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April Brooker

The Family

By: John Dutch

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April Brooker is now 17 years old. She is persuaded to join her family for a Christmas get-together in Newton, a small town in New Zealand’s far north, where she will play in her first open tennis tournament. Supported by the ever loyal Anderson Woodbury, and her family, April has to dig deeper than ever before as she battles stress, self-doubt, her emotions, fatigue, the holiday atmosphere, and the elements in order to take another step closer to her dream of becoming a professional. Other titles in this series are: April Brooker April Brooker: The Tournament April Brooker and Emily McLean. Other books by John Dutch include When I Need a Hand.

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0595197965

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April Brooker and Emily McLean

By: John Dutch

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April Brooker and Emily McLean

By: John Dutch

After 3 years hard work, April Brooker is making her mark in tournament tennis. But her season plans are disrupted when she has to mentor talented, wilful and determined Emily McLean. Emily not only tests April's tennis skills, but also her character and threatens her intimate friendship with Anderson Woodbury. Other titles in this series are: April Brooker April Brooker: The Tournament April Brooker: The Family Other books by John Dutch include When I Need A Hand.

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0595197663

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The Cambridge Introduction to George Orwell

By: John Rodden,John Rossi

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The Cambridge Introduction to George Orwell

By: John Rodden,John Rossi

Arguably the most influential political writer of the twentieth century, George Orwell remains a crucial voice for our times. Known world-wide for his two best-selling masterpieces Nineteen Eighty-Four, a gripping portrait of a dystopian future, and Animal Farm, a brilliant satire on the Russian Revolution, Orwell has been revered as an essayist, journalist and literary-political intellectual, and his works have exerted a powerful international impact on the post-World War Two era. This Introduction examines Orwell's life, work and legacy, addressing his towering achievement and his ongoing appeal. Combining important biographical detail with close analysis of his writings, the book considers the various genres in which Orwell wrote: the realistic novel, the essay, journalism and the anti-utopia. Ideally suited for readers approaching Orwell's work for the first time, the book concludes with an extended reflection on why George Orwell has enjoyed a literary afterlife unprecedented among modern authors in any language.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107376874

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Translation, Adaptation and Digital Media

By: John Milton,Silvia Cobelo

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Translation, Adaptation and Digital Media

By: John Milton,Silvia Cobelo

Adaptation has always been central to Translation Studies, and, as print media becomes less and less dominant, and new media become central to communication, Adaptation is more than ever a vital area of Translation and Translation Studies. In addition, links to new digital media are examined. This is the only user-friendly textbook covering the full area of Translation, Adaptation, and Digital Media applicable to any language combination. Divided into nine chapters, it includes a wide range of texts from Brazilian culture, ensuring an ex-centric view of translation. Each chapter contains an expository section, case studies, and student activities to support learning. It emphasises the central role of Adaptation in the translation of works for the popular book market, for theatre, cinema, radio, and, especially, the new media. This is the essential textbook for students in Translation and Adaptation Studies courses and instructors and professionals working on adaptation and transmedia projects.

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Taylor & Francis

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0429557108

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9780429557101

Ten-Gallon War

The NFL's Cowboys, the AFL's Texans, and the Feud for Dallas's Pro Football Future

By: John Eisenberg

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Ten-Gallon War

The NFL's Cowboys, the AFL's Texans, and the Feud for Dallas's Pro Football Future

By: John Eisenberg

The rollicking story of the birth of professional football in Texas in the early 1960s, as two oil tycoons raced to build warring professional football franchises--the Cowboys and the Texans--and win the hearts of fans in a town where football reigned supreme.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547435509

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The Reapers

A Charlie Parker Thriller

By: John Connolly

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The Reapers

A Charlie Parker Thriller

By: John Connolly

With an exlusive new introduction from the author"--Cover.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501122673

