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Trusted PartnerJune 2017
Mein riesengroßer Stickerspaß. Pferde
Mit 1001 Stickern. Punkt-zu-Punkt Labyrinthe, Puzzles, Malen und mehr:
by Plehov, Mel / Illustriert von Peacock, Alyssa; Übersetzt von Schmidt, Judith
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Trusted PartnerMedicineSeptember 2018
Animal Welfare in a Changing World
by Edited by Andrew Butterworth
Contemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate and environmental change. The book explores the effects of fences on wild animals and human impacts on carrion animals; the impacts of tourism on animal welfare; philosophical questions about speciesism; and the quality and quantity of animal lives. The welfare impacts of human-animal interactions are explored, including human impacts on marine mammals, fish, wildlife, and companion and farm animals. Animal Welfare in a Changing World provides: Concise, opinion-based views on important issues in animal welfare by world experts and key opinion leaders. Pieces based on experience, which balance evidence-based approaches and the welfare impacts of direct engagement through training, campaigning and education. A wide-ranging collection of examples and descriptions of animal welfare topics which outline dilemmas in the real world, that are sometimes challenging, and not always comfortable reading. This is a 'must-read' book for animal and veterinary scientists, ethologists, policy and opinion leaders, NGOs, conservation biologists and anyone who feels passionately about the welfare of animals
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Trusted PartnerThe ArtsFebruary 2022
"I am Jugoslovenka!"
Feminist performance politics during and after Yugoslav Socialism
by Jasmina Tumbas, Amelia Jones, Marsha Meskimmon
"I am Jugoslovenka" argues that queer-feminist artistic and political resistance were paradoxically enabled by socialist Yugoslavia's unique history of patriarchy and women's emancipation. Spanning performance and conceptual art, video works, film and pop music, lesbian activism and press photos of female snipers in the Yugoslav wars, the book analyses feminist resistance in a range of performative actions that manifest the radical embodiment of Yugoslavia's anti-fascist, transnational and feminist legacies. It covers celebrated and lesser-known artists from the 1970s to today, including Marina Abramovic, Sanja Ivekovic, Vlasta Delimar, Tanja Ostojic, Selma Selman and Helena Janecic, along with music legends Lepa Brena and Esma Redzepova. "I am Jugoslovenka" tells a unique story of women's resistance through the intersection of feminism, socialism and nationalism in East European visual culture.
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Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijou
by Piroya
The witch comedy by the small mom and the big daughter!! One day, Alyssa, a witch who lives alone in the forest, picks up a human baby. While Alyssa was a bit confused, she named the baby Viola and decided to raise her. And 16 years later, Viola not only became a daughter who loves Alyssa so much, but also grew into a woman with outstanding proportions, and then the people around them misunderstood that Viola was Alyssa's master. The slice of life by the mom and daughter who were inverted their appearance with full of gags! Deliriously funny comedy by the unevenness parent and child!
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Politics & government
Bloody Crossroads 2020
Art, Entertainment, and Resistance to Trump
by Danny Goldberg
Bloody Crossroads 2020 takes a deep dive into the role that mass-appeal movies, television, videos, and music played in America’s political culture in the year of Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign. The book also explores the impact of entertainment celebrities in communications, fundraising, and campaigning to support the election of Joe Biden. Although there existed a decades-old tradition of “liberal Hollywood,” Trump’s ascension to the presidency in 2016 triggered an unprecedented level of engagement by artists and performers. Within days of the 2016 election, a critical mass of entertainers, from teenagers to the last survivors of the World War II generation—blockbuster movie stars, art-film auteurs, Broadway dramatists, comedians, and musicians from the worlds of classical, country, pop, rock, R&B, and hip-hop—all seemed to have heard the tom-tom beat of resistance at the same moment and amplified a moral alternative to Trumpism. That level of engagement intensified with rare passion and purpose in the period of 2020 chronicled in Bloody Crossroads 2020—the Democratic primaries, the COVID-19 pandemic, the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, the conviction of sexual predator Harvey Weinstein, and the 2020 general election campaign—culminating in Trump’s failed insurrection. Exhaustively researched, Bloody Crossroads 2020 draws from brand-new interviews with Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, Rosanne Cash, David Simon, Adam McKay, Chuck D, David Corn, Mandy Patinkin, and many more. It also explores the important political activities of entertainers like Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Taylor Swift, Cardi B, Alyssa Milano, Mark Ruffalo, Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Bette Midler, Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and Wanda Sykes. Bloody Crossroads 2020 expertly dissects and celebrates how the empowering actions of artists and entertainers helped a record turnout of everyday citizens realize a triumphant 2020 election.
