While Sweden is often viewed as a benchmark for equality within education, this book examines this assumption in greater depth. The author argues that Sweden’s education system – even prior to the global spread of neoliberalism in education, meta-policies and privatization – was never particularly equal. Instead, what became apparent was a system that offered advantages to the upper social classes under a sheen of meritocracy and tolerable inequalities. Combining ethnographic and meta-ethn...

Bob Kirk is a federal agent, on desk duty and ordered to see a psychiatrist after he killed a man while protecting his team. Carol Marcus is his doctor, prescribing Bob some pills to help ease his pain.They've been secretly seeing each other and want to take their relationship to the next level, more out in the open, as his department-mandated time with her comes to an end.What better place to start than a crowded beach?

Blackpool 1986. Twenty year old Claire Pearson’s mundane life working in an antique shop is shaken up by a secret affair with a coworker, Tim, who’s married and seventeen years her senior. Claire falls madly in love, but everything changes when Tim is fired for an unclear reason, then their boss Sharon is found murdered. Suspicion falls on Tim, whose shifty attitude leads Claire to believe he’s hiding something. With the police investigating everything that took place at the shop, she know...

An isolated ocean-view village on the dunes above South Santa Monica Bay, Manhattan Beach grew with the arrival of railroads. This quaint, upscale jewel of the Los Angeles County coast has been known for its cottage-style living, the Metlox Pottery Company and the iconic pier. These diverse stories mix the city's controversies, including the still unsolved 1936 murder of Reid Russell, with true tales of pioneering women, controversial politics and the vicissitudes of seaside city developme...

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the first of over 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed five beaches in Normandy against fierce German resistance.They were specially trained and task-organized in a range of different landing teams depending on their means of transport, their tasks, and the resistance they anticipated. The first assault infantry were accompanied by tankers, combat engineers, and other specialist personnel, to breach German obstacles, knock out defensi...

Anzio 1944 covers the amphibious landing which has become one of the most controversial campaigns of World War II.In January 1944, the Allies decided to land at Anzio in order to overcome the stalemate at Cassino. Questionable decisions by the Allied leadership led to three months of World War I-style trench warfare, and the entire beachhead suffered from continuous German observation and bombardment.Vividly describing each thrust and counter-thrus...

"Eher friert die Hölle zu!" Kaum zu glauben, dass mich Susan Miller gerade vor all meinen Freunden hat abblitzen lassen. Garantiert war ich nicht auf der Suche nach einer festen Freundin, als ich ihr zum Nachsitzen gefolgt bin. Nur einen Kuss, mehr wollte ich nicht. Der Plan ging gründlich in die Hose. Was ich auch anstelle, um ihr näherzukommen, sie verpasst mir einen Korb nach dem anderen. Schlimmer noch hat sie offenbar nur Augen für meinen introvertierten Zwillingsbruder. Aber vor eine...

A poignant and irreverent coming-of-age tale of a queer young aspiring photographer in the ’70s torn between her love for her conservative family and her desire to be true to herself, perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six.It’s 1972, and eighteen-year-old tomboy Maeve O’Connor must win a photography contest to escape her suffocating, conservative family and attend her dream school in Manhattan. But where will she find arresting subjects? Why, a washed up old seaside resort cal...

All Moopy wants is a quiet day on the beach. She picked out the perfect spot. But now Ora wants her to move. That pesky sea monster is throwing sand all over. Is Moopy's day at the beach ruined?

Distance education services are an effective way to meet the needs of students with disabilities, but few special educators get the preparation they need to conduct high-quality instruction remotely. All the fundamentals are in this one-of-a-kind guide, the first dedicated book on distance learning for special educators.With contributions from more than 35 experienced educators, this guide covers all types of distance learning from Grades PreK through 12—both real-time and asynchro...

This book elaborates on and critiques the global neoliberal reform movement in higher education in university contexts in Ethiopia, South Africa, Sweden, and the USA in two distinct ways. Firstly, by showing both the constitutive form and deprecating effects of global neoliberal reforms on university fields through the adoption, and consequences of academic capitalism and the dominance of corporate governance strategies. Secondly*,* by identifying and critically analysing...

Anzio 1944 covers the amphibious landing which has become one of the most controversial campaigns of World War II.In January 1944, the Allies decided to land at Anzio in order to overcome the stalemate at Cassino. Questionable decisions by the Allied leadership led to three months of World War I-style trench warfare, and the entire beachhead suffered from continuous German observation and bombardment.Vividly describing each thrust and counter-thrus...