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The Age of Sharing

By: Nicholas A. John

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The Age of Sharing

By: Nicholas A. John

Sharing is central to how we live today: it is what we do online; it is a model of economic behaviour; and it is also a type of therapeutic talk. Sharing embodies positive values such as empathy, communication, fairness, openness and equality. The Age of Sharing shows how and when sharing became caring, and explains how its meanings have changed in the digital age. But the word sharing also camouflages commercial or even exploitative relations. Websites say they share data with advertisers, although in reality they sell it, while parts of the sharing economy look a great deal like rental services. Ultimately, it is argued, practices described as sharing and critiques of those practices have common roots. Consequently, the metaphor of sharing now constructs significant swathes of our social practices and provides the grounds for critiquing them; it is a mode of participation in the capitalist order as well as a way of resisting it. Drawing on nineteenth-century literature, Alcoholics Anonymous, the American counterculture, reality TV, hackers, Airbnb, Facebook and more, The Age of Sharing offers a rich account of a complex contemporary keyword. It will appeal to students and scholars of the internet, digital culture and linguistics.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509512276

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9781509512270

Culture and Power in Cultural Studies

The Politics of Signification

By: John Storey

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Culture and Power in Cultural Studies

The Politics of Signification

By: John Storey

John Storey's best and most significant contributions to the field of cultural studies - together in a single volume.

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Edinburgh University Press

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074864167X

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9780748641673

Media Audiences

By: John L. Sullivan

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Media Audiences

By: John L. Sullivan

Whether we are watching TV, surfing the Internet, listening to our iPods, or reading a novel, we are all engaged with media as a member of an audience. Despite the widespread use of this term in our popular culture, the meaning of the "audience" is complex, and it has undergone significant historical shifts as new forms of mediated communication have developed from print, telegraphy, and radio to film, television, and the Internet. Media Audiences explores the concept of media audiences from four broad perspectives: as "victims" of mass media, as market constructions & commodities, as users of media, and as producers & subcultures of mass media. The goal of the text is for students to be able to think critically about the role and status of media audiences in contemporary society, reflecting on their relative power in relation to institutional media producers.

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SAGE

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1412970423

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More Than Meets the Eye

Special Effects and the Fantastic Transmedia Franchise

By: Robert John Rehak

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More Than Meets the Eye

Special Effects and the Fantastic Transmedia Franchise

By: Robert John Rehak

Introduction: Seeing past the state of the art -- That which survives: design networks and blueprint culture between fandom and franchise -- Used universes and immaculate realities: appropriation and authorship in the age of previz -- Chains of evidence: augmented performance before and after the digital -- Microgenres in migration: special effects and transmedia travel -- Conclusion: The effects of special effects.

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NYU Press

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1479856703

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The Coevolutionary Process

By: John N. Thompson

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The Coevolutionary Process

By: John N. Thompson

Traditional ecological approaches to species evolution have frequently studied too few species, relatively small areas, and relatively short time spans. In The Coevolutionary Process, John N. Thompson advances a new conceptual approach to the evolution of species interactions—the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution. Thompson demonstrates how an integrated study of life histories, genetics, and the geographic structure of populations yields a broader understanding of coevolution, or the development of reciprocal adaptations and specializations in interdependent species. Using examples of species interactions from an enormous range of taxa, Thompson examines how and when extreme specialization evolves in interdependent species and how geographic differences in specialization, adaptation, and the outcomes of interactions shape coevolution. Through the geographic mosaic theory, Thompson bridges the gap between the study of specialization and coevolution in local communities and the study of broader patterns seen in comparisons of the phylogenies of interacting species.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226797678

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Cultural Theory and Popular Culture

An Introduction

By: John Storey

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Cultural Theory and Popular Culture

An Introduction

By: John Storey

In this 6th edition of his successful Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, John Storey has extensively revised the text throughout. As before, the book presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of and various approaches to popular culture. Its breadth and theoretical unity, exemplified through popular culture, means that it can be flexibly and relevantly applied across a number of disciplines. Also retaining the accessible approach of previous editions, and using appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area. New to this edition Extensively revised, rewritten and updated Improved and expanded content throughout new sections on The English Marxism of William Morris, Post-Feminism, and Whiteness The new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural studies, media studies, communication studies, the sociology of culture, popular culture and other related subjects.

