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Peer Mentoring in Criminal Justice

By: Gillian Buck

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Peer Mentoring in Criminal Justice

By: Gillian Buck

Peer mentoring is an increasingly popular criminal justice intervention in custodial and community settings. Peer mentors are community members, often with lived experiences of criminal justice, who work or volunteer to help people in rehabilitative settings. Despite the growth of peer mentoring internationally, remarkably little research has been done in this field. This book offers the first in-depth analysis of peer mentoring in criminal justice. Drawing upon a rigorous ethnographic study of multiple community organisations in England, it identifies key features of criminal justice peer mentoring. Findings result from interviews with people delivering and using services and observations of practice. Peer Mentoring in Criminal Justice reveals a diverse practice, which can involve one-to-one sessions, group work or more informal leisure activities. Despite diversity, five dominant themes are uncovered. These include Identity, which is deployed to inspire change and elevate knowledge based on lived experiences; Agency, or a sense of self-direction, which emerges through dialogue between peers; Values or core conditions, including caring, listening and taking small steps; Change, which can be a terrifying and difficult struggle, yet can be mediated by mentors; and Power, which is at play within mentoring relationships and within the organisations, contexts and ideologies that surround peer mentoring. Peer mentoring offers mentors a practical opportunity to develop confidence, skills and hope for the future, whilst offering inspiration, care, empathy and practical support to others. Written in a clear and direct style this book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology, sociology, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in learning about the social effects of peer mentoring.

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100004436X

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The Peter Pan Syndrome

By: Gillian Lyden

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The Peter Pan Syndrome

By: Gillian Lyden

Thinking about the recent discoveries about genetics, I wondered what it might be like if governments decided to control how long we should live. The aspect I chose is about increasing our lifespan (but I know there is another side to this which is rather more sinister!) My story is set in the future, where Gene Control apparently sets the ground rules in every country and civilisation in most areas is confined to huge domes with artificial weather systems. Health both physical and mental is dealt with by the Government of each civilisation if necessary by altering peoples genes. Should anything go wrong with genetic interference, it is not unusual for people to disappear. There are rebels, who hate being controlled. Some have escaped to Outside, where plants grow uncontrolled and which is thought to be lawless, backward and uncivilised. However, a majority of residents love the controlled weather system, which never interferes with pleasurable activities (it rains only at night!); has a moon, sun and stars which appear to revolve around the system, a crop-growing facility and farming including horses, cows, poultry, orchards etc. People can live as long as they like for hundreds of years if desired and children can stay as children for as long as they (and their parents) wish. There are robots for servants; there is an education system and hospitals etc., etc. everything you could wish for! However, not everyone is happy with the situation the children in particular. The story is about one family in particular, Katie and Ian Stone, their children, Michael and Sarah and their experiences in (and out of) Gene Control.

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1450018017

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Getting There

A Book of Mentors

By: Gillian Zoe Segal

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Getting There

A Book of Mentors

By: Gillian Zoe Segal

“The highest achievers share some of their lowest moments, and there is much wisdom to be gained from those struggles. Captivating, thought-provoking.” —David Faber, CNBC The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting There, thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced, the setbacks they endured, and the vital lessons they learned. They dispense not only essential and practical career advice, but also priceless wisdom applicable to life in general. Getting There is for everyone—from students contemplating their futures to the vast majority of us facing challenges or seeking to reach our potential. “Kudos to Gillian Zoe Segal for assembling this remarkable group of visionaries and helping them all tell their stories without filters or false bravado. Getting There is both empowering and illuminating.” —Piper Kerman, New York Times-bestselling author of Orange Is the New Black “Life-changing, real-world advice.” —Vanity Fair “Reading Getting There is like having an intimate, one-on-one talk with some of the world’s most fascinating and accomplished people. You will be taken aback by their honesty, entertained by their anecdotes, and, most of all, learn invaluable lessons about both business and life. This book is fantastic—you will not be able to put it down!”—JJ Ramberg, bestselling author of It’s Your Business “Somehow, Gillian Zoe Segal has gotten these leaders to share their stories in a unique, authentic, and revealing way.” —Robert Steven Kaplan, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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Abrams

