Lady Ilena still can’t believe she is hereditary chief of Dun Alyn, her new home in the North. She eagerly awaits the return of her betrothed, Durant of Arthur’s table, and the time when Durant will rule beside her. But Britain is in a state of unrest. Despite Durant’s and Arthur’s efforts at unification, several neighboring fortresses have allied with Saxon invaders in the South. These tribes want Dun Alyn, and one tribal leader called Faolan will stop at nothing to get it. When Ilena ref...

Ilena, daughter of Moren and Grenna, has lived in the Vale of Enfert for all of her 15 years, but it is not her true home. Her parents refused to speak about the place they came from or their lineage. After the deaths of both of her parents, her questions remain unanswered. Her father’s final words to her provide the single clue: “Go to Dun Alyn. Find Ryamen.”Ilena sets out alone on the dangerous trip across Britain, certain only that Dun Alynis a fortress somewhere in the E...

Un omicidio misterioso sulla costa irlandese e un rapimento altrettanto misterioso. Da sud a nord per scoprire il motivo e il colpevole. Una nuova detective molto particolare e una squadra di polizia irlandese affiatata e determinata.

Since the 1980s, Ireland has gone through a profound social, demographic, and religious disruption, the impact of which has been seen across recent fiction from Irish writers. Companion to the Contemporary Irish Novel traces this cultural shift and its impact by examining how modern novels have reckoned with a new conception of Irishness.Despite the heady mix of cultural and social destabilization, reform, and economic successes and challenges, this period of relentless di...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

Il ritrovamento di un corpo mummificato nella torba delle Wicklow Mountains trascina l’Ispettrice Capo Sally Malone in un’indagine che diventa subito una ferita personale. Accanto ai resti, un dettaglio inquietante: il biglietto da visita di suo padre, poliziotto integerrimo morto anni prima, e mai sospettato di nulla.Sally è una donna sola, madre di Aaron, un ragazzo autistico di quattordici anni, e vive sospesa tra turni massacranti e la necessità di proteggere l’equilibrio fragil...

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad of success stories are being forged among educational institutions, supporting industries, and educational consortia that are embracing innovative approaches to all aspects of the higher edu...

L’un des plus grands succès de l’année. Des milliers d’exemplaires vendus.Des débuts brillants et convaincants dans la meilleure tradition du jaune,Une enquête menée par l’inspectrice en chef de l’ERU, Sally Malone.. Une détective hors des canons habituels, avec une force extraordinairement écrasante.Un nouveau personnage qui vaut vraiment la peine d’être connu.Deux jeunes disparaissent et un meurtre mystérieux sur la Chaussée des Géants.Conor Henderson, ...

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful initiative that breaks the traditional mold of instructional delivery and time-honored school organization. Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization guides readers thr...