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Getting the kids to school on time can be filled with hurdles – Rebecca Cobb perfectly captures the epic adventure it can be in A Wild Walk to School, a witty story full of imagination!From the Waterstones prize-winner and best-selling illustrator of The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson. It's time to walk to school and mum wants the children to get there on time. But what Mum doesn't realise is that the hill is in fact the tummy of a sleeping giant and it's important to tread carefully when the floor turns to lava! It's just as well Mum has these two Brave Explorers with her .. . A charming, relatable and beautifully illustrated story that's full of fun: recognisable to children and their grown-ups everywhere!

This volume focuses on the collective wisdom of Asian philosophies and their implications for music education. All twenty chapters are written by highly regarded philosophers and music educators steeped in various Asian traditions. These chapters will include an explanation of a prominent philosophical tradition, evidence in a contemporary music teaching and learning settings (including its inception and historical development along with an explanation of how the philosophical tradition works in contemporary music education), and suggestions for potential directions in the near and distant future. The book is organized into five sections. Section I is based on Chinese philosophical traditions, which have the longest history and are some of the most influential across Asia and beyond. Chapters in Section II present a snapshot of Japanese and Korean views, beginning with the musical practices in the Joseon Period (1392-1910) that are still being practiced in South Korea today to Western

At long last Lottie and Daniel are an official couple and everything seems to be going brilliantly (except for Amber being increasingly mean and jealous, but what's new there?).Meanwhile Toby's new year's resolution is to get a dog, and for once Lottie and him see eye to eye. Pot Noodle, the cockapoo, becomes the newest member of the Brooks family. He's VERY cute but also not toilet trained AT ALL.Lottie soon finds having a new boyfriend and a new dog means she has little time for anyone else, leaving her best friends pretty upset. How is Lottie meant to keep everybody happy and stop Pot Noodle from pooing on the carpet?!Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks:My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!".My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night a

Heads up, phones down. I am here to teach you how to bliss. To simply be. To be as happy as a kiss.How to Bliss is a meditative spell that is designed to instil within a sense of bliss. At its heart unfolds a simple philosophy for life; that everything you need to feel happy and content is already contained within you.The book can be enjoyed in its entirety, as a lyrical fable for finding happiness. Or you can choose to return to your favourite chapters as a guided meditation.

This book offers a deep dive into the multifaceted nature of the circular economy, providing rich content and engaging information in the context of Circular Economy.Combining theory with real-world examples, case studies, and future outlooks make this book a valuable resource for readers interested in sustainability and economic innovation. The style of the book is written more as an encyclopedia than as a story, in such a way that interested readers can use it as a reference work and supplement it if necessary by contacting the author and proposing amendments. In the face of mounting environmental challenges and resource scarcity, the concept of the Circular Economy (CE) has emerged as a transformative approach to sustainability and economic development. Unlike the traditional linear economy, which follows a 'take-make-dispose' model, the circular economy aims to maximize resource efficiency, minimize waste, and create value by designing products and systems that enable materials to

Sad Piano features 13 captivating pieces for solo piano by dynamic Australian composer Matthew Hindson. Each piece sits within the ever popular listening trend of sad piano music on streaming platforms and whilst sad and melancholic in mood, has the paradoxical effect of making the player feel comforted and uplifted. Suitable for intermediate to advanced level pianists. I started this collection during the Covid-19 lockdown, when I felt an intense need to write music that was personal and overtly emotional. Each Sad Piano piece explores a different emotion or frame of mind: from inner fury to love and sentimentality to the resilience many of us needed to get through lockdown." Matthew Hindson"

Obstetrics by Ten Teachers is well established as a concise, yet comprehensive, guide within its field. The 21st Edition has been thoroughly updated by its latest team of 'teachers', integrating clinical material with the latest scientific developments that underpin patient care. Each chapter is highly structured, with learning objectives, definitions, aetiology, clinical features, investigations, treatments and key point summaries and additional reading where appropriate. A key theme for this edition is 'professionalism' and information specific to this is threaded throughout the text.

A dramatization in one set of Louisa M. Alcott's novel, Little Women, a story that never will grow old for its treatment of a mother's love for her children and their appreciation. Who can forget tom boy Jo and her sacrificing her glorious hair to help finance her mother's trip to Washington, when the telegram arrived saying her father was dying? Of her writing "The Christmas Play," rehearsing Amy in the fainting scene and then the playing of the drama on the fateful night when everything went wrong. Her beautiful scenes with Little Beth when they both knew the Angel of Death was hovering near? Of her going to New York, meeting Professor Bhaer in Mrs. Kirk's rooming house, their comedy courtship and ultimate marriage?

