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Inspired by the remarkable life of Dorothy Peto, the Metropolitan Police’s first female superintendent. In 1914, the idea of a female police officer is dismissed as absurd, but to a small group of determined women, not impossible.

Are you tired of being knocked down but not getting back up? The Bible talks a lot about grit, but it doesn’t exactly use the word. Scripture uses terms like perseverance and endurance to describe doing difficult things and having the determination to keep moving despite challenges and...

In these hard times of global financial peril and growing social inequality, injuries to dignity are pervasive. "Indignity has many faces," one man told Nora Jacobson as she conducted interviews for this book. Its expressions range from rudeness, indifference, and condescension to objectification, discrimination, and exploitation. Yet dignity can also be promoted. Another man described it as "common respect," suggesting dignity's ordinariness, and the ways we can create and share it through practices like courtesy, leveling, and contribution.

The education sector is in the midst of an edtech revolution, and Learning Designers are leading the charge. Online Learning: So, You Want to Be a Learning Designer? is a must-listen for any educator keen to adapt current skills and remain relevant in these rapidly changing times. As we adapt to a world where remote learning and working online have become the norm, are we prepared to design and deliver dynamic courses that meet learners’ needs? With better learning design, yes.

Auggie è un ragazzo normale, ma con una faccia... straordinaria! Nato con il volto deforme, protetto dalla sua meravigliosa famiglia per i primi dieci anni della sua vita, adesso, per la prima volta, deve affrontare la scuola. Chi gli siederà vicino? Chi lo guarderà dritto negli occhi? Auggie è sfortunato, ma tenace e sa vedere il lato buffo delle cose. Riuscirà a convincere i suoi compagni che lui è proprio come loro, nonostante le apparenze?

Seventeen-year-old Blue Haven, gifted with superhuman sight since birth, dreams of becoming a warrior—not that anything's happened near the wall since Old Man Amos was attacked by that beaver. The Shadow Elves—humans infected by a zombie apocalypse-like plague—have died out over the past 150 years, leaving life altogether boring. In her quiet farming village nestled in the shadows of the Smoky Mountains, warriors are no more than a formality. But Blue's unique sight is beginning to show her some troubling things.

Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the battle for supremacy rages on between two vampire coalitions: Guardian enforcers sworn to protect humanity, and Darkbloods, rogues who kill like their ancient ancestors…. Hot-blooded and hard-edged, Tristan Santiago has an uncanny ability to see beneath the surface - a skill that serves him well as the Guardians' region commander. But when a deadly plot against his fellow vampires is uncovered, he must turn to the one woman he can't read: the beautiful yet mysterious Roxanne Reynolds, whose sensual presence soothes his tormented memories.

Viaja a los orígenes del mundo cuántico. Recién estrenado el siglo XX, Ada lucha contra el destino gris y aburrido que su vida en el orfanato le depara. Cuando su antigua mentora desaparece, se ve inmersa en una aventura que la llevará a tierras de extraños conocimientos. Con la ayuda de un enigmático elfo conseguirá escapar de su encierro, recuperando no sólo su libertad sino también abriendo las puertas a sus sueños: convertirse en una gran científica. Ada y su nuevo amigo tienen la misión de guiar a los científicos más brillantes de su época hasta el mundo cuántico.

Amelia and Riley have transferred to Ashbury for their senior year. In love since they were 14, they dance their nights away and sleepwalk their way through school. Their fellow students long to be drawn into their cool, self-contained world. But when Riley fears he’s losing Amelia to the past and asks his peers for help, things take an ominous turn.

De port en port se répand sa légende, celle d’un fils de pêcheur qui a réchappé aux tempêtes les plus dangereuses. Alors qu’il est sur le point d’obtenir tout ce dont il a toujours rêvé – son propre navire, un équipage et une licence faisant de lui l’un des premiers marchands des Goulets – il fait la rencontre d’Isolde, une jeune plongeuse de la mer Sans Nom au passé trouble... Plus il se sent attiré par elle et plus il met en péril ce pourquoi il a tant travaillé. Il va devoir choisir entre l’amour et ses superstitions sacrées qui lui ont valu le nom pour lequel il est connu – Saint.

