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33 produkter
Neuropolis
A Brain Science Survival Guide
E-bok, 2017
159 kr
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Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down. After imagining …
Neuropolis
A Brain Science Survival Guide
Ljudbok, 2017
191 kr
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Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds?Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down.After imagining …
Creating and Opposing Empire
The Role of the Colonial Periodical Press
Av Adelaide Vieira Machado, Isadora de Ataíde Fonseca m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
2578 kr
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Focusing on the Portuguese Empire, this book examines colonial press issued in "metropolitan" spaces and in colonies, disclosing dissonant narratives and problematizations of colonial empires.Creating and Opposing Empire is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical …
Centuries' Ends, Narrative Means
Inbunden, 1996
1246 kr
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This pathbreaking work uses the approaching conclusion of the second millennium as a context for discussing questions concerning temporal division and narrative continuity. It investigates assumptions about teleology and eschatology while exploring the ways in which temporal division affects the …
Creating and Opposing Empire
The Role of the Colonial Periodical Press
Av Robert Newman, Sandra Ataide Lobo m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
785 kr
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Focusing on the Portuguese Empire, this book examines colonial press issued in "metropolitan" spaces and in colonies, disclosing dissonant narratives and problematizations of colonial empires. Creating and Opposing Empire is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical …
Creating and Opposing Empire
The Role of the Colonial Periodical Press
Av Robert Newman, Sandra Ataide Lobo m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
785 kr
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Focusing on the Portuguese Empire, this book examines colonial press issued in "metropolitan" spaces and in colonies, disclosing dissonant narratives and problematizations of colonial empires. Creating and Opposing Empire is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical …
Creating and Opposing Empire
The Role of the Colonial Periodical Press
Av Adelaide Vieira Machado, Isadora de Ataíde Fonseca m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
669 kr
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Focusing on the Portuguese Empire, this book examines colonial press issued in "metropolitan" spaces and in colonies, disclosing dissonant narratives and problematizations of colonial empires.Creating and Opposing Empire is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical …
Twelve Labors of Hercules
E-bok, 2014
23 kr
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To marry the woman he loves, Hercules must complete twelve challenging tasksHercules, son of Zeus, is known as the greatest hero Greece has ever seen. But it takes more than a godly parent to create a hero. This is the tale of how one man becomes a hero and that hero becomes a god. Soon before …
Night Spell
E-bok, 2014
127 kr
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Tad Harper is determined to find out the truth behind Mr. Gorham''s tragic past, no matter what it takesTad Harper believes all orphans develop a sixth sense that tells them when something bad is going to happen. But that doesn''t mean he''s prepared to spend the summer with Martin Gorham, an old …
Grettir the Strong
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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The legendary Grettir was the strongest man in Iceland, cursed with misfortune but determined to make his own destinyIn Iceland''s history, many men stand out for their courage and talent, but one man stands taller than the rest. When young Grettir is outlawed from Iceland after killing a man in …
Shattered Stone
E-bok, 2014
125 kr
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Three teenagers must seek out an ancient prophecy to learn how to stop a war from destroying two kingdomsNeva and Ivo have grown up in the safety of their forest utopia, surrounded by their animal friends and their teachers, Jartan and Mistress Silvia. But when they turn seventeen, Neva and Ivo …
Boy Who Could Fly
E-bok, 2014
23 kr
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Joey has always been a special kid, but his brother, Mark, is worried that the people in their new town won’t understand his odd behavior Mark has always known that his brother, Joey, was special. The problem is, Joey has always been a little too special for most people to understand. When the …
Case of the Baker Street Irregular
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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A mysterious, broken-nosed cabby, a beautiful actress, and a villainous art heist have one thing in common—but the only one man who knows what it is has methods that are a little, shall we say . . . irregularLate Victorian London: home to gas streetlights, bands of ragged urchins, and now, young …
Case of the Vanishing Corpse
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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Sherlock Holmes isn''t the only detective in London—Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins at your service!Andrew Tillet can hardly believe his luck. Only one year ago he landed in London completely unaware of his real name and identity, or that his mother was the beautiful and accomplished actress Verna …
