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"The Crow's Cry 2"

By: Anastasia Shmaryan

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Robert Lipinski and his mate Dan Ming drive away, after surviving a near fatal blast. They manage to go over the border into Canada on a scooter, with Gale, Roberts trusty sidekick, soaring above them. Once in Canada, the duo and magpie join a traveling Circus. Between the shows, Robert and Dan find a way to sell gems that were left over from their last job. After a few months with the Circus, the guys decide that their time there is up, and fly away onto their next adventure. The duo arrive in Hong Kong with Gale in tow, here the stakes are much higher than they have ever imagined, as they embark on a new wave of international crime, which leads them straight back to Martin aka Cyclops - Interpol agent and Roberts arch nemesis. When this showdown is over, all their lives will be changed forever.

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1490719415

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The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies

Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time

By: George Anastasia,Glen Macnow

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The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies

Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time

By: George Anastasia,Glen Macnow

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies provides extensive reviews of the Top 100 gangster films of all time, including sidebars like "Reality Check," "Hit and Miss," "I Know That Guy," "Body Count," and other fun and informative features.

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Running Press Adult

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0762441542

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The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: An Emerging Objective of the Contemporary Law of the Sea

By: Anastasia Strati

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The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: An Emerging Objective of the Contemporary Law of the Sea

By: Anastasia Strati

The marine environment is almost ideal for the preservation of artefacts and, until relatively recently, it also provided complete protection from destruction by man. However, the aqualung has made most shallow underwater sites accessible, leading to widespread plundering. Current deep-sea bed technology now threatens deep water sites. There is a need for immediate international action to preserve the man-made environment, alongside the natural one. The enunciation of legal rules to protect the underwater cultural heritage is a complex issue, involving a matrix of interests and laws, both international and national.

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9004479465

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9789004479463

"The Crow's Cry"

By: Anastasia Shmaryan

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"The Crow's Cry"

By: Anastasia Shmaryan

The story begins in a quiet suburban neighborhood of Detroit, where the Lipinski family lives with their teenage son, Robert, and his younger sister, Sarah-Jane. Suddenly, the family is dealt a huge blow when Robert's parents decide to split up. He is left devastated by his parents' divorce and locks himself away in the attic, spending most of his free time there. His time at school is also rough. A gang of youths in Robert's class constantly teases him and beats him up. One of them is Martin McDermott, who will prove to be a thorn in Robert's side for many years to come. One day Robert encounters a magpie after she flies in through the attic window and into Robert's life. He named the bird Gale. What Robert doesn't realise is that Gale is not an ordinary bird, as the unlikely friendship grows between the teenager and the magpie, eventually leading them both down a path of crime and burglary that spans over a decade and changes Robert's life forever.

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1490718095

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The Image of the Feminine in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats and Angelos Sikelianos

By: Anastasia Psoni

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The Image of the Feminine in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats and Angelos Sikelianos

By: Anastasia Psoni

Modernism, as a powerful movement, saw the literary and artistic traditions, as well as pure science, starting to evolve radically, creating a crisis, even chaos, in culture and society. Within this chaos, myth offered an ordered picture of that world employing symbolic and poetic images. Both W.B. Yeats and Angelos Sikelianos embraced myth and symbols because they liberate imagination and raise human consciousness, bringing together humans and the cosmos. Being opposed to the rigidity of scientific materialism that inhibits spiritual development, the two poets were waiting for a new age and a new religion, expecting that they, themselves, would inspire their community and usher in the change. In their longing for a new age, archaeology was a magnetic field for Yeats and Sikelianos, as it was for many writers and thinkers. After Sir Arthur Evans’s discovery of the Minoan Civilization where women appeared so peacefully prominent, the dream of re-creating a gynocentric mythology was no longer a fantasy. In Yeats’s and Sikelianos’s gynocentric mythology, the feminine figure appears in various forms and, like in a drama, it plays different roles. Significantly, a gynocentric mythology permeates the work of the two poets and this mythology is of pivotal importance in their poetry, their poetics and even in their life as the intensity of their creative desire brought to them female personalities to inspire and guide them. Indeed, in Yeats’s and Sikelianos’s gynocentric mythology, the image of the feminine holds a place within a historical context taking the reader into a larger social, political and religious space.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527523802

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Essential Criminology

By: Mark M. Lanier,Stuart Henry,Desire' J.M. Anastasia

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Essential Criminology

By: Mark M. Lanier,Stuart Henry,Desire' J.M. Anastasia

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and Desire .M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has become essential reading for students of criminology in the 21st century. Designed as an alternative to overly comprehensive, lengthy, and expensive introductory texts, Essential Criminology is, as its title implies, a concise overview of the field. The book guides students through the various definitions of crime and the different ways crime is measured. It then covers the major theories of crime, from individual-level, classical, and rational choice to biological, psychological, social learning, social control, and interactionist perspectives. In this latest edition, the authors explore the kind of criminology that is needed for the globally interdependent twenty-first century. With cutting-edge updates, illustrative real-world examples, and new study tools for students, this text is a necessity for both undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology.

