A collection of poems from the Poet John Sweet. Touching on multiple topics.

Post-World War II scholarship and films like The Sorrow and the Pity have frequently replaced the old Gaullist notion of widespread resistance, and cultivated the impression that the French may well have been a "nation of collaborators," embracing the dream of a new authoritarian order in France as embodied by the puppet Vichy regime of Marshall Petain, and hindering the network of the French Underground. From evidence gathered in France, Germany, and England, John F. Sweets has p...

The Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education series will include over 20 volumes, each packed with up-to-date advice, guidance and expert opinion on teaching in the key subjects in higher education today and backed up by the authority of the Institute for Learning and Teaching.This book covers all of the key issues concerning the effective teaching in medical, dental and veterinary education. It includes contributions from a wide range of experts in the field, wi...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Billing and posting clerks job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into...

The spellbinding and revealing chronicle of the Nazi occupation of Paris during World War II." When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 resonated eerily with 2017 America. . . . This book is a compelling, sobering warning about the dangers of complacency in the face of intolerance."―Celeste Ng, Wall Street JournalOn June fourteen, 1940, ...

Applied psychology in work settings has made considerable progress in the 30 years since the original version of this book was published. This new collection of essays aims to illustrate both the empirical and practical richness of the field as wellas its theoretical development. The chapters cover psychological processes, the study of groups and workteams, and the nature of complex organizations as a whole. Reflecting recent developments in psychology as well as society generally, topics ...

Shane Koyczan: Stickboy Book (2007)Shane Koyczan’s Stickboy: A Novel in Verse is currently available. The highly acclaimed re-issue of Shane Koyczan’s heart-wrenching and intense novel—about a bullied kid who becomes a bully.“The narrator is devastatingly observant, and Koyczan’s descriptions through him are poignant, sharp, and surprising… Full of unexpected humour and razor-sharp wit, Stickboy delves into the humiliation and humanity of bullying.” -Gloss Magazine...

A deeply personal collection of poetry and art by the award-winning actor, comedian, and composer.With a poetic voice that is by turns lyrical and plainspoken, Charlyne Yi writes about the uncertainty of relationships, the absurdity of societal expectations, family trauma, and identity. In this intimate collection, you'll find poems and accompanying line illustrations that are playful and profound, sometimes darkly funny, and often acutely moving."Dir...

A renowned military historian closely examines the first month of World War I in France.On August 1, 1914, war erupted into the lives of millions of families across France. Most people thought the conflict would last just a few weeks . . .Yet before the month was out, twenty-seven thousand French soldiers died on the single day of August 22 alone—the worst catastrophe in French military history. Refugees streamed into France as the German army advanced, spr...

This book offers an alternative, realistic and practical approach to help those in health and social care critically appraise what they read and what they see in the workplace.

The Book Collector is the guy Telford calls when one of his Mythos volumes goes missing. This time the renter is dead and the book is gone. Can the Book Collector find it in 24 hours, and can he beat another who wants it just as much? Enough to kill for it.