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1613127715

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Media Ownership

The Economics and Politics of Convergence and Concentration in the UK and European Media

By: Gillian Doyle

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Media Ownership

The Economics and Politics of Convergence and Concentration in the UK and European Media

By: Gillian Doyle

The digital revolution is transforming media and communications industries worldwide, and media companies are keen to emerge at the forefront of an increasingly transnational and competitive communications marketplace. However, the volume and scale of mergers and alliances involving media players has raised considerable challenges for regulators and state authorities alike. Media Ownership: - Investigates the commercial and strategic advantages of consolidation and cross-media expansion - Examines the socio-political and cultural implications of media concentration - Analyzes how policy makers have responded to media concentration and convergence - Assesses the relationship between media ownership and economic performance - Looks at the balance of power between politicians and media owners This book offers an up-to-date critical overview of the contemporary media environment, as such it will be an essential text for all those with an interest in media economics, media policy, media law and management.

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1412931851

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The Melancholy Science

An Introduction To The Thought Of Theodor W. Adorno

By: Gillian Rose

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The Melancholy Science

An Introduction To The Thought Of Theodor W. Adorno

By: Gillian Rose

The Melancholy Science is Gillian Rose’s investigation into Theodor Adorno’s work and legacy. Rose uncovers the unity discernable among the many fragments of Adorno’s oeuvre, and argues that his influence has been to turn Marxism into a search for style. The attempts of Adorno, Lukács and Benjamin to develop a Marxist theory of culture centred on the concept of reification are contrasted, and the ways in which the concept of reification has come to be misused are exposed. Adorno’s continuation for his own time of the Marxist critique of philosophy is traced through his writings on Hegel, Kierkegaard, Husserl and Heidegger. His opposition to the separation of philosophy and sociology is shown by examination of his critique of Durkheim and Weber, and of his contributions to the dispute over positivism, his critique of empirical social research and his own empirical sociology. Gillian Rose shows Adorno’s most important contribution to be his founding of a Marxist aesthetic that offers a sociology of culture, as demonstrated in his essays on Kafka, Mann, Beckett, Brecht and Schönberg. Finally, Adorno’s ‘Melancholy Science’ is revealed to offer a ‘sociology of illusion’ that rivals both structural Marxism and phenomenological sociology as well as the subsequent work of the Frankfurt School.

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Verso Books

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178168152X

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The Namura Stone

By: Gillian Andrews

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The Namura Stone

By: Gillian Andrews

Six and Diva are coming to terms with family life on Xiantha, but on the other side of the galaxy storm clouds are gathering. The Dessites have managed to reach Enara, and have proposed an alliance to conquer both Arcan and the lost animas. Suddenly Arcan finds himself trapped on the Dessite homeworld, fighting a losing battle to survive... ... And everything changes.

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Gillian Andrews

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8461716043

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Disabling Policies?

A Comparative Approach to Education Policy and Disability

By: Gillian Fulcher

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Disabling Policies?

A Comparative Approach to Education Policy and Disability

By: Gillian Fulcher

First published in 1989, this book is about integrating or mainstreaming policies, looking specifically at how to improve circumstances for schoolchildren with disabilities or handicaps, and their teachers. The author draws on her experiences, both within and outside the academic institution, to conceptualise and theorise policy, so as to place this policy in a political framework and locate it in a wider model of social life. This model is then used to disentangle the nature and effects of policy practices surrounding integration and mainstreaming, looking at practice in various parts of Europe, the US and Australia, at that time. Although written at the end of the 1980s, this book discusses topics that are still relevant today.