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Routledge

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0429973519

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The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

An Emerging Objective of the Contemporary Law of the Sea

By: Anastasia Stratē

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The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

An Emerging Objective of the Contemporary Law of the Sea

By: Anastasia Stratē

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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0792330528

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9780792330523

The Use of Signing Space in a Shared Sign Language of Australia

By: Anastasia Bauer

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The Use of Signing Space in a Shared Sign Language of Australia

By: Anastasia Bauer

In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of spatial grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to structure of interrogative and negative sentences. The main interest is the manifestation of signing space - the articulatory space surrounding the signers - for grammatical purposes in Yolngu Sign Language.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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1614518971

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9781614518976

Welcome to Painterland

Bruce Conner and the Rat Bastard Protective Association

By: Anastasia Aukeman

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Welcome to Painterland

Bruce Conner and the Rat Bastard Protective Association

By: Anastasia Aukeman

The Rat Bastard ProtectiveÊAssociation was an inflammatory, close-knit community of artists who livedÊand worked in aÊbuilding they dubbed Painterland in the Fillmore neighborhood of midcentury San Francisco. The artists who counted themselves among the RatÊBastardsÑwhich included Joan Brown, Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo,ÊWallyÊHedrick, Michael McClure, and Manuel NeriÑexhibited a unique fusion of radicalism,Êprovocation, and community. Geographically isolated from a viable art market and refusingÊto conform to institutional expectations, theyÊanimated broader social andÊartistic discussions through their work and became aÊtransformative part of American culture over time. Anastasia Aukeman presents new and little-known archival material in this authorized account of these artists and their circle, a colorful cultural milieu that intersected with the broader Beat scene.

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Univ of California Press

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0520289455

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9780520289451

The Inferior Oilvary Complex

By: Anastasia Bozhilova-Pastirova,Wladimir A. Ovtscharoff

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The Inferior Oilvary Complex

By: Anastasia Bozhilova-Pastirova,Wladimir A. Ovtscharoff

Although many studies have established the connections of the inferior olivary complex, there have been relatively few studies on the morphology of this nuclear complex. On the base of the similar topographic relations and connections with the cerebellum, the inferior olivary complex is regarded as homologous in all vertebrates. We present comprehensive light microscopical qualitative and quantitative analysis of the inferior olivary complex of different representatives of submammalian and mammalian vertebrates, including human. A detailed comparison was made at the structural level. Cytoarchitecture and cellular morphology of the inferior olivary complex have been studied in several submammalian (carp, frog, lizard, tortoise, pigeon) and mammalian species (rat, cat, and for the first time ground squirrel Citellus citellus L), including human.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642573215

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A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy

By: Anastasia Dukova

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A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy

By: Anastasia Dukova

This book illuminates the neglected history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police – a history that has been long overshadowed by existing historiography, which has traditionally been preoccupied with the more radical aspects of Irish history. It explores the origins of the institution and highlights the Dublin Metropolitan Police’s profound influence on the colonial forces, as its legacy reached some of the furthest outposts of the British Empire. In doing so Anastasia Dukova provides much needed nuance and complexity to our understanding of Ireland as a whole, and Dublin in particular, demonstrating that it was far more than a lawless place ravaged by political and sectarian violence. Simultaneously, the book tells the story of the bobby on the beat, the policeman who made the organisation; his work and day, the conditions of service and how they affected or bettered his lot at home and abroad.

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1137555823

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Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: Anastasia Mills Healy

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Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: Anastasia Mills Healy

Did you know that there’s a Connecticut hotel room with a real helicopter inside? Can you guess who inspired the character of Indiana Jones, who was president before George Washington, and who flew before the Wright Brothers? Find the state’s most interesting and offbeat stories in Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Are you interested in taking a safari or racing a chariot? Had you ever heard that Martin Luther King Jr. spent two summers in Connecticut? Included are more than eighty engaging stories that provide insight into one of America’s oldest states. Inside are tales of pirates, an underground prison, and a possessed doll. Aren’t you curious about the spectacular stained glass church that was unknowingly built in the shape of a fish by a famous architect? From the world’s smallest Native American reservation to professionally coiffed cows and a replica of Marie Antoinette’s palace, you’ll find intrigue around every corner of this small but surprising state. Author Anastasia Mills Healy brings to life the long history of intriguing people, places, and events that will fascinate even life long residents of Connecticut.

