Table football, chess and gin provide perfect substitutes for a common language in this tale about striving to communicate and scoring the perfect goal.

This text introduces students to the essentials of the major contributing disciplines – biomechanics, physiology and psychology. It provides detailed knowledge and understanding of each subject area combined with explicit advice on how to study effectively, research further and think critically. Case studies clearly relate theory to practice and learning exercises support readers throughout the text.

Reagan is a dedicated nurse who's seen it all, but nothing prepared her for a suffocating co-parenting relationship with a man who symbolizes everything she despises.She finds herself haunted by the consequences of her choices and burdened by the struggles of maintaining a facade of happiness while concealing her inner turmoil. However, a chance encounter with a gunshot victim during her shift opens Reagan's eyes to the possibility of liberation from her oppressive...

Vuosikymmenten tutkimuksen tulos muuttaa käsityksemme onnellisuudestaMaailman johtava onnellisuuden asiantuntija ja kehityspsykologi Bruce Hood kertoo kirjassaan Onnen tiede seitsemän oivallusta parempaan elämään.Me kaikki haluamme olla onnellisempia, mutta usein olemme itse oman onnemme esteenä. Kun olemme liian keskittyneitä itseemme ja puutteisiimme, saatamme vertailla itseämme muihin emmekä näe kaikkea hyvää elämässämme.Onnen tieteessä psykolog...

Getting eaten by a wolf wasn't exactly what Red had in mind when he finally escaped the palace walls.Abandoned as a babe and raised in The Queen's court, Red has always been an outsider. When he ventures towards the Dark Forest on an important quest to save his kingdom from the grips of a cruel famine, the last thing he needs is a massive grey wolf stalking him. A wolf who makes it clear that Red looks like a very tasty snack.Wilhelm "Wim" Hoffmann is dange...

Super science. Madness. Transhumanism.This is the dawn of posthumanity. Some things can’t be unlearned.Gleaming labs whir with the hum of servers as scientists unravel the secrets of the universe. But as we peel away mysteries, the universe glances back at us. Even now, terrors rise from the Mariana Trench and drift down from the stars. Scientists are disappearing—or worse. Experiments take on minds of their own. Some fight back against the unknown, some gi...

Mountains have long held an appeal for people around the world. This book focusses on the diversity of perspectives, interaction and role of tourism within these areas. Providing a vital update to the current literature, it considers the interdisciplinary context of communities, the creation of mountain tourism experiences and the impacts tourism has on these environments. Including authors from Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America, the development, planning and governance issues are als...

**School kid by day, hero by night!Dive into a magical adventure inspired by Robin Hood, where you can be the hero, from bestselling author, actor and comedian, Ben Miller. OUT NOW!**'Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible' Alexander Armstrong'Wonderful, funny, magical' Chris EvansCharlie has just started a NEW SCHOOL. Feeling a little shy, she prefers to escape into a world of books. But when...

In a tech-noir future, AIs are an integral part of society, controlling buildings, transportation, weapons, traffic and security, while advances in Artificial Intelligence have created Ios, Inorganics, AIs that are human in appearance, with citizenship rights. Marian Fitzwalter is an Io who has left her job as a sexbot and now someone has put out a contract on her. Robin Hood and his associates are on the case.

“A captivating…thrilling adventure story that shows the power of friendship, hope, and forgiveness.” —Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived seriesIn the wake of Lifeboat 12 comes a “gripping, harrowing” (Publishers Weekly) World War II novel-in-verse by acclaimed author Susan Hood about two very real girls who clung together for dear life when their evacuee ship was torpedoed, their lifeboat capsized, and they spent nineteen hours in th...

My name is Hood, of R. Hood & Associates. That's what it says on the business cards. The "R" stands for Robin. Yeah, I know. I get it all the time. I've got four associates. Three of them are human. The fourth one isn't. That doesn't mean I value her any less than my human associates. And yes, she's female. Well, not technically. Technically, she's a machine, although you certainly wouldn't know it to look at her. Her name is Marian and she's an Io (pronounced "Eye-oh"), which is short for...

From the moment she was born, Tokyo was destined to lose. With drug addicts for parents, hope was scarce. But when her mother is sentenced to six years in prison, life luckily changes for the better. Moving in with her grandmother ended up being the best thing for both her and her little sister. Space. Finally, after years and years of struggling and fending for herself, she was being loved and cared for the way she should've been from the start. Sadly, six years in wasn't enough. The minu...