Stories of control, betrayal, and resilience in everyday lives.From a young mother stealing back her child to a disillusioned lover seeking revenge, from house cleaners contemplating crime to a woman parting ways with Jesus, The Whip Hand illuminates the complexity of the everyday. These stories explore how people gain, lose, or reclaim control of their lives.Mihaela Nicolescu and Nadine Browne offer compassionate but unflinching accounts of flawed c...

Immerse yourself in the charming world fairytales and folktales, re-imagined and narrated for sleep by Slumber Studios.Are you or your child struggling to fall asleep? No matter the cause, this audiobook is crafted to induce relaxation and guide you into a deep, restful slumber.Fairytales and folktales have told the cultural narratives of human society for thousands of years. They weave together fantasy and reality into magical narratives that have captivated us for ages. T...

Fifty-four million American adults live with a disability. Add to that tens of millions of parents of children with special needs and mature workers with age-related disabilities and the number grows.Why are these numbers important to your company, agency, organization, or school? Because these people make up the special needs workforce—a group of talented employees that you cannot afford to overlook. Unlike many books about employing the disabled, Nadine Vogel includes in the spec...

The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish government, had chunks of the frieze sawn off and shipped to England, where they were subsequently seized by Parliament and sold to the British Museum to help pay off his debts.This scandal, exacerbated by the inept handling of the sculptures by their self-appo...

Facts, figures, and essays on women and poverty by Barbara Ehrenreich, Kirsten Gillibrand, LeBron James, and other high-profile contributors.Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a War on Poverty and enlisted Sargent Shriver to oversee it, the most important social issue of our day is once again the dire economic straits of millions of Americans. One in three live in poverty or teeter on the brink—and seventy million are women and the children wh...

THE ROYAL BOOK OF THE YEAR! Der SPIEGEL-Bestseller, Amazon No. 1-Bestseller und gelistet in den 100 Notable Books of 2022 in The New York Times! Im eBook jetzt mit aktualisiertem Nachwort! "... legt ein 700 Seiten starkes Werk über die Windsors vor, das Klatsch auf allerhöchstem Niveau bietet. Von Diana bis Meghan Markle reicht dieses akribisch recherchierte Buch." Ijoma Mangold, DIE ZEIT, 29.6.2022 "Bei den Buchtipps geht es oft um klassische Thriller. Tina Browns Enthüllungsbuch über die...

This book is a compelling edited collection that serves as a supportive companion for current and aspiring doctoral students grappling with the unique challenges of their academic journeys.This anthology features authentic stories that illuminate the mental and emotional hurdles faced during the PhD process, providing readers with a platform to share and reflect on their experiences. Through a blend of humor and heartfelt storytelling, this book fosters a sense of community among d...

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...

A precocious child plays dance lesson in the back of an old trailer. Her mother watches from within. In the midst of the bittersweet scene, their lives are about to change forever, and whatever else may happen the image of an innocent child softly singing will haunt you...

This compilation features a wonderful selection of travel stories from public radio's Selected Shorts, an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by distinguished stage and screen actors and recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. Hilarity, suspense and high drama are offered up in this new mix of tales of travel to locales familiar and exotic. Take a trip in a time machine with Madame Bovary, join a father and son on a sailing voyage that...

From the author of JOE ALL ALONE - a BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated CBBC series.A story about finding yourself when everything changes and believing that love never runs out. Perfect for fans of A Boy called Hope and Jacqueline Wilson.Eleven-year-old Birdy Jones is all alone. She doesn't belong at school, at home, or even with her dad anymore. The only place she feels like herself is at her grandpa's pigeon loft,...

Pater Brown ist zu Besuch in Irland. Er verweilt gerade in einem Nonnenkloster, dessen Äbtissin eine alte Bekannte ist, als er Zeuge einer schrecklichen Tragödie wird. Die junge Schwester Sophia stirbt beim Sturz vom Glockenturm. Die Polizei geht von einem Selbstmord aus, ganz im Gegensatz zu Brown. Bei seinen Nachforschungen kommt der Pater einem Geheimnis auf die Spur, das den Tod der Nonne schnell in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lässt.