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Reedy Press LLC

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1681063050

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9781681063058

Frontiers of Pleasure

Models of Aesthetic Response in Archaic and Classical Greek Thought

By: Anastasia-Erasmia Peponi

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Frontiers of Pleasure

Models of Aesthetic Response in Archaic and Classical Greek Thought

By: Anastasia-Erasmia Peponi

Frontiers of Pleasure calls into question a number of influential modern notions regarding aesthetics by going back to the very beginnings of aesthetic thought in Greece and raising critical issues regarding conceptions of how one responds to the beautiful. Despite a recent rebirth of interest in aesthetics, extensive discussion of this key cluster of topics has been absent. Anastasia-Erasmia Peponi argues that although the Greek language had no formal term equivalent to the "aesthetic," the notion was deeply rooted in Greek thought. Her analysis centers on a dominant aspect of beauty--the aural--associated with a highly influential sector of culture that comprised both poetry and instrumental music, the "activity of the Muses," or mousikê. The main argument relies on a series of close readings of literary and philosophical texts, from Homer and Plato through Kant, Joyce, and Proust. Through detailed attention to such scenes as Odysseus' encounter with the Sirens and Hermes' playing of his lyre for his brother Apollo, she demonstrates that the most telling moments in the conceptualization of the aesthetic come in the Greeks' debates and struggles over intense models of auditory pleasure. Unlike current tendencies to treat poetry as an early, imperfect mode of meditating upon such issues, Peponi claims that Greek poetry and philosophy employed equally complex, albeit different, ways of articulating notions of aesthetic response. Her approach often leads her to partial or total disagreement with earlier interpretations of some of the most well-known Greek texts of the archaic and classical periods. Frontiers of Pleasure thus suggests an alternative mode of understanding aesthetics in its entirety, freed from some modern preconceptions that have become a hindrance within the field.

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Oxford University Press

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0199798397

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9780199798391

Digital Criminology

Crime and Justice in Digital Society

By: Anastasia Powell,Gregory Stratton,Robin Cameron

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Digital Criminology

Crime and Justice in Digital Society

By: Anastasia Powell,Gregory Stratton,Robin Cameron

The infusion of digital technology into contemporary society has had significant effects for everyday life and for everyday crimes. Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society is the first interdisciplinary scholarly investigation extending beyond traditional topics of cybercrime, policing and the law to consider the implications of digital society for public engagement with crime and justice movements. This book seeks to connect the disparate fields of criminology, sociology, legal studies, politics, media and cultural studies in the study of crime and justice. Drawing together intersecting conceptual frameworks, Digital Criminology examines conceptual, legal, political and cultural framings of crime, formal justice responses and informal citizen-led justice movements in our increasingly connected global and digital society. Building on case study examples from across Australia, Canada, Europe, China, the UK and the United States, Digital Criminology explores key questions including: What are the implications of an increasingly digital society for crime and justice? What effects will emergent technologies have for how we respond to crime and participate in crime debates? What will be the foundational shifts in criminological research and frameworks for understanding crime and justice in this technologically mediated context? What does it mean to be a ‘just’ digital citizen? How will digital communications and social networks enable new forms of justice and justice movements? Ultimately, the book advances the case for an emerging digital criminology: extending the practical and conceptual analyses of ‘cyber’ or ‘e’ crime beyond a focus foremost on the novelty, pathology and illegality of technology-enabled crimes, to understandings of online crime as inherently social. Twitter: @DigiCrimRMIT ‏

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1351795058

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Biodeterioration of Wooden Cultural Heritage

Organisms and Decay Mechanisms in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

By: Anastasia Pournou

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Biodeterioration of Wooden Cultural Heritage

Organisms and Decay Mechanisms in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

By: Anastasia Pournou

Since prehistoric times and throughout the course of human evolution, wood has been an integral part of all civilizations. Wooden Cultural Heritage can be found worldwide, providing valuable information on the social and economic context of human history. Nonetheless, as a natural cellulosic material, wood shows low resistance to biodeterioration and thus wooden Cultural Heritage often fails to escape decomposition in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This book provides a comprehensive overview on the biodeterioration of wooden Cultural Heritage and describes the decay mechanisms of key organisms and microorganisms encountered in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Cultural Heritage professionals, researchers and academics may explore within this book the associations between deteriogens, habitats and decay, which will assist them to understand wood biodeterioration and design effective prevention, mitigation and remediation strategies. The book presents case studies around the world to demonstrate the impact of biogenic deterioration on wooden Cultural Heritage and illustrates mechanisms and patterns in order to be a useful handbook of decay diagnosis. Lastly, by adopting a holistic approach to wood decay, basic concepts of wood technology, ecology, and deteriogens' biology are introduced, permitting readers of different scientific backgrounds to easily comprehend wood biodeterioration.