Case of the Somerville Secret
E-bok, 2014
23 kr
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Famous archaeologist Lord Somerville leads a quiet life behind high walls, but is he keeping something out—or in?Things are looking up for Peter Wyatt. Now promoted to inspector and in possession of his own office, the sharp young detective is giving Andrew Tillet a tour of Scotland Yard when they …
Case of the Threatened King
E-bok, 2014
22 kr
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From the ancient sewers of London to the heights of a barren attic prison, Andrew and Sara race to uncover a wicked plotThough he''s usually more of a cricket fan, Andrew Tillet would never miss a chance to see American baseball played in London—especially not in the company of his best friends, …
Case of the Frightened Friend
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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Blink once for yes, twice for no, and three times for murderSometimes it seems like all the boys at school know about Andrew Tillet''s friendship with Inspector Peter Wyatt of Scotland Yard. Mostly it''s a little embarrassing, but when Andrew''s classmate Cortland makes a very strange request, it …
Case of the Murdered Players
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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Special effects might look like magic to the audience, but there''s always someone behind a curtain pulling the stringsSomeone is targeting the best actresses in London, and the only way to keep Verna Tillet safe is to keep her off the stage until Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins, and Inspector Peter …
Case of the Indian Curse
E-bok, 2014
23 kr
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Turning up missing is better than turning up deadInspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins''s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley—and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large …
Case of the Watching Boy
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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It''s one thing to be interested in history—it''s another to thing to make itAndrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme—a mission to return an abducted boy to his heartbroken mother. Andrew and his friend Christopher carry out their mission …
Merlin's Mistake
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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Brian and Tertius set out on a quest to find a wizard and save a kingdom from an evil knightAll his life, Brian has craved a grand adventure. On his sixteenth birthday, he meets the young traveler Tertius and knows it''s a sign that his adventure is about to begin. Tertius is on a mission to find a …
Testing of Tertius
E-bok, 2014
32 kr
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Brian and Tertius are back, but this time, the stakes are higher than everWhen Brian and Lianor receive a coded message for Merlin, the know it''s urgent that they take it to him at once. Merlin''s apprentice, Tertius, couldn''t be happier to see them, but Merlin quickly realizes that the news is …
Case of the Indian Curse
E-bok, 2014
93 kr
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Turning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins’s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley—and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large …
Case of the Watching Boy
E-bok, 2014
93 kr
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It’s one thing to be interested in history—it’s another to thing to make it Andrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme—a mission to return an abducted boy to his heartbroken mother. Andrew and his friend Christopher carry out their mission …
Intelligence
'Wonderfully feisty and beguiling' WILLIAM BOYD
Inbunden, 2026
232 kr
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'Joyful, sad, smart and surprising' NICK HORNBY, bestselling author of High Fidelity and About a Boy'Full of historical allusions, unforgettable characters, and thrilling escapades' THE MIRROR Was he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, …
Intelligence
'Wonderfully feisty and beguiling' WILLIAM BOYD
Häftad, 2027
139 kr
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'Joyful, sad, smart and surprising' NICK HORNBY, bestselling author of High Fidelity and About a Boy'Full of historical allusions, unforgettable characters, and thrilling escapades' THE MIRROR Was he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, …
Motor Racing Heroes
The Stories of 100 Greats
E-bok, 2014
151 kr
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Covering almost 100 years of motor racing history, humanity, not simple statistics, is revealed here as the true source of the subjects'' heroism. Take Andre Boillot; so tired at the end of the 1919 Targa Florio, he made a silly mistake, spinning his car backwards across the finish line - yet he …
Children and young people in custody
Managing the risk
Av Maggie Blyth, Chris Wright m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
356 kr
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Over the last decade, the reformed youth justice system has seen increases in the numbers of children and young people in custody, a sharp rise in indeterminate sentences and the continuing deaths of young prisoners. The largest proportion of funding in youth justice at national level is spent on …