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Routledge

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1317360559

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Selected Novels Volume One

Copycat, Dogboy, and Unhallowed Ground

By: Gillian White

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Selected Novels Volume One

Copycat, Dogboy, and Unhallowed Ground

By: Gillian White

Three chilling novels of psychological suspense from “a novelist of the highest quality” (The Independent on Sunday). Copycat: Martha’s new neighbor, Jennie, seems to love everything about her: her beautiful house, impressive children, attractive husband, even the way she dresses. It’s all a bit much. But when Jennie starts changing, gaining confidence and succeeding in love and work, Martha’s life begins to come apart at the seams, and their frayed friendship hurtles toward an extreme confrontation. “White handles her gruesome ingredients with control and intelligence.” —The Independent on Sunday Dogboy: From the age of eight, when his mother died and he landed at the social services office, Fergus has fiercely loved his social worker, Jem. So Jem’s marriage is the deepest betrayal. Now nineteen, Fergus has just been released from prison, and he’s coming to set things right between them. “A tone of punchy malice governs White’s literate black comedy. . . . [She] wields a wickedly sardonic pen.” —Publishers Weekly Unhallowed Ground: London social worker Georgina Jefferson battles guilt and public disgrace when one of her charges, an abused five-year-old girl, is beaten to death. She retreats to an isolated cottage that once belonged to her deceased brother. But her neighbors’ hostility and a series of chilling incidents cause her to question who or what threatens her most. “Gothic elements abound in this spine-tingling melodrama. . . . A suspenseful, tautly woven thriller featuring a suitably shocking conclusion.” —Booklist With these three unforgettable psychological thrillers, “White evokes comparisons to Fay Weldon and Joy Fielding with her comic flair and touch of the grotesque” (Publishers Weekly).

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Open Road Media

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1480465348

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Sketches from Life

Stories

By: Gillian Skeen-McKee

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Sketches from Life

Stories

By: Gillian Skeen-McKee

In Sketches from Life, author Gillian Skeen-McKee has presented an eclectic group of stories, both short and long, set almost entirely in southern Africa or North America. Sometimes bittersweet in nature, they veer toward the literary, often focusing on the struggles of women while painting vivid portraits of far-off lands. Imitating life, whether strange, perilous, tragic, or amusing, they tell of love and infidelity, courage and cowardice, disappointment and joy. “Under the Baobab Tree” offers a child’s view of life in a remote mining town. In “The Art Dealer,” a disconcerted mother watches the deterioration of her daughter’s marriage. “The Ship” describes a young surgeon’s dilemma when faced with a misdiagnosis by another doctor. “Good Intentions” depicts a campus scene of South African students trying to strike a blow against apartheid while “Immorality” grapples with the tensions and difficulties of interracial romance. Accompanied by relevant images, there is meaning to be found in every word for everyone.

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1796024031

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Everybody's Family Romance

Reading Incest in Neoliberal America

By: Gillian Harkins

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Everybody's Family Romance

Reading Incest in Neoliberal America

By: Gillian Harkins

In the 1990s, a boom in autobiographical novels and memoirs about incest emerged, making incest one of the hottest topics to connect daytime TV talk shows, the self-help industry, and the literary publishing circuit. In Everybody's Family Romance, Gillian Harkins places this proliferation of incest literature at the center of transformations in the political and economic climate of the late twentieth century. Harkins's interdisciplinary approach reveals how women's narratives about incest were co-opted by-and yet retained resistant strains against-the cultural logics of the neoliberal state. Across chapters examining legal cases on recovered memory, popular journalism, and novels and memoirs by Dorothy Allison, Carolivia Herron, Kathryn Harrison, and Sapphire, Harkins demonstrates that incest narratives look backward into the past. In these accounts, images of incest forge links between U.S. chattel slavery and the distributive impasses of the welfare state and between decades-distant childhoods and emergent memories of the present. In contrast to recent claims that incest narratives eclipse broader frameworks of political and economic power, Harkins argues that their emergence exposes changing structural relations between the family and the nation and, in doing so, transforms the analyses of American familial sexual violence.

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U of Minnesota Press

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081665347X

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Social Inclusion and Mental Health

By: Jed Boardman,Helen Killaspy,Gillian Mezey

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Social Inclusion and Mental Health

By: Jed Boardman,Helen Killaspy,Gillian Mezey

A comprehensive account of the multiple ways that people with mental health conditions are marginalised and disadvantaged in our society.

