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Social Haunting, Education, and the Working Class

A Critical Marxist Ethnography in a Former Mining Community

By: Kat Simpson

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Social Haunting, Education, and the Working Class

A Critical Marxist Ethnography in a Former Mining Community

By: Kat Simpson

Based on a critical Marxist ethnography, conducted at a state primary school in a former coalmining community in the north of England, this book provides insight into teachers’ perceptions of the effects of deindustrialisation on education for the working class. The book draws on the notion of social haunting to help understand the complex ways in which historical relations and performances, reflective of the community’s industrial past, continue to shape experiences and processes of schooling. The arguments presented enable us to engage with the ‘goodness’ of the past as well as the pain and suffering associated with deindustrialisation. This, it is argued, enables teachers and pupils to engage with rhythms, relations, and performances that recognise the heritage and complexities of working-class culture. Reckoning and harnessing with the fullness of ghosts is essential if schooling is to be refashioned in more encouraging and relational ways, with and for the working class. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in the sociology of education, and social class and education in particular. Those interested in schooling, ethnography, and qualitative social research will also benefit from the book

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Routledge

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1000405389

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Christmas Angel

By: Kat Martin

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Christmas Angel

By: Kat Martin

As the South picks up the pieces after the Civil War, two sweethearts on opposite sides attempt to rekindle their romance in this tender novella. Previously appeared in No Place Like Home Dear Readers, This story was inspired by a trip to Savannah. I visited one of the area’s Civil War forts and became fascinated by the discovery that General Sherman and his men had arrived in a conquered Savannah on Christmas Eve. What sort of Christmas could they have had? From there, my imaginationtook over . . . Despite having been on opposite sides of the war, Yankee doctor Josh Coltrane is unprepared for the continued bitterness of his long-lost love, Angel Summers. Can these two former sweethearts learn to forgive and forget the past? I hope you enjoy reading Josh and Angel’s story as much I enjoyed writing it. Kat Martin Praise for the writing of Kat Martin “Martin’s fans and newcomers alike will enjoy every moment of this thrill ride.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Beyond Reason “A high-octane mix of high stakes and high passion.” —Bookpage on Into the Whirlwind “A robust tale of suspense that’s full of romance and intrigue.” —Heroes & Heartbreakers on Into the Fury

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Zebra Books

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1420148842

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Choosing to Be

Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master

By: Kat Tansey

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Choosing to Be

Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master

By: Kat Tansey

Drawn from the deeply personal reflections of a formerly depressed person, this uplifting story shows how a cat taught meditation and allowed the mind to heal. This lively, magical, and enlightening book revolves around a wise Maine Coon cat, his kitten muse, and the author Kat Tansey as they take the reader on a challenging and often amusing journey from the disorienting haze of depression to the freedom and clarity of the Buddha mind. The narrative is both inspiring and essential for gaining an understanding of the inner self, reducing stress, finding inner peace, and knowing the joys and comforts of answering to a cat master.

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Simon and Schuster

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1844093689

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Savannah Heat

By: Kat Martin

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Savannah Heat

By: Kat Martin

Despite her disguise as Silver Jones, tavern maid, Lady Selena Hardwich-Jones was captured by bounty hunters combing the Georgia coast for the runaway with hair pale as spun silver and eyes like soft brown velvet. Forced onto a ship headed for her home in the West Indies, Silver vowed to make her break for freedom. But in the vessel's brash owner she found a will to match her own. Major Morgan Trask was determined to deliver his lovely human cargo safely to the aristocrat he had long admired. Was the ship's dashing captain Silver's stern captor—or her gallant protector? Tormented by doubts, tantalized by desire, Silver's emotions were in turmoil. For a secret shame kept her from telling Morgan Trask the real reason for her flight, all the while fearing—and yearning—to trust him. As they sailed into treacherous waters, their very lives in peril, Silver and Morgan could no longer deny their hunger for each other ... as they surrendered to a passion that burned hotter than the Savannah heat.