Dr. Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. This very passion is as foreign to Dysart as the act itself. To the boy's parents, it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses. To Dysart, it is a psychological puzzle that leads both doctor and patient to a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation. This international success reached new acclaim in London and on Broadway when revived in 2008.

Vladimir Lossky's posthumously published masterwork is now made available in English for the first time. Eckhart's Apophatic Theology is the culmination of a long process, whereby the renowned Orthodox philosopher and theologian embraced the ways of thinking of a thirteenth-century German mendicant and mystic. While refusing to simplify Eckhart's theology to a system or single motif, Lossky explores in detail the various ramifications of Eckhart's insistence on the ineffability of God. Is God to be regarded as 'being', or the 'One', or 'Intellect'? Does God's pure expression of each of these preclude the others? Framed by six key statements about God's essence, Lossky lays out Eckhart's approach to this dilemma. His understanding of the problem, guided by careful engagement with a multitude of sources, is exhaustive. Scholars will welcome this eagerly-anticipated translation.

New York Times and USA Today BestsellerOne thing I've learned being around Gary for the last decade is that when he sees new consumer trends or new best practices in marketing, people should listen and act on them. Michael Rubin, CEO of FanaticsIn his seventh business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor Gary Vaynerchuk offers fresh, in-depth advice to enhance brand development, grow sales, and beat the competition using modern advertising strategies grounded in social media.In his 2013 bestseller Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, Gary Vaynerchuk showed the world how to create winning content for underpriced attention channels.But since then, new platforms have emerged, others have become less relevant, and algorithms are incentivizing new styles of content. New skills are necessary to create advertising that builds brand and sales.In his latest book, Vaynerchuk argues that todays fast-growing businesses, brands, content creators, and influencers have one thing in common: They

How do filmmakers guide viewer attention through the frame using the movement of bodies on screen? What do they seek to communicate with their cinematic choreography, and how were those choices shaped by the industrial conditions available to them? Storytelling in motion: Cinematic Choreography and the Film Musical demonstrates how figure movement can serve as a versatile strategy of meaning-making, particularly when filmmakers attend to the relationship between choreographed movement and film style. Using Franco-American film musicals as case studies, this book analyses the narrative and stylistic impact of figure movement in cinema and the subtle power of cinematic choreography, those moments when filmmakers deliberately combine the strengths of film style and organized figure movement to convey narrative meaning through motion. Cinematic choreography emphasizes musical conventions in Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952), prejudiced conflict in West Side Story (Je

Unsurprisingly, people are consumed with interest in people - themselves, other people, how we interact as individuals in close relationships or as members of groups, and how groups interact with other groups. Attraction, love, language, communication, influence, persuasion, leadership, conformity, self and identity, culture, aggression, prejudice, and discrimination are all part of the human condition and of our everyday lives. It is therefore not unexpected that people might be preoccupied to understand the psychology underlying these phenomena, and this is precisely what social psychology offers - more than a century of systematic scientific research on, and associated theorizing of, the breadth and diversity of social behavior. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology synthesizes what we know about human social behavior and explores avenues for future research. Across 79 scholarly and exhaustively referenced chapters, all written in an accessible style, nearly every topic that

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周翔，浙江大學特聘研究員，之江青年社科學者。從事訴訟法學，數字法學研究，在《法學研究》《artificial intelligence and law》等中英文期刊發表論文十餘篇，主持和參與相關國家課題若干。本書研究的是法律人工智能的基本定位、方法和中國實踐的七個維度，包括在數字法學中的定位，計算機的建模思維和科研范式，作為社會現象的智慧司法工程的工程實踐，算法解釋技術和用戶效果反饋，法律專家對法律人工智能的質疑觀點和技術回應，法律人工智能技術對法律定量研究的貢獻，大模型時代的法律職業和技能等內容。

A sweeping look at the career of a truly singular Hollywood star In the oceans of ink devoted to the monumental movie star/businesswoman/political activist Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011), her beauty and not-so-private life frequently overshadowed her movies. While she knew how to generate publicity like no other, her personal life is set aside in this volume in favor of her professional oeuvre and unique screen dynamism. In On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide, her marriages, illnesses, media firestorms, perfume empire, violet eyes, and AIDS advocacy take a back seat to Elizabeth Taylor, the actress. Taylor's big screen credits span over fifty years, from her pre-adolescent debut in There's One Born Every Minute (1942) to her cameo in The Flintstones (1994). She worked steadily in everything from the biggest production in film history (Cleopatra in 1963) to a humble daytime TV soap opera (General Hospital in 1981). Each of her sixty-seven film appearances is recapped here w

Oil and gas operations have some of the most unique accounting issues found in any industry. Oil & Gas Accounting delves into acquisition, exploration, development, and production activities, covering many industry-specific accounting issues. Topics covered include the successful efforts method, full cost method, reserve reporting, the unit of production method, severance taxes, take-or-pay arrangements, transfers of mineral interests, and joint interest accounting, as well as industry-specific controls that should be installed. In short, this book is the essential oil and gas desk reference for the accountant.

