How does a person born with mental and physical challenges become the most popular person in his community ? Why did the town throw a 50th birthday party for him and name a street in his honor ? Why do valedictorians mention him in their commencement addresses ? Why does a person who can't use a computer get 500 Facebook friends the first week he is on it ?Freddy : A Love Story attempts to answer those questions. It is an often humorous, sometimes poignant look at the town...

Oliver a lion club, is born without a tail and becomes embarrassed and sad when the other cubs make fun of him so he decides to go on an adventure to find someone who can make him a tail. He soon comes upon a house and meets Emily the mouse who makes hats, but Emily can’t help him. He feels discouraged and sees Mr. Owl who wisely declines as well. Oliver is discouraged until his friend Winston the hedgehog offers a suugestion that changes his life completely regarding his tail. But now Oli...

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Marvel at the Niagara Falls, spot whales in Newfoundland and sample wine on the Okanagan Valley Wine trail. Get to Canada, rent a car, and hit the road!Inside Lonely Planet's Canada's

In the late 2000s, the Walt Disney Company expanded, rebranded, and recast itself around “woke,” empowered entertainment. This new era revitalized its princess franchise, seeking to elevate its female characters into heroes who save the day. Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse, incorporating how audiences interpret their world through new media and activism into th...

Animal law is a growing discipline, as is animal ethics. In this wide-ranging book, scholars from around the world address the intersections between the two. Specifically, this collection focuses on pressing moral issues and how law can protect animals from cruelty and abuse. A project of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, the book is edited by the Oxford Centre’s directors, Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey, and features contributions from many of its fellows. Divided into three sections, ...

Bloomsbury presents Governing the Machine by Ray Eitel-Porter, Paul Dongha and Miriam Vogel, read by Miriam Vogel and Oliver Hembrough‘Responsible AI isn’t just a technical challenge – it’s a leadership imperative. This book offers essential guidance for anyone navigating the promise of deploying AI at scale. Read this book to understand how.’ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and bestselling author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Fu...

Psycholigist Oliver James, bestselling author of They F*** You Up and Affluenza explores in this book the mental illness that afflicted David Bowie's family and Bowie's fear that he too was destined for insanity.Through Ziggy Stardust, and later personas including Aladdin Sane and Thin White Duke, Bowie engaged in an internal dialogue, played out on an international stage. Eventually, he emerged as the emotionally healthy man he remained until his death in January 2016.Using ...

My book is a voice from a girl next door trying hard to be the motivational ''inner-voice'' to many who are seeking ways to fight the rage of their vulnerable minds. It has words of wisdom in it that cut through the clutter and chaos of modern world life and helps each vulnerable heart gather the strength to get through TODAY rather than focussing on the FUTURE. The book is full of strategies and self-initiative one can survive through the thoughts of suicide and not depend on others only

This book explores how genomic data are revolutionising basic and applied invasion science. It shows how genomic technologies can reveal key drivers of biological invasions, such as hybridisation and rapid adaptation, and illustrates major breakthroughs achieved through the study of model systems. Multiple layers of variation are considered, including epigenetic variation and genetic variation, from chromosomal rearrangements to single nucleotide polymorphisms. Applied topics emphasise sta...

Vårt intresse för spioner, både verkliga och fiktiva, verkar outtömligt. Men var och när började spioneriets historia och hur har spionagearbetet utvecklats genom århundradena?Spioner i historien är en samling porträtt av några av de mest berömda spionerna, men innehåller även några mindre kända och mer överraskande namn. I den här boken undersöker historiker, forskare och författare underrättelseverksamhet och spionage genom historien – från antiken till det kalla kriget ...

The public appetite for spies, both real and fictional, seems inexhaustible. But where and when did spying begin and how has the art and craft of espionage developed over the centuries? Spies in History is a collection of portraits of some of the most famous spies we know, but it also includes some lesser known and more surprising names. A remarkable line-up of distinguished historians, scholars and writers examine the evolution of intelligence and counter-intelligence – from anci...

Già dal prologo di questa commedia, l'Autore rivela il suo intento: cercare un rimedio, una pozione magica, per un lutto imminente che incombe, la perdita della Musa Comica, in altre parole, la perdita di quel talento che, grazie a uno sguardo ironico sulla realtà, riesce a collocare qualsiasi evento, felice o sventurato che sia, nel possibile scenario della vita di un uomo. È necessario, allora, preservare l'ironia e affidare all'equivoco, deus ex machina che trascende ogni disegno umano ...