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Dell

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0307794407

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Midnight Sun

By: Kat Martin

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Midnight Sun

By: Kat Martin

“A terrific contemporary romance” set in the wild northwest from the New York Times bestselling author of the Maximum Security novels (Booklist). One of a kind. Kat Martin’s heroes are as rugged and tough as they come, but honor rules no matter how hot the temptation . . . Call Hawkins just wants to be left alone and leave the past where it belongs. The bleak beauty of Dead Horse Creek is a perfect place to get away from the world . . . a place where nothing exists to remind him of everything he’s lost. His isolation is complete—until Charity Sinclair arrives fresh from New York City. Stunningly beautiful and stubbornly independent, she’s also shamefully ignorant of the untamed wilderness . . . and the very real dangers she’ll face if Call doesn’t teach her a thing or two. But even with Call’s grudging help, Charity’s dream of life in the Yukon may have led her into something much more savage than the forest: A menace as endless as the long days that run together without darkness—and a killer who won’t let anything come between him and perfect, deadly vengeance . . . Praise for Kat Martin “Kat Martin is a fast gun when it comes to storytelling, and I love her books.” —Linda Lael Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author “A terrific storyteller.” —Booklist “It doesn’t matter what Martin’s characters are up against—she dishes up romantic suspense, sizzling sex and international intrigue.” —RT Book Reviews “[A] master of suspenseful romance.” —Publishers Weekly

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Kensington Publishing Corp.

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142012823X

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Harlequin Desire July 2014 - Bundle 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Ann Major,Kristi Gold,Kat Cantrell

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Harlequin Desire July 2014 - Bundle 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Ann Major,Kristi Gold,Kat Cantrell

Harlequin Desire brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Desire bundle includes Her Pregnancy Secret by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ann Major, The Sheikh’s Son by Kristi Gold and Matched to a Billionaire by Kat Cantrell. Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin Desire!

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1460337824

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Yoga Where You Are

Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life

By: Dianne Bondy,Kat Heagberg Rebar

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Yoga Where You Are

Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life

By: Dianne Bondy,Kat Heagberg Rebar

Find freedom in your yoga practice with this empowering guide from beloved yoga teacher and social justice activist Dianne Bondy and Yoga International editor-in-chief Kat Heagberg. Yoga Where You Are welcomes readers of all backgrounds, body sizes, and abilities into the practice of yoga. Dianne Bondy and Kat Heagberg offer everything you need to know to build a custom yoga practice that supports you exactly where you are--now and at every stage of your life's journey. Yoga Where You Are discusses how yoga intersects with body image, introduces essential information on elements like breathwork and meditation, and celebrates yoga's diverse roots through an introductory chapter on its origins and history. Whether you're a beginner, a seasoned practitioner, or a yoga teacher, the step-by-step instructions for hundreds of customizable pose variations provide an essential resource you can turn to as your practice evolves. Bondy and Heagberg also present tips to find inspiration and creativity on the mat. With truly inclusive language, alignment options for real bodies, and photos of a range of practitioners, the book provides you with everything you need to customize and deepen your practice with clarity and confidence.

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Shambhala Publications

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1611807867

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No Place Like Home

By: Linda Lael Miller,Kat Martin,Mary Carter,Laura Florand

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No Place Like Home

By: Linda Lael Miller,Kat Martin,Mary Carter,Laura Florand

There’s nothing more festive than a winter romance, and in these heart-warming stories, love is a gift that can take you by surprise... THE 24 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Linda Lael Miller A matchbox advent calendar first brought Frank Raynor and Addie Hutton together. But that was years ago. There's no way the miracles of Christmas—and the magic of true love—could possibly be hidden under one of its tiny flaps. Or could they? CHRISTMAS ANGEL by Kat Martin When Angel Summers' first love, Josh Coltrane, joined the Army, she vowed to hate him forever. But now he's back in Savannah for the holidays—wishing for a miracle that could heal both their hearts. THE CHRISTMAS CAROUSEL by Mary Carter Single mom Georgia Bradley can’t afford to fight the developers who want to tear down her beloved Rhode Island auction house—especially Adam Cavalier. But when she receives a mysterious gift, Adam becomes intrigued with its origin—and with Georgia... A ROSE IN WINTER by Laura Florand Allegra Caldrone knew the rule never to talk to strangers. But on a cold winter night in Provence, she breaks that rule—and more—with an irresistible man. Raoul Rosier seems thrillingly dangerous, yet why does Allegra feel so safe with him—even when she believes he’s a thief?