This Collins WJEC Welsh Second Language GCSE Workbook contains topic-based questions as well as a full practice paper and answers. With lots of realistic practice opportunities for a variety of different exam-style questions. With a workbook and practice exam paper in one book, it contains plenty of practice opportunities to ensure the best results. Includes: - selection of questions covering each topic - topic-by-topic practice - complete exam-style paper - online video solutions for every topic

From acclaimed fantasy author Mindee Arnett comes an epic, adventurous story of a young mercenary magic-user trying to escape the oppressive island of Riven--and a young noblewoman trying to change it forever.Mars Darksvane wants out. Out from under the thumb of Una, the crime boss who pulled him off the streets as a child and trained him as an assassin; out from the island country of Riven, where magic, in the form of a dangerous material called Ice, allows the rich to live in luxury and keeps the poor in thrall.Mars is a secret adept--a person born with the ability to channel the magic that flows beneath Riven--and while his power gives him abilities useful to an assassin, it also makes him a target. And when his last mission ends in tragedy, Mars finally decides it's time to escape to the mainland. No magic, no history, a new life on his own.But Una has other ideas. If Mars wants his freedom, he's going to have to perform a final job: protecting Fura Torvald--the heiress of the rich

20個全新幽默小故事，奇先生妙小姐住進你的點讀筆裡。經典的人物、有趣的文字、好玩的情節，在情緒管理、性格培養、習慣養成等方面對孩子形成正向引導。簡潔、幽默的文字內容，讓孩子們在歡笑聲中學會表達自己的情緒，正確認識自己；故事情節充滿樂趣，讓孩子明白生活中待人接物的基本道理和社交原則。中、英故事分開，孩子獨立閱讀，有助於培養語感。原汁原味的英文故事和句法表達，幫助孩子瞭解歐美文化，養成良好的閱讀習慣。歐美兒童英語啟蒙讀物，可讀性堪比新概念英語。1撓癢癢先生胳膊長Mr. Tickle in a tangle發現快樂2滑稽先生太好笑Mr. Funny upsets Mr. Fussy幽默感3荒唐先生買樹坑Mr. Silly gets the giggles開放思維4莽撞先生失憶了Mr. Bump loses his memory自我認知5快樂先生找愛好Mr. Happy finds a hobby焦慮感6貪吃先生超重也有用Mr. Greedy is helpfully heavy自信7小小先生變大了Mr. Small a big day out自我意識8強壯先生力氣大Mr. Strong and the flood解決問題9顛倒先生買房子Mr. Topsy-Turvy the round way wrong語言表達10邋遢先生髒兮兮Mr. Messy messing about in the snow講衛生11霸道小姐講禮貌Little Miss Bossy and the magic word懂禮貌12幫倒忙小姐太熱心Little Miss Helpful and the green house熱心友善13陽光小姐不生氣Little Miss Sunshine keeps her smile樂觀開朗14固執小姐出差錯Little Miss Stubborn the wrong advice固執己見15奢華小姐的豪華房Little Miss Splendid and the house with a view價值觀16淘氣小姐愛搗亂Little Miss Naughty wor

Classical and Medieval Literature CriticismM assembles and contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers of all sorts--poets, playwrights, chroniclers, philosophers, religious figures, and writers from other genres--from every region of the world, from the earliest known examples of written works to the eve of the modern era. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed by carefully selected critical responses allow end-users to engage with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about authors, works and literary topics. Students writing papers or class presentations, instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the period will find this a highly useful resource. Each of the more than 160 volumes in this long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6 authors or individual works of all genres, by providing a brief introduction and a collection of full-text or excerpted criticism reproduced from books, magazines, literary reviews,

The report includes a general report and five sub-reports, and makes contributions in five areas: First, it is the first report to give a comprehensive and clear definition of the concepts of supply chains, value chains and industrial chains. Based on the theory of international division of production and global practices, it objectively describes the general trends of global supply chain development through quantitative analysis. Second, it is the first report to create a global supply chain promotion analysis system, providing theoretical proof that mankind live in a community of shared future. Third, it is the first report to conduct research on supply chain promotion from a global perspective, overcoming the limitations in analysis. Fourth, it is the first report to comprehensively review the contributions by international organizations and major economies to the development of global supply chains. Fifth, it is the first report to summarize China’s practices and proposals for prom

本教程包括10個單元, 每個單元由Overview, Learning objectives, Introduction, Warm-up, Let''s talk, Let''s speak, Let''s watch and play, Let''s share, Homework, Self-assessment checklist等模塊組成。