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Cambridge University Press

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1911623591

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River of the Stick Wavers

By: Gillian Andrews

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River of the Stick Wavers

By: Gillian Andrews

Following the premature death of her husband in the later winter of 1963, Grace Irwin discovers that she no longer fits in to the world she knew. Always a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother, the widow is unmoored by her loneliness, fearing the slightest rapid will sweep her away. Grace travels to the French River in Northern Ontario, to grieve her loss and draw strength from the wild landscape. There she forms friendships with two fiercely independent women who challenge her to carve her own path in the world. As Grace begins to heal, her faith and courage are tested in unexpected ways. River of the Stick Wavers is a nuanced portrait of grief, a subtle challenge to expectations for how a woman should behave, and a testament to the transformative power of friendship.

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FriesenPress

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1460289374

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The Rough Guide to Nirvana

By: Gillian G. Gaar

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The Rough Guide to Nirvana

By: Gillian G. Gaar

The Rough Guide to Nirvana in a new ePub format uncovers the magic and tragedy of this iconic 90's grunge band - from small-town gigs to the last days of Kurt Cobain, delve into the story of the life and afterlife of this extraordinary, all too short-lived group.Written by Gillian G. Gaar, a Seattle music journalist who has personally interviewed many of those involved in the story, no other book explores and documents Nirvana's history, critiques every Nirvana album, single, EP and compilation, including the rare, stray Nirvana tracks and solo projects, and summaries the array of other Nirvana books and Nirvana films, in one volume.From Nirvana's early days on the burgeoning Seattle music scene, the birth of grunge, their global success and the untimely death of lead singer Kurt Cobain, the Rough Guide to Nirvana delivers a wealth of musical insight as the definitive guide to Nirvana.

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1405381191

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Dark Places

A Novel

By: Gillian Flynn

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Dark Places

A Novel

By: Gillian Flynn

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl, and the basis for the major motion picture starring Charlize Theron Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to discover proof that may free Ben. Libby hopes to turn a profit off her tragic history: She’ll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club—for a fee. As Libby’s search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started—on the run from a killer.

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1101902884

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Visual Methodologies

An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials

By: Gillian Rose

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Visual Methodologies

An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials

By: Gillian Rose

Have you found some exciting images that you want to explore but don’t know how to start your research or what methods to choose? Do you have a question about an aspect of visual culture that you want to answer? Whatever level of experience you have, this classic text will provide you with the key skills you need to complete a visual methods research project, understand the rationale behind each step, and engage with the contexts and power relations that shape our interpretation of visual images. With a clear step-by-step approach that is easy to dip in and out of, the book features: •Key examples in every methods chapter to demonstrate how the methods work in practice and with different visual materials •‘Focus’ and ‘Discussion’ features that help you practice your skills at specific parts of the methods and understand some of the method’s complexities •Guidance on researching using digital visual media, such as Instagram and TikTok, integrated throughout the book This bestselling critical guide is the perfect companion to visual methods projects for undergraduates, graduates, researchers and academics across the social sciences and humanities.

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SAGE

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1529785928

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Wolfsbane

By: Gillian Philip

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Wolfsbane

By: Gillian Philip

Rory MacGregor, kept a virtual prisoner in his own father's dun and hunted by the Sithe queen, escapes to the Otherworld where he tricks Hannah Falconer, also trapped by circumstance, into crossing the Veil with him and meanwhile, Seth MacGregor is shocked to learn who is leading an attack against the clan after years of stalemate.

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Macmillan

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0765333244

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From Another Place

Migration and the Politics of Culture

By: Gillian Bottomley

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From Another Place

Migration and the Politics of Culture

By: Gillian Bottomley

Various perspectives on class, gender, ethnicity and identity are interwoven throughout the discussion of the experiences of work, health and state intervention in the lives of non-English speakers in Australia, particularly Greek-Australians, throughout much of the twentieth century. --

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Cambridge University Press

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0521410142

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The Alice Rice Mysteries: Books 1–4

eBook Bundle

By: Gillian Galbraith

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The Alice Rice Mysteries: Books 1–4

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By: Gillian Galbraith

Introducing Alice Rice, Edinburgh detective. Smart and capable, but battling disillusionment and loneliness, she must solve a string of brutal murders, set against the well-to-do background of Edinburgh's New Town. Thrilling, chilling, and packed with author Gillian Galbraith's own experience as an advocate to give a realistic portrayal of the medical and legal worlds that Alice Rice must navigate, this series is not to be missed. 'There is not a dull page from start to finish' – Alexander McCall Smith Titles included in this eBook bundle are: Blood in the Water Where the Shadow Falls Dying of the Light No Sorrow to Die