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1317860446

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Partnerships In Community Mental Health Nursing And Dementia Care: Practice Perspectives

By: Keady, John,Clarke, Charlotte,Page, Sean

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Partnerships In Community Mental Health Nursing And Dementia Care: Practice Perspectives

By: Keady, John,Clarke, Charlotte,Page, Sean

A companion volume to 'Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care'. Taken together the two volumes provide a rounded and evidence-based account of the complexity, breadth and diversity of community mental health nursing practice in this specialist field of care delivery.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335215815

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The Fury and the Terror

By: John Farris

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The Fury and the Terror

By: John Farris

Psychic Eden Waring is pursued by a powerful covert agency as she struggles to use her remarkable psychic gifts to save millions of lives while investigating a bizarre and complex plot that reaches to the Oval Office. Sequel to THE FURY.

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0765341573

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Advances in Rugby Coaching

An Holistic Approach

By: Richard Light,John R. Evans,Stephen Harvey,Rémy Hassanin

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Advances in Rugby Coaching

An Holistic Approach

By: Richard Light,John R. Evans,Stephen Harvey,Rémy Hassanin

Contemporary sports coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to examine what that means in the context of one major international sport, rugby union. Drawing on cutting-edge empirical research in the five most powerful rugby-playing nations, as well as developments in pedagogical and social theory, the book argues for an holistic approach to coaching, coach development and player and team performance, helping to close the gap between coaching theory and applied practice. With player-centered approaches to coaching, such as Game Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding, at the heart of the book, it covers key contemporary topics in coach education such as: Long term coach development Experience and culture in coaching practice Positive coaching for youth rugby Improving decision-making ability Collaborative action research in rugby coaching Informed by work with elite-level rugby coaches, and examining coaching practice in both the full and sevens versions of the game, this book encourages the reader to think critically about their own coaching practice and to consider innovative new approaches to player and coach development. It is essential reading for all students of sports coaching with an interest in rugby, and for any coach, manager or administrator looking to develop better programmes in coach education.

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1317616944

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The Great Evangelical Recession

6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church...and How to Prepare

By: John S. Dickerson

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The Great Evangelical Recession

6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church...and How to Prepare

By: John S. Dickerson

In 2006, few Americans were expecting the economy to collapse. Today the American church is in a similar position, on the precipice of a great spiritual recession. While we focus on a few large churches and dynamic leaders that are successful, the church's overall membership is shrinking. Young Christians are fleeing. Our donations are drying up. Political fervor is dividing us. Even as these crises eat at the church internally, our once friendly host culture is quickly turning hostile and antagonistic. How can we avoid a devastating collapse? In The Great Evangelical Recession, award-winning journalist and pastor John Dickerson identifies six factors that are radically eroding the American church and offers biblical solutions to prepare evangelicals for spiritual success, even in the face of alarming trends. This book is a heartfelt plea and call to the American church combining quality research, genuine hope, and practical application with the purpose of igniting the church toward a better future.