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1420153366

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Bikes and Bloomers

Victorian Women Inventors and their Extraordinary Cycle Wear

By: Kat Jungnickel

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Bikes and Bloomers

Victorian Women Inventors and their Extraordinary Cycle Wear

By: Kat Jungnickel

An illustrated history of the evolution of British women's cycle wear. The bicycle in Victorian Britain is often celebrated as a vehicle of women's liberation. Less noted is another critical technology with which women forged new and mobile public lives—cycle wear. This illustrated account of women's cycle wear from Goldsmiths Press brings together Victorian engineering and radical feminist invention to supply a missing chapter in the history of feminism. Despite its benefits, cycling was a material and ideological minefield for women. Conventional fashions were unworkable, with skirts catching in wheels and tangling in pedals. Yet wearing “rational” cycle wear could provoke verbal and sometimes physical abuse from those threatened by newly mobile women. Seeking a solution, pioneering women not only imagined, made, and wore radical new forms of cycle wear but also patented their inventive designs. The most remarkable of these were convertible costumes that enabled wearers to transform ordinary clothing into cycle wear. Drawing on in-depth archival research and inventive practice, Kat Jungnickel brings to life in rich detail the little-known stories of six inventors of the 1890s. Alice Bygrave, a dressmaker of Brixton, registered four patents for a skirt with a dual pulley system built into its seams. Julia Gill, a court dressmaker of Haverstock Hill, patented a skirt that drew material up the waist using a mechanism of rings or eyelets. Mary and Sarah Pease, sisters from York, patented a skirt that could be quickly converted into a fashionable high-collar cape. Henrietta Müller, a women's rights activist of Maidenhead, patented a three-part cycling suit with a concealed system of loops and buttons to elevate the skirt. And Mary Ann Ward, a gentlewoman of Bristol, patented the “Hyde Park Safety Skirt,” which gathered fabric at intervals using a series of side buttons on the skirt. Their unique contributions to cycling's past continue to shape urban life for contemporary mobile women.

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1912685434

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The Worlds Most Shocking Secrets and Mysteries

By: Allan Hall,Kat Harrison

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The Worlds Most Shocking Secrets and Mysteries

By: Allan Hall,Kat Harrison

There is no doubt about it: life is full of mystery. This compelling volume allows readers to peer into the uncovering of state and military secrets such as Watergate, North Koreas purported nuclear bomb testing, and Wikileaks, as well as true crime cases, such as the search for the Missing Earl. Whether its Hollywood secrets like Rock Hudsons shocking double life or the excavation of the ancient city of Teotihuacan, students will learn how great mysteries can be hiddenand in turn how they are revealed. Sidebars, a glossary, and books and websites in the further reading section are also included.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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076608373X

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9780766083738

Baptism, Brotherhood, and Belief in Reformation Germany

Anabaptism and Lutheranism, 1525-1585

By: Kat Hill

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Baptism, Brotherhood, and Belief in Reformation Germany

Anabaptism and Lutheranism, 1525-1585

By: Kat Hill

When Martin Luther mounted his challenge to the Catholic Church, reform stimulated a range of responses, including radical solutions such as those proposed by theologians of the Anabaptist movement. But how did ordinary Anabaptists, men and women, grapple with the theological and emotional challenges of the Lutheran Reformation? Anabaptism developed along unique lines in the Lutheran heartlands in central Germany, where the movement was made up of scattered groups and did not centre on charismatic leaders as it did elsewhere. Ideas were spread more often by word of mouth than by print, and many Anabaptists had uneven attachment to the movement, recanting and then relapsing. Historiography has neglected Anabaptism in this area, since it had no famous leaders and does not seem to have been numerically strong. Baptism, Brotherhood, and Belief challenges these assumptions, revealing how Anabaptism's development in central Germany was fundamentally influenced by its interaction with Lutheran theology. In doing so, it sets a new agenda for understandings of Anabaptism in central Germany, as ordinary individuals created new forms of piety which mingled ideas about brotherhood, baptism, the Eucharist, and gender and sex. Anabaptism in this region was not an isolated sect but an important part of the confessional landscape of the Saxon lands, and continued to shape Lutheran pastoral affairs long after scholarship assumed it had declined. The choices these Anabaptist men and women made sat on a spectrum of solutions to religious concerns raised by the Reformation. Understanding their decisions, therefore, provides new insights into how religious identities were formed in the Reformation era.

