Leah Kolbe escapes to Macau as the Japanese occupy Hong Kong and her fiance is interned in a prisoner of war camp. She becomes a spy for the British and takes a Japanese lover. When she returns with provisions to her beloved Hong Kong on the first boat, she finds the surviving English, including her fiance, totally altered. He cannot bear to stay in Hong Kong - and she chooses to remain and rebuild.
For fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's The Signature of All Things and Pip Williams' The Dictionary of Lost Words, The Natural History of Love is based upon the true story of 19th century French explorer, naturalist and diploma the Count de Castelnau and his lover Madame Fonçeca; a sweeping historical narrative set in the wilds of Brazil, salons of Paris and the early days of Melbourne's settlement. When Melbourne lawyer Nathan Smithson takes on the case of mad, wealthy Edward Fonçeca's inheritance trial against his ruthless brother in 1902, he must unearth long-buried family secrets to have any chance of winning. Brazil, 1852: François, the Count de Castelnau and French Consul to Bahia falls dangerously ill on a naturalist expedition and is delivered by a rainforest tribesman to the Fonçeca household. Carolina Fonçeca is 16 years old and longing to leave the confines of her family's remote Brazilian sugar plantation. With a head full of Balzac and dreams of Parisian life, she is instantly beguiled by the middle-aged Frenchman. What Carolina doesn't know is that François has a wife and son back in France. Desperate for a new life, she makes a decision that will haunt her forever.
A Focus on Multiplication and Division is a groundbreaking effort to make mathematics education research readily accessible and understandable to pre- and in-service K–6 mathematics educators. Revealing students’ thought processes with extensive annotated samples of student work and vignettes characteristic of teachers’ experiences, this book is sure to equip educators with the knowledge and tools needed to modify their lessons and to improve student learning of multiplication and division. Special Features: Looking Back Questions at the end of each chapter allow teachers to analyze student thinking and to consider instructional strategies for their own students. Instructional Links help teachers relate concepts from each chapter to their own instructional materials and programs. Big Ideas frame the chapters and provide a platform for meaningful exploration of the teaching of multiplication and division. Answer Key posted online offers extensive explanations of in-chapter questions. Each chapter includes sections on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and integrates the Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) Multiplicative Reasoning Progression for formative assessment purposes. Centered on the question of how students develop their understanding of mathematical concepts, this innovative book places math teachers in the mode of ongoing action researchers.
The second edition of this book offers a unique approach to making mathematics education research on the teaching and learning of multiplication and division concepts readily accessible and understandable to preservice and in-service K-6 mathematics teachers. Revealing students’ thought processes with extensive annotated samples of student work and vignettes characteristic of classroom teachers’ experience, this book provides teachers a research-based lens to interpret evidence of student thinking, inform instruction, and ultimately improve student learning. Based on research gathered in the Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) and updated throughout, this engaging and easy-to-use resource also features the following: New chapters on the OGAP Multiplicative Reasoning Framework and Learning Progressions and Using the OGAP Multiplicative Progression to inform instruction and support student learning In-chapter sections on how Common Core State Standards for Math are supported by math education research Case Studies focusing on a core mathematical idea and different types of instructional responses to illustrate how teachers can elicit evidence of student thinking and use that information to inform instruction Big Ideas frame the chapters and provide a platform for meaningful exploration of the teaching of multiplication and division Looking Back Questions at the end of each chapter allow teachers to analyze student thinking and to consider instructional strategies for their own students Instructional Links to help teachers relate concepts from each chapter to their own instructional materials and programs Accompanying online Support Material that includes an answer key to Looking Back questions, as well as a copy of the OGAP Fraction Framework and Progression A Focus on Multiplication and Division is part of the popular A Focus on . . . collection, designed to aid the professional development of preservice and in-service mathematics teachers. As with the other volumes on addition and subtraction, ratios and proportions, and fractions, this updated new edition bridges the gap between what math education researchers know and what teachers need to know to better understand evidence in student work and make effective instructional decisions.