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1788856260

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9781788856263

Flat Belly Diet! Diabetes

Lose Weight, Target Belly Fat, and Lower Blood Sugar with This Tested Plan from the Editors of Prevention

By: Liz Vaccariello,Gillian Arathuzik,Steven V. Edelman

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Flat Belly Diet! Diabetes

Lose Weight, Target Belly Fat, and Lower Blood Sugar with This Tested Plan from the Editors of Prevention

By: Liz Vaccariello,Gillian Arathuzik,Steven V. Edelman

The magic ingredient behind the New York Times best-selling Flat Belly Diet!—monounsaturated fatty acids (or MUFAs)—may not only target stubborn belly fat, but may also help treat the underlying cause of type 2 diabetes: insulin resistance. The 5-week program includes a sensible diabetes-friendly diet that teaches you how to incorporate pasta, chocolate, and other "forbidden" foods—along with a MUFA at every meal—into over 150 sumptuous, satisfying dishes. Flat Belly Diet! Diabetes also includes a gentle walking-based exercise plan, stress reduction exercises, advice on how to work with one's doctor and diabetes management team, and a journal to help track blood sugar. In just 5 weeks, 11 men and women who tried the plan lost as much as 12 pounds, improved their A1c levels, and lowered their cholesterol and blood pressure levels.

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Rodale Books

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1609613406

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The Tricycle

Collected Tribunal Plays 1994-2012

By: Richard Norton-Taylor,Nicolas Kent,Victoria Brittain,Gillian Slovo

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The Tricycle

Collected Tribunal Plays 1994-2012

By: Richard Norton-Taylor,Nicolas Kent,Victoria Brittain,Gillian Slovo

From 1994-2012 Kilburn’s Tricycle Theatre produced an extraordinary body of work that sought to engage, inform,and critique British and International Politics using verbatim testimony to respond to contemporary issues. Collected here for the first time are the complete ‘Tribunal Plays’. 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Tricycle’ sfirst Tribunal Play – Half the Picture. This collection celebrates a remarkable and enduring body of work. Contains the plays Half the Picture, Nuremberg, Srebrenica, The Colour of Justice, Justifying War, Guantanamo, Bloody Sunday, Called to Account, Tactical Questioning and The Riots. Also included is a brand-new round table discussion with Nicolas Kent, Richard Norton-Taylor, Gillian Slovo and the playwright David Edgar, charting the history and development of each show and the contribution the Tribunal Plays have made to political theatre in the last two decades, and a foreword by Guardian journalist and chief theatre critic Michael Billington.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783195673

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The Darling Strumpet

A Novel of Nell Gwynn, Who Captured the Heart of England and King Charles

By: Gillian Bagwell

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The Darling Strumpet

A Novel of Nell Gwynn, Who Captured the Heart of England and King Charles

By: Gillian Bagwell

Nell Gwynn, born into poverty but drawn into the world of theatre, manages to capture the heart of King Charles II in 17th century London and must maneuver the ruthless and shifting alliances of the royal court.

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Penguin

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0425263428

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In the Groove

The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

By: Gillian G. Gaar,Martin Popoff,Matt Anniss,Richie Unterberger,Ken Micallef

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In the Groove

The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

By: Gillian G. Gaar,Martin Popoff,Matt Anniss,Richie Unterberger,Ken Micallef

Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP, In the Groove is an authoritative and visual celebration of the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables.

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Motorbooks International

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0760383316

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Rethinking the South African Crisis

Nationalism, Populism, Hegemony

By: Gillian Patricia Hart

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Rethinking the South African Crisis

Nationalism, Populism, Hegemony

By: Gillian Patricia Hart

Revisiting long-standing debates to shed new light on the transition from apartheid, Hart provides an innovative analysis of the ongoing, unstable, and unresolved crisis in South Africa today and suggests how Antonio Gramsci's concept of passive revolution can do useful analytical and political work in South Africa and beyond.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820347167