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OUP Oxford

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0191047961

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Tending the Wild

Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources

By: Kat Anderson

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Tending the Wild

Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources

By: Kat Anderson

This is a highly significant--one might argue revolutionary--book. It, and the author's previous research, has the potential to completely change the way western land managers relate to the land and the resources they are trying to regulate. Even more, it has the power to influence the way that all of us approach Nature and will reinforce the importance of Native Americans and the sophistication of their knowledge."--Nancy J. Turner, University of Victoria "Tending the Wild is an enormously rich and highly readable text on the remarkably diverse land management techniques practiced by California Indians over millennia. This book serves as an invaluable resource as we strive to conserve California's enormous cultural and biotic heritage in the new century. A triumph!"--Michael H. Horn, California State University Fullerton "Tending the Wild supports the little know fact that Indian groups in California historically practiced a kind of "environmental bonsai" through their centuries long management activities. Kat Anderson's work is timely and will make an important contribution toward a better understanding of the historic ecologies of North America."--Greg Cajete, University of New Mexico

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0520248511

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Training Using Drama

Successful Development Techniques from Theatre & Improvisation

By: Kat Koppett

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Training Using Drama

Successful Development Techniques from Theatre & Improvisation

By: Kat Koppett

The use of training techniques originally developed for theatre and improvisation within the workplace has increased enormously in recent years, and the proven effectiveness of this approach has found many enthusiastic followers. Sometimes, actors are brought into an organization to act as catalysts within a training/role-play setting, but, increasingly, trainers themselves are using the techniques. Written by an expert in the field, drawing on her substantial experience in business, training and acting, this practical guide shows clearly how anyone can make use of these techniques easily and effectively. With information on the theories and principles behind using drama in training, this book also includes the details of 50 activities and shows how to use a diverse range of techniques to improve creativity, leadership, teamwork and personal development. Training Using Drama covers the key issues, including: storytelling; role-plays; coaching; non-verbal communication; spontaneity; trust and awareness.

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0749437049

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Creative Practice Ethnographies

By: Larissa Hjorth,Anne M. Harris,Kat Jungnickel,Gretchen Coombs

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Creative Practice Ethnographies

By: Larissa Hjorth,Anne M. Harris,Kat Jungnickel,Gretchen Coombs

Creative Practice Ethnographies focuses on the intersection of creative practice and ethnography and offers new ways to think about the methods, practice, and promise of research in contemporary interdisciplinary contexts. How does creative practice inform new ways of doing ethnography and vice versa? What new forms of expression and engagement are made possible as a result of these creative synergies? By addressing these questions, the authors highlight the important roles that ethnography and creative practice play in socially impactful research. This book is aimed at interdisciplinary researchers, scholars, and students of art, design, sociology, anthropology, games, media, education, and cultural studies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498572138

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Composer, Actor, and Creator of Hamilton

By: Kat Harrison

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Composer, Actor, and Creator of Hamilton

By: Kat Harrison

Born in New York City to Puerto Rican immigrant parents, Lin-Manuel Miranda's creativity was influenced by the vibrant city. He began writing his first musical while he was in college and has since gone on to win a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammys, an Emmy, three Tonys, and many other accolades. He is possibly the best-known name in modern theater. Through lively text and bright photos, readers will learn about Mirandas life, education, and accomplishments, as well as Hamilton, New York City, and Broadway. Quotes from Miranda will allow readers a firsthand look into the mind of Americas most famous modern composer. The Glossary helps readers understand vocabulary, and Further Reading will encourage deeper research.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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0766085058

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The Excludables: From mainstream classroom to prison education – understanding the children we exclude and why