A Focus on Fractions is a groundbreaking effort to make the mathematics education research on how students develop their understanding of fraction concepts readily accessible and understandable to pre- and in-service K– 8 mathematics educators. Using extensive annotated samples of student work, as well as vignettes characteristic of classroom teachers’ experiences, this book equips educators with the knowledge and tools to reveal students’ thinking so that they can modify their teaching and improve student learning of fraction concepts. A Focus on Fractions 2nd edition includes sections on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and the Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) Fraction Framework integrated into each chapter as well as a new chapter on the OGAP Fraction Progression and how it can be used for formative assessment purposes. This updated edition assists teachers in translating research findings into their classroom practice by conveying detailed information about how students develop fraction understandings. Additional images and examples serve to flesh out and supplement the newly-introduced concepts in this updated and expanded edition. Special Features: Looking Back Questions at the end of each chapter provide teachers the opportunity to analyze student thinking and consider instructional strategies for their own students. Instructional Links help teachers relate concepts from the chapter to their own instructional materials and programs. Big Ideas frame the chapters and provide a platform for meaningful exploration of the teaching of fractions. Answer Key posted online offers extensive explanations of in-chapter questions. New sections devoted to the CCSSM and OGAP Fraction Progression are woven throughout the book as well as a new stand alone chapter on the OGAP Fraction Progression. The OGAP Fraction Framework is an all-new eResource, now available as a free download from the book’s website: www.routledge.com/9781138816442.
The third edition of this book offers a unique approach to making mathematics education research on the teaching and learning of fraction concepts readily accessible and understandable to pre-service and in-service K-8 mathematics teachers. Revealing students’ thought processes with extensive annotated samples of student work and vignettes characteristic of classroom teachers’ experience, this book provides teachers a research-based lens to interpret evidence of student thinking, inform instruction and ultimately improve student learning. Based on research gathered in the Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP), and updated throughout, this engaging and easy-to-use resource also features: Two new chapters dedicated to understanding the OGAP Fraction Framework and Progression—based on research conducted with hundreds of teachers—to gather and interpret evidence of student learning along a learning progression, referenced throughout the book so readers can apply the concepts to their instruction; A close focus on student work, including 180+ annotated pieces of student work, to help teachers improve their ability to recognize, assess, and monitor their students’ errors and misconceptions, as well as their developing conceptual understanding; A discussion of decimal fractions, also new to the third edition; In-chapter sections on how Common Core State Standards for Math (CCSSM) are supported by math education research; End-of-chapter Looking Back questions to allow teachers to analyze student thinking and consider instructional strategies for their own students; Instructional links to help teachers relate concepts from each chapter to their own instructional materials and programs; Accompanying online Support Material includes an answer key to Looking Back questions, as well as a copy of the OGAP Fraction Framework and Progression. A Focus on Fractions is part of the popular A Focus on . . . collection, designed to aid the professional development of pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers. As with the other volumes on addition and subtraction, ratios and proportions, and multiplication and division, this updated new edition bridges the gap between what math education researchers know and what teachers need to know in order to better understand evidence in student work and make effective instructional decisions.
The extent to which classical theories about, and practices of, medical knowledge have shaped and continue to define medicine today is remarkable: but not always widely appreciated. Caroline Petit here offers a concise yet comprehensive account of medicine in antiquity which explores precisely that fascinating legacy. Discussing topics such as medical ethics, diagnostic explanations of illness and disease, matters of sex and gender, the ancient division between body and soul, interpretations of madness and melancholia, and methods of medical teaching and dissemination, the author draws fascinating parallels between the ancient, early modern and modern periods. We learn, positively, that the ancient medical thinking of Galen, Hippocrates and Soranos of Ephesus nourished the thought of some of the greatest physicians in history; but also that, negatively, modern medical thinkers sometimes misused ancient texts in pursuit of their own social and political agendas - a recurring problem in the history of medicine. Discussing a variety of ancient texts, from the Hippocratic era to the late Roman Empire, and examining contested literary evidence and interpretations, Petit skilfully traces the trajectory of medical practice from its magical and religious origins to a rational science of pathology, physiology, surgery and anatomy.