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Springer Nature

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3030465047

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9783030465049

Urban Design Downtown

Poetics and Politics of Form

By: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris,Tridib Banerjee

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Urban Design Downtown

Poetics and Politics of Form

By: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris,Tridib Banerjee

The corporate downtown, with its multitude of social dilemmas and contradictions, is the focus of this well-illustrated volume. How are downtown projects conceived, scripted, produced, packaged, and used, and how has all this changed during the twentieth century? The authors of Urban Design Downtown offer a critical appraisal of the emerging appearance of downtown urban form. They explore both the poetics of design and the politics and economics of development decisions. Following a historical review of the various phases of downtown transformation, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Tridib Banerjee turn to contemporary American downtowns. They examine the phenomenon of public-space privatization, arguing that corporate open spaces are the consumer-oriented result of policies that have promoted downtown renovation and restructuring but at the same time have neglected the cities' existing poverty-stricken cores. The book's case studies of individual West Coast downtown projects capture the essence of late twentieth-century urbanism. This analysis of downtown urban America, which offers extensive insight into the design and development process, will interest architects, city planners, developers, and urban designers everywhere.

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Univ of California Press

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0520919327

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9780520919327

To Preserve and Protect

Policing Colonial Brisbane

By: Anastasia Dukova

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To Preserve and Protect

Policing Colonial Brisbane

By: Anastasia Dukova

Early Australian policing had its roots on the streets of Dublin and London, where many of Australia's first law and order enforcers hailed from. Intrigued by this connection, historian Anastasia Dukova has researched and recreated the lives of colonial police officers and criminals in her adopted home city of Brisbane. Through exploring their personal stories, Dukova highlights how biography and history are inextricably linked and reveals the differences between metropolitan aspirations and colonial reality. To Preserve and Protect exposes political power abuse, corruption, mismanagement, professional burnout, and gendered justice, issues which continue to challenge police forces.

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Univ. of Queensland Press

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0702262293

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9780702262296

What Are Children For?

On Ambivalence and Choice

By: Anastasia Berg,Rachel Wiseman

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What Are Children For?

On Ambivalence and Choice

By: Anastasia Berg,Rachel Wiseman

A modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it Becoming a parent, once the expected outcome of adulthood, is increasingly viewed as a potential threat to the most basic goals and aspirations of modern life. We seek self-fulfillment; we want to liberate women to find meaning and self-worth outside the home; and we wish to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change. Weighing the pros and cons of having children, Millennials and Zoomers are finding it increasingly difficult to judge in its favor. With lucid argument and passionate prose, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman offer the guidance necessary to move beyond uncertainty. The decision whether or not to have children, they argue, is not just a women’s issue but a basic human one. And at a time when climate change worries threaten the very legitimacy of human reproduction, Berg and Wiseman conclude that neither our personal nor collective failures ought to prevent us from embracing the fundamental goodness of human life—not only in the present but, in choosing to have children, in the future.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250276144

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9781250276148

The Female Artist in Academia

Home and Away

By: Anastasia Kamanos

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The Female Artist in Academia

Home and Away

By: Anastasia Kamanos

This book delves into the conflicts, contradictions and paradoxes inherent in the lives of women who, as artists and academics, seek to connect their personal and professional lives in their work. It explores how creativity and the pursuit of self-knowledge relate to their lives and arises from the author's own experience as a woman, writer, and academic. Inquiries into creativity and feminist critical and cultural theory provide the framework for examining how the identity of the female artist is shaped within the patriarchal institution of academia. These inquiries allow a deeper understanding of the impact of this institution on the life and work of the female artist both within and beyond academia. As an auto-ethnographic study, Kamanos' distinctive voice is developed through narratives, journals, letters and a development of personal metaphors, as well as with a dialogue with others. As performative text, the narratives map a process of transformation that traces the artist's path from silence to voice. This book has important implications for women in higher education as self-study is revealed to be an essential methodological instrument for the articulation of alternative, authentic perspectives of marginalized and under-represented women. Moreover, the acknowledgement of the academic/ artist paradigm in teacher education opens the path for a re-viewing of the metaphors of self-denial, impersonation and masks that are part of the landscape of teacher knowledge.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793604118