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February 2013
Maybe This Time
by Vicki Hinze
“[Vicki Hinze’s] ingenious concept of time and time-travel will captivate readers who crave the unusual, intelligent, and fresh approach to an old idea. [Hinze] brings a refreshing, clever and intriguing concepts to readers and then adds three enthralling romances to craft an unforgettable reading experience.” – RT BookClub They’ve lost each other time and again. Now is their last chance. A lonely eternity awaits New Orleans computer analyst Kevan Buchanan and businesswoman Alyssa Cameron unless they can overcome the problems that kept them apart in their past lives. Surrounded by darkness, he stood alone. A slight wind ruffled his hair and breezed lazily across his skin. On the horizon, light flickered and gnarled fingers of mist swirled together, thickening to fog and descending on him. The fog parted, revealing the bumpy stone path. He walked down to its end. When the fog merged into a solid wall in front of him, he stopped and waited, feeling hollow, empty, and alone–emotions he wouldn’t have recognized before Alyssa came into his life. He’d loved her. He still loved her. He always would. An uneasy shiver crept up his spine. A funeral had just been held here. He’d never before envisioned a funeral . . . Concentrating, his vision of it grew more focused, more clear. It was Alyssa’s. Vicki Hinze is the award-winning author of 30 novels, 4 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles, published in as many as sixty-three countries. She is recognized by Who’s Who in the World as an author and as an educator. For more information, please visit her website at www.vickihinze.com.
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RomanceNovember 2015
Dangerous Match
by Stevens, Alyssa
They must escape together—or not at all. Elsa Ware is chained in a lightless dungeon, awaiting her turn to fight for her life. But it's all just part of her job. For over a century, the vampire warrior has worked alone, roaming the night to protect her race. Sent to infiltrate an underground fight ring that pits unwilling supernaturals against each other in gladiatorial combat, she has the skills to survive in this treacherous world. But nothing prepared her for an intense attraction to a sexy Russian werewolf. Sevastyan Rykov is undefeated in the bloody game he's forced to play, but the demon bite he just received is a death sentence. Until a beautiful vampire is thrown into his cell just as the poison turns him into a crazed predator. Confronted by Sevastyan's uncontrollable blood lust, Elsa does everything in her power to entrance him—and turns his need for violence into another kind of need altogether. But it's a fiery connection with the power to overcome the evil around them...or destroy them both. This title was originally self-published.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2024
Go, Go Green Gavin: Saving the Poisoned Sea
by Louisa Joanne Lee, Alyssa Sidlosky
From ordinary boy to superhero, Gavin is here to save the day! Something mysterious is poisoning the sea and the animals are crying for help! What happens next? We're not telling you, but superpowers, talking to animals and saving the planet are involved! Make way for Green Gavin, your new superhero on the block. In this new series, Green Gavin is on a mission to protect our environment from the evil clutches of ... humans! From battling sea pollution to protecting wildlife from illegal trade, Gavin is determined to use his (accidental) superpowers to save Earth, one adventure at a time! Go, Go, Green Gavin!