« Il paraît que tu n'es pas très beau. Tout le monde me le dit et c'est sans doute un fait. Je le vois. Je le sais. Tu transpires un peu. Et j'ai rarement vu quelqu'un d'aussi mal fagoté. Quand tu marches, tu te dandines. Tes jambes sont arquées. Ta silhouette est un peu voûtée comme si ta tête était trop grosse, trop lourde pour le reste de ton corps. Tu as largement dix kilos de trop. J'ai bien vu tout ça. Mieux que personne. Mais j'aime chacun de tes défauts. Comme je suis seule à les chérir, tes faiblesses n'appartiennent qu'à moi. Et puis, un jour, j'ai appris que tu étais marié. C'est là que j'aurais dû poser les armes, mais je ne l'ai pas fait parce qu'on ne change pas les rayures d'un zèbre. » Elle croise à longueur de journée des stars de cinéma, enchaîne les voyages exotiques, est mariée à un homme formidable qui lui a donné un petit garçon modèle. Bien sûr, elle s’ennuie. Jusqu’au jour où elle le rencontre, au hasard d’une interview. Avant lui, elle ne savait rien de l’amour. On ne soupçonne jamais les folies qui sommeillent en nous.
In this dazzling new vision of the ever-fascinating queen, a dynamic young historian reveals how Marie Antoinette's bold attempts to reshape royal fashion changed the future of France Marie Antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. In Queen of Fashion, Caroline Weber shows how Marie Antoinette developed her reputation for fashionable excess, and explains through lively, illuminating new research the political controversies that her clothing provoked. Weber surveys Marie Antoinette's "Revolution in Dress," covering each phase of the queen's tumultuous life, beginning with the young girl, struggling to survive Versailles's rigid traditions of royal glamour (twelve-foot-wide hoopskirts, whalebone corsets that crushed her organs). As queen, Marie Antoinette used stunning, often extreme costumes to project an image of power and wage war against her enemies. Gradually, however, she began to lose her hold on the French when she started to adopt "unqueenly" outfits (the provocative chemise) that, surprisingly, would be adopted by the revolutionaries who executed her. Weber's queen is sublime, human, and surprising: a sometimes courageous monarch unwilling to allow others to determine her destiny. The paradox of her tragic story, according to Weber, is that fashion—the vehicle she used to secure her triumphs—was also the means of her undoing. Weber's book is not only a stylish and original addition to Marie Antoinette scholarship, but also a moving, revelatory reinterpretation of one of history's most controversial figures.
Belle dans son corps, belle dans son esprit ! Caroline et Safia vous guident au quotidien pour être bien avec vous-même comme avec les autres. Conseils bien-être : apprenez à vous détendre et à vous concentrer (massages, méditation et autres bonnes idées pour aller bien). Conseils psycho : développez la positive attitude et la bienveillance. Conseils fitness et beauté : toutes les petites techniques faciles à mettre en oeuvre. Conseils diététiques : des recettes de jus, de salades et de plats pour être en pleine forme. Un ouvrage résolument positif pour entrer dans la communauté des happy people.
Je suis le chien. Je ne parle pas, je n'entends pas, je ne pense pas. Je ne vis pas à hauteur d'homme : je ne suis un danger pour personne. On n'attend rien de moi. Je suis un chien qu'on laisse à l'arrière de la voiture, un jour de grand soleil, à l'entrée d'une pâtisserie ou d'un grand magasin, le samedi. Je suis un chien fait pour attendre ses maîtres, sans broncher. Un chien à qui on oublie de donner de l'eau. Je suis un chien, mais j'ai besoin qu'on m'aime. Oui, Max a besoin qu'on l'aime. Un besoin fou. Donc à faire toutes les folies. La souffrance, l'indifférence ou la culpabilité rendent-elles fatalement aveugles et sourds ceux qui vont debout ? Et, au jeu de la pierre, du puits, du papier et des ciseaux, faut-il que ce soit toujours le puits qui gagne ?
Amour Passion, Amour bonbon, Amour guimauve, Amour à l'eau de rose... Pour la Saint-Valentin les Auteurs d'Encre de Lune s'unissent pour vous partager de délicieuses histoires remplies d'amour, soupoudrées de tendresses et parsemées de passion, à déguster sans modération! Vous y croiserez la romance sous toutes ses formes: Fantastique, Contemporaine, historique, SF et Feel Good. Cette année, nous avons décidé de reverser nos droits d'auteurs à l'association ASFAD, dont le but est d'aider et de soutenir des femmes et des familles confrontées à des difficultés sociales. Accueillir de jeunes enfants. Héberger et accompagner des femmes victimes de violences.