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9781793604118

Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media

Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing

By: Anastasia Salter,Bridget Blodgett

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Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media

Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing

By: Anastasia Salter,Bridget Blodgett

This book examines changing representations of masculinity in geek media, during a time of transition in which “geek” has not only gone mainstream but also become a more contested space than ever, with continual clashes such as Gamergate, the Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards, and battles at conventions over “fake geek girls.” Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett critique both gendered depictions of geeks, including shows like Chuck and The Big Bang Theory, and aspirational geek heroes, ranging from the Winchester brothers of Supernatural to BBC’s Sherlock and the varied superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through this analysis, the authors argue that toxic masculinity is deeply embedded in geek culture, and that the identity of geek as victimized other must be redefined before geek culture and media can ever become an inclusive space.

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Springer

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3319660772

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9783319660776

Performing Fantasy and Reality in Contemporary Culture

By: Anastasia Seregina

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Performing Fantasy and Reality in Contemporary Culture

By: Anastasia Seregina

We frequently engage with that which we consciously perceive not to be real, yet fantasy, despite its pervasive presence and strong role in everyday life through its connection to identities, communities, desires, and meanings, has yet to be properly defined and researched. This book examines fantasy from a performance theory perspective. Drawing on multidisciplinary literature, it presents ethnographic and art-based research on live action role-playing games to explore fantasy as a bodily and negotiated phenomenon that involves various kinds of engagement with one’s surroundings. Overall, this book is a study of various forms and roles that fantasy can take on as part of contemporary Western culture. The study suggests that fantasy emerges as a different type of interpretation of normalised performance and reality, and can thus provide individuals with the tools to wield agency in everyday life. The book will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and media studies, literature and performance studies.

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1351613383

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9781351613385

Public Wrongs, Private Actions

Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets

By: Jean-Pierre Brun,Pascale Helene Dubois,Emile van der Does de Willebois,Jeanne Hauch,Sarah Jais,Yannis Mekki,Anastasia Sotiropoulou,Katherine Rose Sylvester,Mahesh Uttamchandani

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Public Wrongs, Private Actions

Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets

By: Jean-Pierre Brun,Pascale Helene Dubois,Emile van der Does de Willebois,Jeanne Hauch,Sarah Jais,Yannis Mekki,Anastasia Sotiropoulou,Katherine Rose Sylvester,Mahesh Uttamchandani

Over the last decade, the topics of corruption and recovery of its proceeds have steadily risen in the international policy agenda, with the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2005, the Arab Spring in 2011, and most recently a string of scandals in the financial sector. As states decide how best to respond to corruption and recover assets, the course of action most often discussed is criminal investigation and prosecution rather than private lawsuits. But individuals, organizations, and governments harmed by corruption are also entitled to recover lost assets and/or receive compensation for the damage suffered. To accomplish these goals of recovery and compensation, private or 'civil' actions are often a necessary and useful complement to criminal proceedings. This study explores how states can act as private litigants to bring lawsuits to recover assets lost to corruption.

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World Bank Publications

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1464803730

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9781464803734

Human Resource Management at Work

By: Mick Marchington,Adrian Wilkinson,Rory Donnelly,Anastasia Kynighou

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Human Resource Management at Work

By: Mick Marchington,Adrian Wilkinson,Rory Donnelly,Anastasia Kynighou

A leading textbook in its field, Human Resource Management at Work provides a clear introduction to the multiple meanings of HRM (human resource management) and the relationship between strategy and HRM. Covering international and comparative HRM as well as HRM and performance, it is filled with case studies and activities to bring the subject to life while summarizing the major forces shaping HRM and looking at the principal theoretical frameworks. Ideal for business and HR students taking a critical look at HRM theory and practice, this fully updated 6th edition of Human Resource Management at Work combines the latest research with real-world examples. Linking theory with practice, it encourages a critical awareness of HRM through case studies, real-world examples and activities. Now with a closer analysis of the forces shaping HRM at work and the growth of insecure work, it also features new case studies, an updated literature review and a stronger emphasis on international and comparative HRM. Knowledge intensive firms, employee engagement and talent management are discussed in detail as well, as is the role of bodies such as 'Engage for Success' in promoting new methods of working. Online supporting resources include an instructor's manual and lecture slides.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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1843984369