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Baker Books

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1441241051

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A New Beginning

By: John Dutch

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A New Beginning

By: John Dutch

Anderson Woodbury, a new graduate Ph D, has just realized his impossible dream and become engaged to marry April Brooker, a wealthy former professional tennis player. But almost at once he is challenged to give up his long-time ambition of becoming a Sports Psychologist to work in his grandfather's factory. And April is faced with Anderson's refusal to use any of her savings for their future together. Pressure mounts as family and friends make increasing demands on the two strong-willed professionals. Confronting one critical life decision after another, they fight to balance their dreams and responsibilities. Anderson and April must draw on all their faith, love and moral strength as each knows that the wrong choice at any point will destroy whatever chance of happiness they have.Other titles in this series include: Games of Consequence Playing Advantage April and AndersonOther Books by John Dutch include: April Brooker April Brooker: The Tournament April Brooker and Emily McLean April Brooker: The FamilySunshine When I Need a Hand On Hard Times, and other stories

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iUniverse

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0595241530

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9780595241538

The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society Third Series

Vol. 8

By: John Evans,Barclay V. Head,Herbert A. Grueber

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The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society Third Series

Vol. 8

By: John Evans,Barclay V. Head,Herbert A. Grueber

Reprint of the original, first published in 1888.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368759671

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9783368759674

Horror The men behind the mask

By: John Self

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Horror The men behind the mask

By: John Self

Step Behind the mask and find out who is behind them, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, You have seen these franchises, Nightmare On Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday The 13th. Now go behind the mask and learn more about your favorite killers In full color. I donate 50%%%% of my profits to help kids in need from all sales of this book. I donate to Make A Wish Fou

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Lulu.com

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1257439537

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9781257439539

A Papuan Plutocracy

Ranked Exchange on Rossel Island

By: John Liep

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A Papuan Plutocracy

Ranked Exchange on Rossel Island

By: John Liep

This book of classic scope is a monograph on a Melanesian society, an exploration of ranked exchange and a bold critique of anthropological exchange theory. John Liep unravels the complex society and exchange system on Rossel Island east of New Guinea. At centre stage is the famous 'Rossel Island money', a hierarchy of more than twenty classes of sea shells displayed in payment rituals such as bridewealth and pig feasts. High-ranking shells are monopolized by big men who control exchange and dominate social life on the island. Theories of reciprocity and gift exchange with their built-in utopian assumption of social equality, Liep finds, cannot account for a system of ranked exchange. Instead, exchange is unequal and money an instrument of distinction and power. Liep argues that ranked exchange has remained undiscovered as a general phenomenon. Still found in some Pacific societies it was formerly widespread in Oceania and beyond. The book will be essential to students of indigenous currencies and exchange theory and of interest to economic anthropologists and Oceanists.

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Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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8779346707

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9788779346703

Poetry and Prayer

The Power of the Word II

By: Francesca Bugliani Knox,John Took

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Poetry and Prayer

The Power of the Word II

By: Francesca Bugliani Knox,John Took

Interdisciplinary and ecumenical in scope, Poetry and Prayer offers theoretical discussion on the profound connection between poetic inspiration and prayer as well as reflection on the work of individual writers and the traditions within which they stand. An international range of established and new scholars in literary studies and theology offer unique contributions to the neglected study of poetry in relation to prayer. Part I addresses the relationship of prayer and poetry. Parts II and III consider these and related ideas from the point of view of their implementation in a range of different authors and traditions, offering case studies from, for example, the Bible, Dante, Shakespeare and Herbert, as well as twentieth-century poets such as Thomas Merton, Denise Levertov, W.H. Auden and R.S. Thomas.

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252

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Routledge

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1317079388

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9781317079385

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Reading

By: John J. Eddleston

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Reading

By: John J. Eddleston

True-life tales of bloody killings and brutal crimes wind through the dark past of this historic town on the Thames. John J. Eddleston’s latest selection of notorious criminal cases takes the reader through a sequence of sensational episodes that have marred the history of Reading. His book, based on original research, recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavory individuals whose fate has hitherto been forgotten. Among the shocking crimes he reconstructs are those of the baby-farmer Amelia Dyer, the unsolved murder of Alfred Oliver, the suffocation of Beatrice Cox, the red Mini murder of June Cook, and the attempted murder of a family of five. This chronicle of the dark side of Reading’s long history will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the town’s rich—and sometimes gruesome—past.

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Grub Street Publishers

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1783037539

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