In this powerful history of the University of Cambridge, Nicolas Bell-Romero considers the nature and extent of Britain's connections to enslavement. His research moves beyond traditional approaches which focus on direct and indirect economic ties to enslavement or on the slave trading hubs of Liverpool and Bristol. From the beginnings of North American colonisation to the end of the American Civil War, the story of Cambridge reveals the vast spectrum of interconnections that university st...

Im Riff geht's rund! Bunte Papageienfische, funkelnde Glitzerinen, der lustige Kugelfisch Elsi und viele andere Meeresbewohner bereiten sich auf die Unterwasser-Castingshow "Frutti di Mare" vor. Wer kann am besten singen und tanzen? In all dieser Aufregung wird plötzlich "Flapo", die Flaschenpost, angetrieben, die etwas Wichtiges zu sagen hat. Aber wer hat schon Lust, so einer alten Flasche zuzuhören? Ihre Performance ist äußerst dürftig – sie kann ja nicht einmal richtig schwimmen, geschw...

'Zweig's fictional masterpiece' GUARDIAN'An intoxicating, morally shaking read... A real reminder of what fiction can do best' ALI SMITH'It's just a masterpiece. When I read it I thought, how is it that I don't already know about this?' WES ANDERSON_______________The only novel written by one of the most popular writers of the twentieth centuryIn 1913, young second lieutenan...

Tom Ridley rides into Mercy Flat, a forgotten town hidden between two red ridges, and finds a place that should not exist. The streets are empty, the church bell rings by itself, and the dead stand waiting at every doorway.Beneath the town lies an old stone coffin, sealed long ago after miners uncovered something they were never meant to disturb. Now the coffin bell is ringing again, calling from under the ground in voices of the dead.With the help of a strange widow and Si...

Tom Ridley rides into Mercy Flat, a forgotten town hidden between two red ridges, and finds a place that should not exist. The streets are empty, the church bell rings by itself, and the dead stand waiting at every doorway.Beneath the town lies an old stone coffin, sealed long ago after miners uncovered something they were never meant to disturb. Now the coffin bell is ringing again, calling from under the ground in voices of the dead.With the help of a strange widow and Si...

Summarises current research on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles in different regions around the worldHighlights the emergence of CA as a key alternative to tillage-based agricultureReviews the challenges of effective implementation of CA in different contexts (e.g. drier conditions, poor soil quality)

In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Alison Littlewood, Graham Masterton, Michael Marshall Smith, Damien Angelica Walters, Reggie Oliver and Than Niveau, amongst many others. You'll also find the usual Introduction: Horror in 2018 and Necrology of those who have left us.

Histoire au coucher qui réchauffe le cœur, pour enfants à partir de deux ans. Edition bilingue (français et italien) accompagnée par des livres audio et des vidéos en français et italien.Lulu ne peut pas s'endormir. Toutes ses peluches sont déjà en train de rêver – le requin, l'éléphant, la petite souris, le dragon, le kangourou et le bébé lion. Même Nounours a du mal à garder ses yeux ouverts ...Eh Nounours, tu m'emmènes dans ton rêve ?C'est ainsi que...

Favola della buonanotte per bambini dai due anni in su. Edizione bilingue (italiano e francese), accompagnata da audiolibri e video in italiano e francese.Lulù non riesce ad addormentarsi. Tutti gli altri stanno già sognando – lo squalo, l'elefante, il topolino, il drago, il canguro, il cavaliere, la scimmia, il pilota. E il leoncino. Anche all'orso stanno crollando gli occhi.Ehi orso, mi porti con te nel tuo sogno?Così inizia per Lulù un viaggio che l...

The world is full of problems and conflicts. So why can we not solve them? According to Edward de Bono, world thinking cannot solve world problems because world thinking is itself the problem. And this is getting worse: we are so accustomed to readily available information online that we search immediately for the answers rather than thinking about them. Our minds function like trying to drive a car using only one wheel. There's nothing wrong with that one wheel - conventional thi...

Norman Bel Geddes has long been considered the 'founder' of American industrial design. During his long career he worked on everything from theatre design, world fairs and cars to houses and product and packaging design.Nicolas P. Maffei's magisterial biography draws on original material from the archive at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, and places Bel Geddes' work within the fast-changing cultural and intellectual contexts of his time. Maffei shows how Bel...

Fall in love with an unforgettable romance by Emmy® award winner Jacklyn Thrapp.This Christmas, Ann (Rachel Slotky) goes back home to Arlington, Texas, while juggling a big work pitch coming up next month, but an old fling (Bobby Allan) may have a proposal of his own for her.Starring Mark Taylor, Mike Pollock, Rachel Slotky, Bobby Allan, Nick Corda, Simona Berman, Barrett Leddy, Artie Brennan, Jackson Bell, Max Azarmehr, Caroline Spinola, Nicki Gex, Jane L...