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Marxist Modernism

Introductory Lectures on Frankfurt School Critical Theory

By: Gillian Rose

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Marxist Modernism

Introductory Lectures on Frankfurt School Critical Theory

By: Gillian Rose

Marxist Modernism is a comprehensive yet concise and conversational introduction to the Frankfurt School. It is also a new resource from one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers: Gillian Rose. Her 1979 lectures on the Frankfurt School explore the lives and philosophies of a range of the school's members and affiliates, including Adorno, Lukcs, Brecht, Bloch, Benjamin, and Horkheimer, and outline the way each theorist developed Marx's theory of commodity fetishism into a Marxist theory of culture. Edited by Robert Lucas Scott and James Gordon Finlayson

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1804290122

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Disabling Globalization

Places of Power in Post-apartheid South Africa

By: Gillian Patricia Hart

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Disabling Globalization

Places of Power in Post-apartheid South Africa

By: Gillian Patricia Hart

An unequivocally excellent work of scholarship that makes significant theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of 'globalization' and the working of contemporary neo-liberal capitalism. Hart is especially innovative in placing the study of Taiwanese industrialists in South Africa in relation to both the agrarian history of Taiwan and China, and the way that Taiwanese overseas firms have operated in places other than South Africa. It is a very rare combination of talents and knowledge that makes such a study possible."--James Ferguson, author of Expectations of Modernity

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0520237560

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The Complete Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects

By: Gillian Flynn

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The Complete Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects

By: Gillian Flynn

Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre." —Stephen King This exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author Gillian Flynn. A #1 New York Times bestseller, Gone Girl is an unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that Flynn’s work “draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.” Gone Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn. Flynn’s second novel, Dark Places, is an intricately orchestrated thriller that ravages a family's past to unearth the truth behind a horrifying crime. A New York Times bestseller and Weekend Today Top Summer Read, Dark Places solidified Flynn’s status as one of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time. In Sharp Objects, Flynn’s debut novel, a young journalist returns home to cover a dark assignment—and to face her own damaged family history. With its taut, crafted writing, Sharp Objects is addictive, haunting, and unforgettable.

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0553419897

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The Goat Woman of Largo Bay

A Novel

By: Gillian Royes

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The Goat Woman of Largo Bay

A Novel

By: Gillian Royes

Royes begins the detective series featuring Shad, a bartender in a fishing village in Jamaica, who is the community problem-solver and right hand of Eric, an American who owns the bar and a hotel left in ruins by a hurricane.

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1451627416

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Critical Reflections on Regional Competitiveness

Theory, Policy, Practice

By: Gillian Bristow

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Critical Reflections on Regional Competitiveness

Theory, Policy, Practice

By: Gillian Bristow

Since the early 1990s, governments and development agencies have become increasingly preoccupied with the pursuit of regional competitiveness. However, there is considerable confusion around what exactly regional competitiveness means, how it might be achieved, whether and how it can be measured, and whether it is a meaningful and appropriate goal for regional economies. The central aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive and critical account of these debates with reference to theory, policy and practice, and thus to explore the meaning and value of the concept of regional competitiveness. The book is structured into three parts. Part one introduces the concept of regional competitiveness by tracing its origins and exploring its different meanings in regional economic development. This will critically engage with political economy approaches to understanding the nature and dominance of the competitiveness discourse. Part two interrogates the pursuit of regional competitiveness in policy and practice. This critically evaluates the degree to which the pursuit of competitiveness is encouraging convergence in policy agendas in regions through an examination of key determinants of policy sameness and difference, notably benchmarking and devolved governance. Part three explores the limitations to regional competitiveness and explores whether and how its predominance in the policy discourse might be challenged by alternative agendas such as sustainable development and wellbeing. This focuses on the developing qualitative character of regional development. This volume critically engages with the theory and policy of regional competitiveness, thus providing the first integrated critique of the concept for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics interested in regional development and policy. It will unpack the concept of regional competitiveness and explain its usefulness, limitations and policy appeal, as well as examining its sustainability in the light of evolving governance structures and the imperatives of broadening regional development agendas.