By: Kat Stern

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The Excludables: From mainstream classroom to prison education – understanding the children we exclude and why

By: Kat Stern

When it comes to 'The Excludables', it is time to shake up the debate. Students who are excluded from school, and society, are at a higher risk of being incarcerated. They are more likely to have mental health difficulties, special educational needs, live in poverty, have social care involvement and they disproportionately come from certain ethnic groups. This book pulls on all those threads using up to date research and establishes a deeper understanding of how and why these things affect school behaviours. The factors that lead to exclusion are complex, and this book meets that challenge head on, including the kinds of “crunchy bits” that are usually avoided at all costs, such as children who are high in callous-unemotional traits, and trauma-informed approaches in prison education. Written by an experienced educator and behaviour consultant, this book steps away from the worn-out discourse that surrounds behaviour in schools, and away from the notion that educators are the only relevant experts. Get ready to explore genetics, bias, epistemic trust, and the human stress-response system; all examined through the lens of the realities of behavioural challenge faced by educators every day. This is a read that will confront everyone in some way.

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John Catt

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1915361079

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Training to Imagine

Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques for Trainers and Managers to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning

By: Kat Koppett

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Training to Imagine

Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques for Trainers and Managers to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning

By: Kat Koppett

Creating innovative products and game-changing processes, and adapting to new cultures and communication styles, have all become imperative for business survival. Today’s business leaders, from Fortune 500 companies on down, have discovered the value of improvisational theatre techniques to develop creativity and collaboration skills they need.Since publication of its seminal first edition, the principles and techniques pioneered in Training to Imagine have been widely adopted by organizations around the world, and have given rise to the field of Applied Improvisation. This new edition builds on the characteristics that made it the most comprehensive and most easy-to-apply resource for using improv in organizations. As before, this book translates the theories and exercises of improv into language that is familiar to business culture, and provides guidelines, case studies and exercises intended for use by individuals for self-development, for small groups, and for facilitation by corporate trainers.This revised edition places more emphasis on the development of leadership, in particular adding activities designed for individuals to develop skills on their own, or outside formal training environments. It builds upon what has been learned since 2001, presenting examples of practice, and research on the methods, that have proven to be most effective in the workplace. Kat Koppett has added a whole new section on instructional design to help users make informed choices in selecting activities to best support their objectives and corporate context, as well as numerous new exercises.This is a vital resource for trainers, executives, and leaders at all levels who want to increase their personal communication and creativity skills, and in inspire and motivate their teams. The enhanced e-book edition will incorporate video of sample activities and exercises, as well as interviews with leading Applied Improv practitioners. This material will also be available free on the Stylus Web site.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000978761

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Magic: Nahiri the Lithomancer #1

By: Seanan McGuire

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Magic: Nahiri the Lithomancer #1

By: Seanan McGuire

Nahiri–also known as The Harbinger–has protected her home plane of Zendikar for centuries, her ruthlessness and terrible deeds kept in check by a strong sense of justice. But her fate is far from decided, and a new challenge awaits that may change the way the entire Multiverse perceives her...

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Boom! Studios

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1646680111

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Pregnant by Morning

By: Kat Cantrell

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Pregnant by Morning

By: Kat Cantrell

One magical night in Venice brings two lost souls together...until a positive pregnancy test changes everything. What was meant to be a one-night affair has turned into much more for Texas businessman Matthew Wheeler. Something about Evangeline, the mysterious woman he met at a masquerade ball, propels him from his self-imposed exile. He's finally able to forget his tragic past and lose himself in this incredible woman. But letting go has a price. Evangeline's pregnancy announcement brings reality to their Venetian villa. Are they ready to take their secret affair public? Or will their romance end with the morning light?

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0373732910

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I Used to Like You Until...

(How Binary Thinking Divides Us)

By: Kat Timpf

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I Used to Like You Until...