Based on extensive oral history interviews, Dreaming the New Woman uncovers the experiences of girls who attended missionary middle schools in Republican China in the first half of the twentieth century. Chinese missionary schoolgirls were often labelled "foreign puppets" or seen as passive recipients of a western-style education. By focusing on the pupils' own perspectives and drawing on seventy-five oral history interviews conducted with missionary school alumnae, alongside student writings, missionary reports, and newspaper sources, this fascinating book provides fresh insights into what it meant to be Chinese, female, and Christian during the first half of China's turbulent twentieth century. The oral history interviews show how missionary schoolgirls weathered periods of anti-Christian hostility, experimented with new gender roles at school, experienced the Second Sino-Japanese War in Shanghai, and applied Christianity to the Communist cause after 1949. Jennifer Bond reveals how

Since its inauguration in 1960, Brazil's capital city, Bras?lia, has become an internationally recognized center for eclectic forms of modern mysticism. Among the dozens of New Age, Spiritist, esoteric, and occult communities that have sprouted in the city and its environs, the most spectacular is the Valley of the Dawn (Vale do Amanhecer). Equal parts religious movement, enchanted city, utopian vision, and theatrical spectacle, the Valley of the Dawn is a unique psychic ecosystem. Community members consider themselves the spiritual descendants of an ancient race of extraterrestrials originally sent to galvanize humanity's cultural and spiritual evolution. Wearing dazzling garments that reference their past lives in different cultural eras, adherents perform daily ceremonies for karmic redemption and offer spiritual healing services free of charge to the public. The Valley of the Dawn was founded by a charismatic spirit medium called Aunt Neiva, a widowed mother of four who came to Bra

《斷食善終——送母遠行，學習面對死亡的生命課題》當親耳聽見母親說：「如果我不值得活了，你要幫助我解脫。」該如何抉擇？「死亡是生命的一部分，思考死亡就是思考生命。」面對「送母遠行」的生死之約，最後一段旅程該如何陪伴；當生命僅餘痛苦，人們是否有自主善終的權利！中村醫師在《大往生》一書中以科學和理性的角度描寫了自然死亡的無痛與安詳，海倫．聶爾玲（Helen Nearing）在《美好人生的摯愛與告別》（Loving and Leaving the Good Life）中以智性和感性的筆觸描繪禁食而亡的平靜與自然。我在閱讀他們的作品中，體驗到死亡是生命的一部分，不再是令人恐懼、悲傷的，甚至可以欣然的去迎接，因為那是一個奔向自由的過程。對所有家人而言，母親在她人生的最後一哩路，幫我們上了一堂寶貴的生死學課程。讓我們見證死亡是人生的一部分，死亡可以是安詳平和的，對死亡不再有未知的恐懼，懂得珍惜、善用活著的時光，不要有遺憾，勇敢面對死亡。 ——畢柳鶯●感動推薦王美霞（南方講堂創辦人）平路（作家）江盛（婦產科醫師，安樂死立法推動者）李崇建（作家，資深生命教育工作者）周志建（資深心理師，故事療癒作家）洪仲清（臨床心理師）畢恆達（臺灣大學建築與城鄉研究所教授）陳耀昌（醫師，《傀儡花》、《島嶼DNA》作者）賴其萬（和信醫院醫學教育講座教授）蘇絢慧（諮商心理師）（依姓氏筆劃排序）●關於本書藉著我的筆，母親繼續精采的活著。母親擅長瑜珈，在家積極復健，於八十三歲時惡化到日常生活完全無法自理、不會翻身、進食容易嗆咳的地步。因為生命失去了意義，每日要忍受各種痛苦與不便，病情只會更急遽惡化，選擇斷食自主善終。經過三星期的漸進式斷食後，在家人的陪伴中安詳往生。我帶著忐忑的心情陪伴、照護……——畢柳鶯行醫超過四十年的畢柳鶯醫師，親耳聽母親說：當我不值得活了，你要幫助我解脫。母親家族有小腦萎縮症病史，這是一種小腦退化的遺傳性疾病，目前尚無有效治療藥物。二○二○年冬天，畢柳鶯帶著行李，從台中自宅前往一小時車程的台北娘家，赴一個最遙遠的生死之約。六十五歲的她，展開行醫以來最奇幻的一趟旅程──陪伴八十三歲的母親斷食，走完人生最後一哩路……這是母親教導她的最後一堂生死課。現代社會有許多意外、疾病以及醫療的介入造成越來越多的人失去意識、重度癱瘓、依賴維生系統而沒有意義的歹活著。當生命僅餘痛苦，不再有樂趣，且造成家人和