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Routledge

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1135225206

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We Two

Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals

By: Gillian Gill

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We Two

Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals

By: Gillian Gill

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] delectable double bio . . . Talk about Victoria’s secret. . . . A fascinating portrait of a genuine love match, but one in which the partners dealt with surprisingly modern issues.” —USA Today It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century—and one of history’ s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch and misery as a woman until she married her German cousin Albert and accepted him as her lord and master. Now renowned chronicler Gillian Gill turns this familiar story on its head, revealing a strong, feisty queen and a brilliant, fragile prince working together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity, qualities neither had seen much of as children. The love affair that emerges is far more captivating, complex, and relevant than that depicted in any previous account. The epic relationship began poorly. The cousins first met as teenagers for a few brief, awkward, chaperoned weeks in 1836. At seventeen, charming rather than beautiful, Victoria already “showed signs of wanting her own way.” Albert, the boy who had been groomed for her since birth, was chubby, self-absorbed, and showed no interest in girls, let alone this princess. So when they met again in 1839 as queen and presumed prince-consort-to-be, neither had particularly high hopes. But the queen was delighted to discover a grown man, refined, accomplished, and whiskered. “Albert is beautiful!” Victoria wrote, and she proposed just three days later. As Gill reveals, Victoria and Albert entered their marriage longing for intimate companionship, yet each was determined to be the ruler. This dynamic would continue through the years—each spouse, headstrong and impassioned, eager to lead the marriage on his or her own terms. For two decades, Victoria and Albert engaged in a very public contest for dominance. Against all odds, the marriage succeeded, but it was always a work in progress. And in the end, it was Albert’s early death that set the Queen free to create the myth of her marriage as a peaceful idyll and her husband as Galahad, pure and perfect. As Gill shows, the marriage of Victoria and Albert was great not because it was perfect but because it was passionate and complicated. Wonderfully nuanced, surprising, often acerbic—and informed by revealing excerpts from the pair’s journals and letters—We Two is a revolutionary portrait of a queen and her prince, a fascinating modern perspective on a couple who have become a legend. BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide.

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Ballantine Books

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0345514920

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Still Life

A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression

By: Gillian Marchenko

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Still Life

A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression

By: Gillian Marchenko

For Gillian Marchenko, dealing with depression means learning to accept and treat it as a physical illness, while continuing as a wife and mother of four, two with special needs. How can she care for her family when she can't even get out of bed? Her story is real and raw, not one of quick fixes. But hope remains as she discovers that living with depression is still life.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830843248

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Caterpillar Summer

By: Gillian McDunn

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Caterpillar Summer

By: Gillian McDunn

This beautifully written, emotional debut perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Ali Benjamin tells the story of a girl, her special needs brother, and the summer they will never forget. "An engaging, honest book." --Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life "A beautiful story of family, forgiveness, life on an island, and growing up.”--Kate Messner, author of Breakout and The Seventh Wish Cat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond--Cat is one of the few people who can keep Chicken happy. When he has a "meltdown" she's the one who scratches his back and reads his favorite story. She's the one who knows what Chicken needs. Since their mom has had to work double-hard to keep their family afloat after their father passed away, Cat has been the glue holding her family together. But even the strongest glue sometimes struggles to hold. When a summer trip doesn't go according to plan, Cat and Chicken end up spending three weeks with grandparents they never knew. For the first time in years, Cat has the opportunity to be a kid again, and the journey she takes shows that even the most broken or strained relationships can be healed if people take the time to walk in one another's shoes. An Indies Introduce Pick A Parents Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year

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Bloomsbury Children's Books

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168119743X

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9781681197432

Guernsey Evacuees

The Forgotten Evacuees of the Second World War

By: Gillian Mawson

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Guernsey Evacuees

The Forgotten Evacuees of the Second World War

By: Gillian Mawson

In June 1940, 17,000 people fled Guernsey to England, including 5,000 school children with their teachers and 500 mothers as 'helpers'. The Channel Islands were occupied on 30 June - the only part of British territory that was occupied by Nazi forces during the Second World War. Most evacuees were transported to smoky industrial towns in Northern England - an environment so very different to their rural island. For five years they made new lives in towns where the local accent was often confusing, but for most, the generosity shown to them was astounding. They received assistance from Canada and the USA - one Guernsey school was 'sponsored' by wealthy Americans such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Hollywood stars. From May 1945, the evacuees began to return home, although many decided to remain in England. Wartime bonds were forged between Guernsey and Northern England that were so strong, they still exist today.