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9781843984368

Speaking of God in Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart

Beyond Analogy

By: Anastasia Wendlinder

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Speaking of God in Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart

Beyond Analogy

By: Anastasia Wendlinder

Medieval masters Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart considered problems inherent to speaking of God, exploring how religious language might compromise God's transcendence or God's immanence ultimately hindering believers in their journey of faith seeking understanding. Going beyond ordinary readings of Aquinas and building a foundation for further insights into the works of both theologians, this book draws out the implications of the thought of Eckhart and Aquinas for contemporary issues, including ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue, liturgy and prayer, and religious inclusivity. Reading Aquinas and Eckhart in light of each other reveals the profound depth and orthodoxy of both of these scholars and provides a novel approach to many theological and practical religious issues.

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1317051408

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Essentials of Research Methods for Educators

By: Anastasia Kitsantas,Timothy J. Cleary,Maria K. DiBenedetto,Suzanne E. Hiller

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Essentials of Research Methods for Educators

By: Anastasia Kitsantas,Timothy J. Cleary,Maria K. DiBenedetto,Suzanne E. Hiller

Essentials of Research Methods for Educators provides future teachers, specialists, administrators and educational leaders with a textbook and a resource that goes beyond the classroom to use in your career. With a focus on the wide variety of data available to educators and the importance of data literacy for all those involved in education, this book presents research methods in a relatable educational context with a variety of concrete examples. The authors use their expertise in educational psychology to optimize learning. The structure of the book breaks down research into discrete steps with the "Let′s See It," "Let′s Do It," and "You Do It" steps for each chapter so students feel motivated to complete their research projects. By covering qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, with additional chapters on action research and program evaluation, students get a complete picture of the current research methods landscape. This highly scaffolded book supports future educational leaders in incorporating research and methods into their work and life. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo. Learning Platform / Courseware Sage Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It′s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Learn more. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

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Shirley Chisholm

Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics

By: Anastasia C. Curwood

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Shirley Chisholm

Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics

By: Anastasia C. Curwood

Shaking up New York and national politics by becoming the first African American congresswoman and, later, the first Black major-party presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm left an indelible mark as an "unbought and unbossed" firebrand and a leader in politics for meaningful change. Chisholm spent her formative years moving between Barbados and Brooklyn, and the development of her political orientation did not follow the standard narratives of the civil rights or feminist establishments. Rather, Chisholm arrived at her Black feminism on her own path, making signature contributions to U.S. politics as an inventor and practitioner of Black feminist power—the vantage point centering Black girls and women in the movement that sought to transform political power into a broadly democratic force. Anastasia C. Curwood interweaves Chisholm's public image, political commitments, and private experiences to create a definitive account of a consequential life. In so doing, Curwood suggests new truths for understanding the social movements of Chisholm's time and the opportunities she forged for herself through multicultural, multigenerational, and cross-gender coalition building.

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Digitally Disrupted Space

Proximity and New Development Opportunities for Regions and Cities

By: Anastasia Panori

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Digitally Disrupted Space

Proximity and New Development Opportunities for Regions and Cities

By: Anastasia Panori

Digitally Disrupted Space: Proximity and New Development Opportunities for Regions and Cities develops an analytical framework of the key structural elements in relation to digital space and its impact on existing spatial interactions at a regional and urban level. It puts forth the argument that digital space is a new form of space acting complementary to existing spatial structures and creating novel interactions between and/or within them. It explores how digital space enhances connected intelligence by combining knowledge-intensive activities, cooperation between organisational and institutional actors, and smart environments of knowledge creation and diffusion. Readers will better understand the connections between digital transformations and traditional paths of regional development, as well as underlying mechanisms fostering externalities and proximity emergence, triggering effective collaboration between the digital and other expressions of space. The first set of chapters (Part I) focuses on space disruptions in a digitalising world. The key notions of space and digital space are defined, alongside the main concepts that form it in relation to space dynamics, space connectors and space routines. The following group of chapters (Part II) discuss aspects related to the digital space reshaping transition processes, exploring the role of digital space under the multi-level perspective and the digital space in the forefront of twin transition. Finally, the last three chapters (Part III) focus on digital space challenges and opportunities for regional development. A specific focus is given in three key areas of regional development and the ways in which digital space can enhance them, including Productivity, Resilience and Inclusion. Academics and researchers will find insights into how cities and regions can adopt this new developmental paradigm; how to organise connected intelligence within regional and urban environments; and how to sustain productivity, resilience and inclusion through the use of digital space. Digital transformation managers in the public sector and entrepreneurs in private organisations can leverage the opportunities offered from this transition process, not only by identifying actions and strategies for boosting their productivity, but also for making them more resilient during socio-economic, environmental and health crises. And professionals and policymakers in urban and regional development will find concrete guidance about the design, development and management of the digital space and the creation of connected intelligence environments at the urban and regional level. - Thoroughly analyzes the role of digital space to complement existing structures and generate new interactions and networks, revealing the digital elements that are essential for the rise of new dynamics, connectors and routines - Positions the digital space emergence under the framework of a multi-level transition perspective, shedding light on how digital space reshapes transition processes - Explores the potential challenges and opportunities arising from the emergence of the digital space for regional development