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Science fictionAugust 2021
Seasons Between Us
Tales of Identities and Memories
by Susan Forest (editor), Lucas K. Law (editor), Jane Yolen, Alan Dean Foster, Maurice Broaddus, Candas Jane Dorsey, Rich Larson, S.B. Divya, Patrick Swenson, Amanda Sun, Karina Sumner-Smith, and more
What is a life well-lived? How should life be lived? What kind of stories will you leave behind? Travel with twenty-three speculative fiction authors through the seasons of life to capture the memories, identities, and moments of stepping through the portal of change, as they cope with their own journeys of growing older. From the moment of birth, through each threshold of our lives, to the moment we take our last breath, we age. Some of us leap into a hopeful future, some cling to the knowns of our former selves, some wander obliviously through the minefields and poppies of change. Something is lost, something is gained in each season. Things forgotten, things remembered. A child redefines identity and belonging in post-Soviet Hungary. A girl blossoming to adult awareness exchanges life for death in rural Canada. A college student chooses between the magic of ancient spirits and the magic of daily happiness in modern Japan. In futuristic India, a mother finds joy in the balance between family and career. Under the Andulasian sun, a mathematician consults his older self in affairs of love. In alternate Tanzania, a husband and wife discover wisdom in memory loss. A robot eases an old man's grief, and a grandmother opens her heart when she listens to her child. And many more hopeful stories. Featuring Original Stories by Maurice Broaddus, Vanessa Cardui, C.J. Cheung, Joyce Chng, Eric Choi, S.B. Divya, Alan Dean Foster, Bev Geddes, Maria Haskins, Tyler Keevil, Rich Larson, Karin Lowachee, Brent Nichols, Heather Osborne, Y.M. Pang, Karina Sumner-Smith, Amanda Sun, Patrick Swenson, Bogi Takács, Hayden Trenholm, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Jane Yolen, and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro. With an Introduction by Candas Jane Dorsey Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law The anthologies in this award-winning series (Strangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist (American Library Association), Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire. To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2LD7d9C
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September 2019
L'Avenue, la Kasbah
by Soil, Daniel
The Avenue is the main street that crosses Tunis, from the sea to the medina. This is where, from time immemorial, people got angry. The Kasbah is the vast esplanade in the center of the Ministries, which has replaced a popular district considered too old by the authorities: it did not give a quite rewarding image of a country so new, so proud of its independence. It is between these two emblematic places that the upheaval of January 2011 took place, of which Daniel Soil was the witness. He was, before, during and after, amazed by the audacity of the rebels of this first "Arab Spring", mad with sympathy for these Tunisians mixed, young and old, urban and country. The novelist had no difficulty in creating a love in these circumstances, also revolutionary because he is fed by the social movement, his beauty, his inventiveness. Elie, a young Belgian filmmaker who came to Tunisia, meets Alyssa, a teacher. The cultural barriers that constrain their nascent love – which is expressed and developed on Facebook – are shattered by the 2011 Revolution, in which they both engage. Accompanied by the background of the opera "Dido and Aeneas", we follow in parallel the evolution of their love and that of the political situation: demonstrations, mobilization of young and old, free speech, until the fall of the dictator and the advent of a hope for democracy that sign the end of the one and the other. First novel about the Tunisian Revolution of 2011, starting point of the "Arab Spring", written by a foreigner who was the privileged witness of it.
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Children's & YA
Imagination Unleashed Book 1
Anthology of 25 short stories written by talented young authors of Storymakers League
by Storymakers League authors
This is an anthology of 25 short stories written by talented young authors (between 12 and 18 years old) from all over Asia. They are members of the Storymakers League. The stories in this book: 1. "Red" by Alyssa Ng (Malaysia) 2. "Out of Place" by Angelina Ng Xiu Qi (Singapore) 3. "A Trip to Galle" by Balsam Ahmed Shimau (Sri Lanka) 4. "My Heart Will Go On" by Banan Ahmed Shimau (Sri Lanka) 5. "He Was Perfect" by Binya Ahmed Shimau (Sri Lanka) 6. "The Mysterious Library" by Chin Chun Yuan (Malaysia) 7. "Girl" by Christine Choo Jia Ying (Singapore) 8. "Nimali’s Dream" by D M Yenuli Santhusi Dissanayake (Sri Lanka) 9. "Happy to Be Home" by Daniea Elisha (Malaysia) 10. "Memories of Days Gone By" by De Jia Xuan (Malaysia) 11. "Rift" by Elisabeth Mahilini Hoole (Sri Lanka) 12. "The Demon Huntsmen" by Esmarelda Jynthia (Malaysia) 13. "The Magic Bamboo" by Fayanna Ailisha Davianny (Indonesia) 14. "Parallel Universe" by Gian Si Tian Candice (Singapore) 15. "Sing Her Way Home" by Goh Sze Ann (Singapore) 16. "Tears in a Time Capsule" by Hannah Mastura (Malaysia) 17. "Death on the Perak River" by Harshini Rheya Naidu (Malaysia) 18. "The Year Was 2045" by Hew Zi Jin (Malaysia) 19. "The Glass Bottle" by Hind Iyad Nihad Yaseen Al-Mousa (Jordan) 20. "Oblivion" by Inddoo Manimaran (Malaysia) 21. "Female Samurai Makoto Goes to America" by Koto Katayama (Japan) 22. "The Game of His Life" by Maleeka Shahla Hassan (Sri Lanka) 23. "Lotus" by Malisha Paarami Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka) 24. "A Hero for the Country" by Navya Binoy Valiyakunnel (Brunei) 25. "As I Aim for the Stars" by Niranun Puapattanakajorn (Thailand)