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The History Press

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0752490931

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9780752490939

MURDERS LIKE PYRAMIDS

By: GILLIAN OGILVIE

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MURDERS LIKE PYRAMIDS

By: GILLIAN OGILVIE

Tubby has covered up three unrelated deaths. Or are they? Until DI 'Flick 'Fraser is told the secret of the pyramids she cannot connect the crimes and trace The Man behind the murders. Further deaths spread the investigation far from Flick's home patch.

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Lulu.com

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1291580328

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9781291580327

On the Pythagorean Life

By: Jamblique,Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann,Iamblichus Chalcidensis,Iamblichus,Professor of Ancient History Gillian Clark,Jámblico de Calcis

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On the Pythagorean Life

By: Jamblique,Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann,Iamblichus Chalcidensis,Iamblichus,Professor of Ancient History Gillian Clark,Jámblico de Calcis

The Pythagorean Life is the most extensive surviving source on Pythagoreanism, and has wider interest as an account of the religious aspirations of late antiquity. "...admirably clear translation and sensible introduction"—The Classical Review

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Liverpool University Press

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0853233268

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Alternative Modernities in French Travel Writing

Engaging Urban Space in London and New York, 18511986

By: Gillian Jein

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Alternative Modernities in French Travel Writing

Engaging Urban Space in London and New York, 18511986

By: Gillian Jein

Ever since human beings first travelled, cities have constituted important material and literary destinations. While the city has formed a key theme for scholars of literary fiction, travellers’ modes of writing the city have been somewhat neglected by travel studies. However, travel writing with its attention to difference provides a rich source for the study of representational ‘strategies’ and ‘tactics’ in the modern city. Tracing spatial practices of French travel writers in London and New York from1851 to the 1980s, this book contributes to a body of work that analyses travel and travel writing beyond the Anglophone context, and engages a variety of travel writing in questions surrounding French modalities for negotiating and establishing a nexus of meanings for life in the modern city. One of the central tenets of the book is that, in the way its spaces are planned, encountered and represented, the city is operational in the formulation of identities and ideologies, and the book’s guiding question is how travel and travel writing allow for the exploration of urban modernity from a perspective of exchange. Bringing together the strands of theory, context and poetic analysis, this book examines travel writing as a spatial practice of the modern city, engaging urban space in questions of nationality, power and legibility and opening avenues for the exploration of urban modernity from a position of alterity, where alternative imaginative geographies of the city might emerge.

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Anthem Press

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1783085150

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9781783085156

Progress in Drug Research

Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques

By: Richard M. Eglen,Mont R. Juchau,Gillian Edwards,Arthur H. Weston,Helen Wise,M. D. Murray,D. Craig Brater,Olivier Valdenaire,Philippe Vernier,Annemarie Polak

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Progress in Drug Research

Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques

By: Richard M. Eglen,Mont R. Juchau,Gillian Edwards,Arthur H. Weston,Helen Wise,M. D. Murray,D. Craig Brater,Olivier Valdenaire,Philippe Vernier,Annemarie Polak

From the contents: · C. Brater and M. D. Murray: The effects of NSAIDs on the kidney · G. Edwards and A. H. Weston: Latest developments in potassium channel modulator drugs · M.R. Juchau and Y. Huang: Chemical teratogenesis in humans: Biochemical and molecular mechanisms · S.P. Gupta: Studies on cardiovascular drugs · G. Polak: Antifungal chemotherapy: An everlasting battle · O. Valdenaire: New insights into the bioamine receptor family.

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Birkhäuser

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3034888635

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Out of the Frying Pan

A Chef's Memoir of Hot Kitchens, Single Motherhood, and the Family Meal

By: Gillian Clark

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Out of the Frying Pan

A Chef's Memoir of Hot Kitchens, Single Motherhood, and the Family Meal

By: Gillian Clark

Describes how the author's goal to attend culinary school and live on a farm was shattered by divorce, relating how she pursued her career goals from the bottom up while raising her daughters, in a personal account peppered with recipes.

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0312366930

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