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0443141517

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Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought

Mood, Modality, and Propositional Attitudes

By: Anastasia Giannakidou,Alda Mari

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Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought

Mood, Modality, and Propositional Attitudes

By: Anastasia Giannakidou,Alda Mari

Can language directly access what is true, or is the truth judgment affected by the subjective, perhaps even solipsistic, constructs of reality built by the speakers of that language? The construction of such subjective representations is known as veridicality, and in this book Anastasia Giannakidou and Alda Mari deftly address the interaction between truth and veridicality in the grammatical phenomena of mood choice: the indicative and subjunctive choice in the complements of modal expressions and propositional attitude verbs. Combining several strands of analysis—formal linguistic semantics, syntactic theory, modal logic, and philosophy of language—Giannakidou and Mari’s theory not only enriches the analysis of linguistic modality, but also offers a unified perspective of modals and propositional attitudes. Their synthesis covers mood, modality, and attitude verbs in Greek and Romance languages, while also offering broader applications for languages lacking systematic mood distinction, such as English. Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought promises to shape longstanding conversations in formal semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language, among other areas of linguistics.

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University of Chicago Press

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022676348X

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Undoing I Do

A Novel

By: Anastasia Royal

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Undoing I Do

A Novel

By: Anastasia Royal

Tobin hands me a letter. The words that shred me are: I am no longer in love with you. The world stops. Ten years ago, we stood before an altar and looked into each other's eyes. There was so much we didn't see... Undoing I Do is a poignant novel about the convergence of love and divorce. Claire McCloud, musician, artist, actress and eccentric free spirit, suddenly finds herself a single mom in the new traditional American family--the divorced couple with two children. Wild, hilarious, and unconventional, Claire never thought she would meet anyone who could domesticate her. She never imagined a man who could be her partner forever. But then came He Who Wears Scarves in Summer: a handsome German artist named Tobin Kleinherz. It's the 1980s, and he claims Claire's heart and soul at a hip gallery opening. After a whirlwind courtship, Tobin proposes and Claire amazes herself by accepting. Years later, after a beautiful wedding, two adorable children and countless adventures, Claire and Tobin come face to face with their marital demons. Claire moves from morning sickness to mourning sickness as she realizes her dashing Tobin is leaving, and she must face her future alone. After her marriage unravels, Claire revisits the crucial moments when love and dreams began to shatter and spiral out of control. With refreshing humor and the hard-won wisdom of a survivor, Claire grapples with lawyers, an empty bank account and myriad jobs to make ends meet. Almost miraculously, she pulls a new life from the wreckage and starts again on the road to happiness. Through a unique structure of interlocking vignettes, Undoing I Do examines the demise of love, uncovering its early symptoms, mysterious connections and powerful conclusions. This beautiful novel is much more than the anatomy of a divorce. It's the compelling tale of one woman's struggle to transcend a bitter break up, protect her children from the fallout, and live life on her own terms. Using humor and a distinctive lyrical writing style, Anastasia Royal has created a soul-baring story that will have you laughing, crying, and enjoying every beautifully crafted sentence.

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1429938080

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Of Manners and Murder

A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery

By: Anastasia Hastings

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Of Manners and Murder

A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery

By: Anastasia Hastings

Of Manners and Murder is the first in the delightful new Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings. "Evokes the shocking revelations of Wilkie Collins, the social acuity of Jane Austen and the comic melodrama of Oscar Wilde."—Wall Street Journal 1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she leaves behind her role as the most popular Agony Aunt in London, "Miss Hermione," in Violet's hands. And of course, the first letter Violet receives is full, not of prissy pondering, but of portent. Ivy Armstrong is in need of help and fears for her life. But when Violet visits the village where the letters were posted, she finds that Ivy is already dead. She'll quickly discover that when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, both marauding husbands and murder are par for the course.

