gangster seinen letzten großen Coup plant. Mit Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore und Ashley Judd in den Nebenrollen fesselt Heat mit knallharter Action und a...

A beautifully illustrated and reassuring picture book that explores the issue of the death of a pet in a simple but realistic way.

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A series of brightly illustrated non-fiction titles exploring the things we are grateful for in the natural world around us

An accessible, highly practical introduction to the ACE framework Fingerprint Examiners use to analyse, compare and evaluate friction ridge skin impressions. When friction ridge skin (the skin on the undersides of the hands and feet) contacts a surface an impression of it may be left behind. Impressions that are left inadvertently, for example at a scene where a crime is alleged to have been committed are known as 'marks'. Impressions taken i...

Murder at Mount Ephraim is the ninth book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series - now a major Acorn TV drama, Whitstable Pearl, starring Kerry Godliman as private detective and restaurateur, Pearl Nolan'While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl' Daily MailPearl Nolan receives a wedding invitation from an old school friend she hasn't seen for years. Amy, a journalist, has chosen somewhere very special for her weddi...

Introducing an unforgettable protagonist destined to become a fantasy icon, The Justice of Kings is an unmissable debut where action, intrigue and magic collide

Have you ever sat and watched a plant? The very idea itself might seem strange. We like to watch things that move, that do something. But in fact, plants are doing a great deal too - plants behave, as animals do - they are just doing it on a very different timescale. They cannot move about freely like animals do, so they grow into space instead and make new chemicals to interact with the species around them. Not only that, but what causes them...

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