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Zoology & animal sciencesDecember 2021
Nanotechnology in Plant Pathology
by N.G. Ravichandra
The book Nanotechnology in Plant Pathology is to provide its readers latest developments and updated comprehensive information on various aspects of nanomaterials, nanomolecules and nanosensors in relation to plant diseases. This book fulfils the need for a comprehensive book on the significance of nanotechnology in plant pathology, which furnishes the latest information on this fast developing topic.The book Nanotechnology in Plant Pathology explicates essential aspects and is conveniently divided into nine unique chapters, covering the latest information and developments in nanotechnology with respect to plant diseases. The chapters include Introduction to nanotechnology, Categories and characterization of nanoparticles, Nanotechnology in plant disease diagnosis, Nanoparticles in plant disease management, Nanotechnology and pesticides, Nanotechnology in pesticides delivery, Regulations and risks in nanotechnology, Nanotoxicity and Nanosafety. Quality diagrams at appropriate places, convincing tables and suitable graphs / illustrations have been furnished for an impressive reading. Under each chapter, a bibliography providing the list of references cited has also been included for additional reading. The contents of this book, reflecting an extensive literature search, will be useful particularly for teachers, researchers and students in Plant Pathology, the State Departments of Horticulture & Agriculture, Commercial protection centers, Administrators, Policy planners and all those who are interested and concerned with the use and application of nanoparticles in plant pathology.
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Agriculture & farmingNovember 2022
Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety
by N.G. Ravichandra
The major objective of this book is to provide recent developments and updated comprehensive information on various aspects of Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety. This book fulfils the need for a comprehensive book on the fundamental and advanced aspects of Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety. The book explicates essential aspects related to Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety and is conveniently divided into sixteen unique chapters, covering all the updated information and latest developments. The chapters covered include Introduction ; Invasive Alien Species ; Biowarfare, Bioterrorism and Bioethics; Early Warning and Forecasting System ; Emerging Resurgence of Pests and Diseases ; National Regulatory Mechanism and International Agreements Conventions; International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures ; Pest Risk Analysis, Risk Management Models and Pest Information System ; Global Positioning System and Geographic Information System for Plant Biosecurity ; Pest, Disease and Epidemic Management ; Agroterrorism and Biosecurity ; Mitigation Planning and Integrated Approach for Biosecurity ; Biosafety, History, Policies and Regulatory Mechanism ; Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Its Implications ; Issues related to the Genetically Modified Crops ; Operational Biosafety Practices and Procedures. In addition, Glossary of terms is also furnished to present a list of frequently terms used in Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety. The contents of this book, reflecting an extensive literature search, will be useful particularly for the students, teaching & research faculty and extension personnel in Agricultural and Horticultural Universities, the State Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Sericulture & Fisheries, Plant Protection Organizations, Plant Quarantine Units, Administrators & Policy makers and all those who are interested and concerned with plant biosecurity and biosafety.
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Fiction
The Cabinet
by Un-su Kim
THE CABINET IS A STORY ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS that record these symptomers and the man who manages the documents in Cabinet 13. This seemingly ordinary, old cabinet is filled with stories that are peculiar, strange, eye-popping, disgusting, enraging, and touching. However, the fast changing world is also full of all sorts of unbelievable things. Perhaps symptomers exist not only in the novel but also in the real world. Perhaps some of us do not accept our past and instead, erase our memories and create new ones. Some of us might want to become a wooden doll or a cat rather than live in pain as a human. And if you look around, you can find those who can love no one but themselves or their alter egos.The narrator is an office worker in his 30s, as ordinary as the cabinet. But he once spent 178 days drinking nothing but cans of beer. And his colleague Son Jeong-eun is a quiet, chubby girl who draws nobody’s attention. But she also has a strange habit of devouring more than 100 pieces of sushi at once. In this novel, the cabinet is a container that holds all the truths of the world. Kim Un-su puts truth into the cabinet “as it is” and keeps it fresh under proper temperature and moisture, utilizing his precise prose and rich style. Each episode, preposterous and weird, is intricately interwoven with the narrator’s story piles atop each other like Lego blocks that form a perfectly assembled structure. Unfolding peculiar and heart-freezing episodes, the author tells us that this is an ‘ordinary’ story and at the same time, the truth “as it is,” as natural as the wind blowing, flowers blossoming and snow falling. The moment you turn the last page of the book, you will come to think about which strange stories are inside your own cabinet. And you will be also curious about what story the author will pull out of his cabinet next time.