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1250848571

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Grand Dishes

Recipes and stories from grandmothers of the world

By: Iska Lupton,Anastasia Miari

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Grand Dishes

Recipes and stories from grandmothers of the world

By: Iska Lupton,Anastasia Miari

This is not a book about what it’s like to be old. It’s about what it’s like to have lived. There is no food quite like a grandmother’s time-perfected dish. Inspired by their own grandmothers – and the love they shared through the food they served – Anastasia Miari and Iska Lupton embarked on a mission: from Corfu to Cuba, Moscow to New Orleans, and many more in between, they set out to capture cooking methods, regional recipes and timeless wisdom from grandmothers around the world. The result is Grand Dishes, a journey across four years of cooking with the world’s grandmothers, a preservation not just of recipes but of the stories – told through the dishes – that have seasoned these grandmothers’ lives. Featured alongside are contributions from celebrated chefs and food writers, each with their own grandmother’s recipe to share. Rich with the insight that age brings, elegant portraits, diverse recipes, and techniques unique to a region, a grandmother and her family, this is a book to pass down through generations.

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1800180012

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A Poison Stronger Than Love

The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community

By: Anastasia M. Shkilnyk

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A Poison Stronger Than Love

The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community

By: Anastasia M. Shkilnyk

Discusses the Ojibwas reserve with a poisoned water supply

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0300033257

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Precambrian Tectonics. Tectonics throughout the Hadean and Archean Eon

By: Anastasia Kokkinou

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Precambrian Tectonics. Tectonics throughout the Hadean and Archean Eon

By: Anastasia Kokkinou

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Earth Science / Geography - General, Basics, grade: 95%, Ruhr-University of Bochum (Institute of MIneralogy), course: Structural Geology, language: English, abstract: This assignment exhibits the period since Earth has formed until boundary conditions and tectonics started to stabilize. This period is called Precambrian and consists the 7/8 of Earth’s history. Precambrian lasts 3,9 Ga and is separated into three Eons, Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic with respect to time occurrence. Earth loses heat through time due to gradually decrease in decay of radiogenic isotopes which are dispersed into the core, mantle and continental crust. Therefore, Earth composition and tectonics distinctly change. Tectonics generally change from vertical patterns to horizontal and the continental crust forms until the end of the Precambrian to the 82% of the overall crust, covering Earth now. Moreover, different movements of Supercontinents which fragmented, dispersed and collided where studied through geological, paleomagnetic and paleoclimatic studies.

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GRIN Verlag

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3668665435

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Index of Economic Freedom

By: Tim Kane,Mary Anastasia O'Grady

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Index of Economic Freedom

By: Tim Kane,Mary Anastasia O'Grady

Twelve of the top 20 freest economies in the world are European. So why were there riots in Paris last year? Simple. France is not one of the top 20, suffering from low labor freedom and high unemployment. For over a decade, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Washington's preeminent think tank, have tracked the march of economic freedom around the world with the influential Index of Economic Freedom. This year, the 2007 Index of Economic Freedom has been redesigned to be accessible to the congressional staffer and the college student, the finance minister and the financial adviser. The Index measures 10 freedoms - from property rights to entrepreneurship - in 157 countries. For the first time, the 2007 edition also analyzes regions to showcase the freest economies in every part of the world. Book jacket.

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0891952748

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What Your Mother Never Told You

Empower Yourself, Your Child, and Your World Using the Law of Attraction and Mindfulness

By: Anastasia Agouros

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What Your Mother Never Told You

Empower Yourself, Your Child, and Your World Using the Law of Attraction and Mindfulness

By: Anastasia Agouros

All parents want to see their children happy. We try to give them what they ask for, but these material objects dont provide lasting happiness. Building a healthy self-concept in children is the key to bringing about circumstances that will make them happy. In What Your Mother Never Told You, author Anastasia Agouros offers tools for empowering children to attract happiness from the inside and then guides them to actualize their desires using the Law of Attraction principles. The world is interconnected and the universe will bring them what they most desire. Divided into three sections, the first section offers a parent guide covering Law of Attraction basics, steps to manifestation, practical tips, and exercises. The second section presents fourteen short stories/messages geared toward kids to help them increase their self-confidence and deal with difficult relationships. The third section includes another fourteen short stories/messages that address some of the Law of Attraction principles and the importance of mindfulness. What Your Mother Never Told You presents a step-by-step process for manifesting anything using the Law of Attraction. It discusses the importance of thoughts, words, and actions, and it shows the empowerment of developing a positive self-image. Children learn they can foster a sense of control over their emotions and happiness. The author wrote these stories for her children and now shares them with you.

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