Les héros de ces six nouvelles sont saisis en état de crise, dans ces moments fragiles où les frontières entre le réel et l'imaginaire se brouillent. Une fillette découvre l'injustice ; une mère en détresse se perd dans le monde virtuel ; un jeune homme se prend de passion pour une voix ; un couple voit ses vacances de rêve tourner au cauchemar... Chacune de ces histoires plonge le lecteur dans l'intimité de personnages en apparence banals, révélant leur humanité et leur complexité à travers les méandres de leur vie intérieure.
Pioneers in their fields and two of the best-known women in music in the twentieth century, Nadia and Lili Boulanger have previously been considered in isolation from one another. Yet, as Caroline Potter's new book demonstrates, their careers were closely linked during Lili Boulanger's short life (1893-1918) and there are several intriguing connections between their musical works. This biography also provides the first full analysis of the Boulanger sisters' musical styles, placing them within the context of French musical history. Their lives are also a case study in the issues of gender which surround music making even to the present day. Despite an unusually privileged upbringing, Nadia and Lili Boulanger exemplify the struggle women experienced when attempting to enter the professional music world. Lili became the first woman to win the Prix de Rome in 1913, and Nadia gained second place in 1908. Yet in spite of this initial success, Nadia Boulanger was to give up composing in her thirties and devoted the remainder of her long life to teaching. Her pupils included several of the great composers of the century, including Aaron Copland and Elliott Carter. This book, focusing on their musical careers, is essential reading for anyone interested in French music of the twentieth century.
Mønstre til korsstingsbroderi og andre broderiteknikker, hvor motiverne er bygninger, mennesker, træer, dyr, borter, blomsterarrangementer, tal og bogstaver
Satie's music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Satie's work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris.
Whether you are scaling the world’s most challenging peaks, bouldering on epic rock faces or hanging underneath cavernous crags spread out along the ocean, rock climbing is one of the world’s most exciting sports. From the most beautiful routes in the UK, France and America to deep-water soloing in Majorca and opening new lines in South Africa, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini, two of rock climbing’s biggest stars, take you to the sport’s most iconic, unusual and daring destinations. With stunning photography showcasing rock climbing’s various styles and landscapes, each entry also includes expert tips, grading details and helpful topography of specific routes or sectors. Climbing Beyond is a beautiful homage to the sport of rock climbing and an inspiration to anyone who has ever dreamed of chalking up their hands and taking on the world’s most epic rock faces.
Les héros de ces six nouvelles sont saisis en état de crise, dans ces moments fragiles où les frontières entre le réel et l'imaginaire se brouillent. Une fillette découvre l'injustice ; une mère en détresse se perd dans le monde virtuel ; un jeune homme se prend de passion pour une voix ; un couple voit ses vacances de rêve tourner au cauchemar... Chacune de ces histoires plonge le lecteur dans l'intimité de personnages en apparence banals, révélant leur humanité et leur complexité à travers les méandres de leur vie intérieure.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. By Caroline, Countess of Dunraven, with Historical Notices of Adare, by her son, The Earl of Dunraven.
The authors are Arsy Vartanian, founder and chef of rubiesandradishes.com and author of the bestselling The paleo slow cooker, and Amy Kubal, registered dietitian and co-author of The paleo slow cooker.
In this dazzling new vision of the ever-fascinating queen, a dynamic young historian reveals how Marie Antoinette's bold attempts to reshape royal fashion changed the future of France Marie Antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. In Queen of Fashion, Caroline Weber shows how Marie Antoinette developed her reputation for fashionable excess, and explains through lively, illuminating new research the political controversies that her clothing provoked. Weber surveys Marie Antoinette's "Revolution in Dress," covering each phase of the queen's tumultuous life, beginning with the young girl, struggling to survive Versailles's rigid traditions of royal glamour (twelve-foot-wide hoopskirts, whalebone corsets that crushed her organs). As queen, Marie Antoinette used stunning, often extreme costumes to project an image of power and wage war against her enemies. Gradually, however, she began to lose her hold on the French when she started to adopt "unqueenly" outfits (the provocative chemise) that, surprisingly, would be adopted by the revolutionaries who executed her. Weber's queen is sublime, human, and surprising: a sometimes courageous monarch unwilling to allow others to determine her destiny. The paradox of her tragic story, according to Weber, is that fashion—the vehicle she used to secure her triumphs—was also the means of her undoing. Weber's book is not only a stylish and original addition to Marie Antoinette scholarship, but also a moving, revelatory reinterpretation of one of history's most controversial figures.
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