During the Second World War, RAF Biggin Hill was one of Fighter Commands premier stations. Throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, it became a hotbed of talent and expertise, home to many of the Commands most notable and successful squadrons. Both on the ground and in the air, Biggin Hill had a formidable reputation and its prowess was very much built on a partnership between air and ground personnel, including squadron members, specialist engineers, armorers and other ground-crew. Th...

This book addresses the prejudices that emerged out of the collision of two pandemics: COVID-19 and racism.Offering a snapshot of experiences through counter storytelling and micro narratives, this collection assesses the racialised responses to the pandemic and investigates acts of discrimination that have occurred within social, political and historical contexts.Capturing the divisive discourses which have dominated this contemporary moment, this is a unique and creative ...

With Search Inside Yourself, Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven, science-backed method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work.Meng’s job is to teach Google’s best and brightest how to apply mindfulness techniques in the office and beyond; now, readers everywhere can get insider access to one of the most sought after classes in the country, a practical course in health, happiness and...

Other Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children’s literature.Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite writers—Rick Riordan, who has written an all-new and exclusive Percy Jackson tale, Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fame, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacHale, Eric Nylund, Kenne...

Can you imagine what it's like to be able to completely clear your mind and experience a deep sense of calm whenever you want?What about the power to switch into a state of intense concentration, but at the same time be completely relaxed?Or even to feel the beginnings of an unwanted emotion, like anger, but be able to choose whether to let it take hold of you, or simply make it dissolve and disappear?One Google engineer managed to do just that. Chade-Meng Tan disco...

Ten incredible trips into the unknown await you…Blast off with:• ‘Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo’ an all-new and exclusive tale from Rick Riordan author of ‘House of Hades’‘A Day in the Life’ by award-winning author/illustrator Shaun Tan‘Rise of the RoboShoes’ by Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fameAnd many more weird and wonderful stories by legendary writer Ray Bradbury, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacH...

Filosofía: el término suena fascinante, hermoso, de algún modo romántico y armonioso y, al mismo tiempo, como un gran esfuerzo intelectual. Sin embargo, en realidad la filosofía no es ni especialmente romántica ni especialmente agotadora. Es cierto que hay que utilizar el cerebro, y quizá algunas cosas excedan el sentido común normal, pero básicamente la filosofía sólo significa interesarse por las personas y el mundo. La imagen que uno tiene en la mente de los antiguos filósofos griegos p...

Basierend auf der gleichnamigen und bereits sehr erfolgreichen Romanreihe von Sabine Städing veröffentlichte Folgenreich, das Jugend- und Erwachsenen-Hörspiellabel von Universal Music, 2018 eine neue Hörspielserie: Johnny Sinclair! Für die Hörspielproduktion konnten DIE John Sinclair-Produzenten schlechthin gewonnen werden: Sebastian Breidbach und Dennis Ehrhardt. Der erste Roman "Beruf: Geisterjäger", der im Baumhaus Verlag (Bastei Lübbe AG) erschien, wurde als dreiteiliges Hörspiel adapt...

"Ich kann sie sehen! Wirklich sehen! Geister, Dämonen, Gespenster. Sie lauern in dunklen Nischen und Ecken, treiben ihr Unwesen … überall. Doch ich stelle mich ihnen entgegen und mache dem Spuk ein Ende. Ich bin Johnny. Johnny Sinclair. Ich bin Geisterjäger." Johnny Sinclair ist endlich offizieller Geisterjäger! Seine erste Auftraggeberin ist Klassenkameradin Millie Edwards, die offenbar von Geistern geplagt wird. Als Johnny zusammen mit seinem Freund und Helfer Russell erste Informationen...

Other Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children’s literature.Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite writers—Rick Riordan, who has written an all-new and exclusive Percy Jackson tale, Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fame, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacHale, Eric Nylu...

This book is a collection of the first 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2013 and 2017).The anthologies are:JAPANESE FANTASY STORIES:INSIGNIA Vol.1. includes 9 Japanese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces.Contributors: Heather Ewings, Joyce Chng, Holly Kench, Kelly Matsuura, Aislinn Batstone, Chris Ward, and Chris White.CHINESE FANTASY STORIES:

Endangered tigers connecting telepathically through time-travel; a guard’s ethical dilemma at a history museum; a slaughterhouse worker’s memories of his dead wife; a monochrome town upended by a wild watermelon…In This Desert, There Were Seeds is an intimate collection of past and future dreams, featuring exciting new and established literary voices from Western Australia and Singapore. From our shifting sense of community and identity, to our frustrations with existing p...