Thomas Robins ist 25 Jahre alt und ein aufstrebender Wrestler einer unabhängigen, kleinen Liga in Detroit. Er ist ziemlich arrogant. Für ihn zählt nur der Ruhm und das Geld. Auch mit seiner Freundin, Ashley, ein hübsches It-Girl und stadtbekannter Groupie aus gutem Hause, will er eigentlich nur angeben. Die ruhige Sarah, die Schwester seines Wrestling-Kollegen und besten Freund hingegen lässt er links liegen, obwohl sie schon lange in Thomas, den alle nur Tom nennen verliebt ist. Als er mi...

Mastering Public Health: A Postgraduate Guide to Examinations and Revalidation, Second Edition is an essential study aid for all those preparing for postgraduate, masters, and higher examinations in public health. Now updated and revised for the second edition, the book continues to provide all postgraduate students taking higher public health exam

Der 11. Band von Pink Christmas ist der bisher umfangreichste und von den Themen her der Abwechslungsreichste! 13 Autoren haben ihre Geschichten geschrieben! Der Leser wird auf eine Zeitreise ins Jahr 1321, und in einem anderen Beitrag in die Zukunft, ins Jahr 2222 mitgenommen. Die weihnachtlichen Geschichten spielen in Italien, Norwegen, Bethlehem, Venedig Bochum, Köln und Tokio – eine bunte Regenbogenreise um die Welt! Die Geschichten erzählen von einem speziellen Hotelservice, einem jun...

This book considers young people’s conceptions and experiences of social justice through key transitions in their lives. It examines the factors shaping and constraining young people’s actions for a fairer society in a time when real world and virtual social spaces have become fragmented.Considering questions of race, gender and class the collection includes globally diverse research perspectives, including those from Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil. The book off...

Since the Rio 'Earth' Summit of 1992, sustainable development has become the major policy response to tackling global environmental degradation, from climate change to loss of biodiversity and deforestation. Market instruments such as emissions trading, payments for ecosystem services and timber certification have become the main mechanisms for financing the sustainable management of the earth's natural resources. Yet how effective are they - and do they help the planet and developing coun...

Cuando la investigación de una historia acabó poniendo en peligro su vida, la periodista Jenna Calvert se dio cuenta de que necesitaba largarse de allí. Y llegó la oportunidad perfecta personificada en el guapísimo Travis Roth. A cambio de dos semanas en Carmel, Jenna sólo tenía que fingir que era otra persona… algo fácil para alguien tan poco convencional como ella.Jenna pasaría un fin de semana ensayando su papel con Travis si él la ayudaba a relajarse un poco… Al fin y al cabo, ...

The effects of colonialism in education and society have deep and difficult legacies. This book argues that it is necessary to better understand the deep roots of colonialism in order to realize justice and overturn forms of oppression in education policy, in classrooms, or in family and community-based education. Highlighting research from across Abya-Yala with examples from various parts of North, Central, and South America, chapter authors explore the ways that colonialism manifests in ...

Numerous individuals identify folklore and legends just like the Greeks and Romans. Those two civic establishments have provided the most renowned fantasies and divine beings ever told. Notwithstanding, nearly all societies in all areas of the world have their exceptional legends. This holds on an epic scale for the elegant Mayan and Aztec human elevations created in Mesoamerica.Mesoamerica is a geological territory that covers most of what is currently Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and diffe...