If you're a fan of Roald Dahl or Gillian Flynn you'll love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale. Are you ready to stay up all night with USA Today best-selling author JT Lawrence? Click now to start listening.

The anticipated second installment of In These Streets: Koi’s Saga is here. It picks up where the first installment has left off, informing you of the events after young Koi and older boyfriend Griff were rushed to the hospital. This second installment is just as hot as the first, introducing you to a new cast of characters with even more secrets and scandals. Find out what happens when their paths collide as the saga continues.

It's 1885. Anne Stanbury wakes up in a strange bed, having been kidnapped from her home. As the panic settles in, she realizes she has been committed to a lunatic asylum, deemed insane and therefore unfit to stand trial for an unspeakable crime. But all is not as it seems.

Eredità familiare si scontra con feroce ambizione, stile romance mafioso. Incontra Ruth, la più giovane dei famigerati trillini Moretti, decisa a scuotere le norme patriarcali che l'hanno tenuta in una stretta morsa per gran parte della sua vita. La ribellione di Ruth prende il volo quando ribalta il copione, dando un secco rifiuto alla scelta di marito del padre in modo tutt'altro che sottile, e non e´lúnico problema.

Una rassegna di alcuni fra i più apprezzati poeti italiani di questo nuovo secolo. Stili diversi e caratteri diversi, dalle tonalità drammatiche di Merini alle asperità del discorso di Zanzotto, dall'erotismo di Valduga alla nostalgia di Cafarella, tutti però dotati di grande intensità lirica sottolineata dalle varie interpretazioni delle voci narranti.

The Choko Travers Outlaw Gang with bounties on their heads for bank robbery, murder and rape kidnapped Rosie McKenzie and hightailed it into the wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains. If she dares to escape, she will face the possibility of attack from wild critters: wolves, cougar, or bear, death by hypothermia, injury, illness, or starvation. But better death than what awaits her at the hands of the ruthless outlaw gang. Half Cherokee Indian, Gabe Long Tree Sullivan, renowned tracker stands six feet eight in his sock feet.

Após uma longa temporada fora do país, Julia retornou ao Brasil acreditando que havia superado o amor que sentira por Leonel, mas bastou uma noite juntos para seus sentimentos se tornassem ainda mais fortes. Leonel provou o gosto do pecado quando sucumbiu ao desejo que sentiu por Julia assim que a reencontrou, agora, teria que decidir entre se manter fiel aos seus princípios ou se entregar a essa paixão.

Sabrina Collins needs bona fide cowboys for her new dating website - fast. Fortunately, Lost Gun hosts one of the biggest and oldest rodeos in Texas, and there's a whole corral of hot men in leather chaps to choose from. Fortunately for Sabrina, wranglers aren't her type. That is, until Mr. Sex-in-a-Stetson asks her to dance and her vow to stay away from cowboys starts to weaken...

Die berühmte, weltweit anerkannte Yoga-Lehrerin setzt sich in diesem großen Klassiker mit der menschlichen Grundfrage auseinander, inwieweit Spiritualität und Sexualität harmonisch miteinander verbunden werden können. Sie analysiert die grundlegenden Gesetzmäßigkeiten des Yoga-Weges und kommt zu radikalen Schlussfolgerungen. Ein Ratgeberbuch, das umfassend und kompetent informiert. Ein Yoga-Lehrwerk, das inspiriert und den Leser zu einer eigenen Stellungnahme herausfordert.

Eltern machen sich Sorgen um ihr Kind. Meist sind es verblüffend einfache Antworten, die diese Sorgen nehmen. Dr. med. Büttner, erklärt, wie Sie Krankheiten erkennen, welchen natürlichen Verlauf sie meist nehmen und was Sie selbst tun können, damit es Ihrem Kind schnell wieder gut geht.