(How Binary Thinking Divides Us)

By: Kat Timpf

In this whip-smart follow-up to the “ruthlessly honest exploration of comedy and cancellation” (Dr. Drew) You Can’t Joke About That, New York Times bestselling author Kat Timpf examines the dangers of binary thinking, and how it threatens to take over our institutions, relationships, and even our freedoms. For some reason, when it comes to complex issues, we’ve largely limited ourselves to just two options, resulting in a society of non-thinkers. After all, once you’ve picked a side, all the thinking has already been done for you. As an independent, libertarian voter who has spent the last ten years at Fox News, Kat has faced this issue too many times to count. She’s learned that surprising things can happen when you refuse to choose a team, especially when you work at a place some people call an existential threat to America. Binary thinking is much more than just the enemy of critical thinking, it’s also an immediate danger to our political discourse, our institutions, our way of consuming news, our relationships, our creativity, and even to our freedoms. All too often, we will let a single difference in viewpoint, an assumption, or an association be enough to write off another person entirely, even if we know nothing else about them. We miss out on opportunities to connect or even collaborate, all while the people in power over us benefit from our division. Through humorous examples from her own life and insight only someone in her bizarre position can possess, Kat reminds us that the world doesn’t have to be so black and white. In her signature witty voice, Kat inspires us to lean into thoughtful consideration, genuine conversation, vulnerability, and only hating people when they really deserve it.

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Simon and Schuster

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1668067293

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Mismatch

How Inclusion Shapes Design

By: Kat Holmes

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Mismatch

How Inclusion Shapes Design

By: Kat Holmes

How inclusive methods can build elegant design solutions that work for all. Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. Something as simple as color choices can render a product unusable for millions. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion. In Mismatch, Kat Holmes describes how design can lead to exclusion, and how design can also remedy exclusion. Inclusive design methods—designing objects with rather than for excluded users—can create elegant solutions that work well and benefit all. Holmes tells stories of pioneers of inclusive design, many of whom were drawn to work on inclusion because of their own experiences of exclusion. A gamer and designer who depends on voice recognition shows Holmes his “Wall of Exclusion,” which displays dozens of game controllers that require two hands to operate; an architect shares her firsthand knowledge of how design can fail communities, gleaned from growing up in Detroit's housing projects; an astronomer who began to lose her eyesight adapts a technique called “sonification” so she can “listen” to the stars. Designing for inclusion is not a feel-good sideline. Holmes shows how inclusion can be a source of innovation and growth, especially for digital technologies. It can be a catalyst for creativity and a boost for the bottom line as a customer base expands. And each time we remedy a mismatched interaction, we create an opportunity for more people to contribute to society in meaningful ways.

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MIT Press

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0262038889

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Dead Tired

'Cosy crime at its finest!' - Janice Hallett

By: Kat Ailes

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Dead Tired

'Cosy crime at its finest!' - Janice Hallett

By: Kat Ailes

COSY CRIME AT ITS FINEST!' JANICE HALLETT 'THOROUGHLY MODERN COSY CRIME DONE RIGHT!' JONATHAN WHITELAW **AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** Alice has made the most of her maternity leave, becoming simultaneously a proud mum (well, a mum, at least) and accidental amateur sleuth. With her son, Jack, somehow a year old already, she is keen to continue to keep him alive and maybe finally catch up on some sleep ... if she's lucky. When an opportunity presents itself in the unexpected form of a sit-in protest, Alice and her friends willingly chain themselves to trees and settle in for some overdue rest - not the most comfortable arrangement ever, but at this point they'll take whatever they can get. But the next morning one of their fellow protestors is found strangled and instead of a peaceful protest, Alice and her friends find themselves swept away on a tide of intrigue involving rogue artists, an enigmatic local entrepreneur and nude protesting (optional) - a surprising, but not necessarily unwelcome, break from changing nappies and cleaning Weetabix off the dog. For Alice, whose success rate in solving countryside murder is at an all-time high (one out of one), she cannot resist the chance to demonstrate her detectoring skills once more and assembles her gang of young mums to investigate this latest countryside mystery. 'AILES ONCE AGAIN MARRIES QUICK WIT, SURPRISING REVEALS, AND CHARMING ANTICS' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'MOTHERHOOD HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH MURDEROUS FUN' ANDREINA CORDANI

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1804180947

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Harlequin Desire Pregnant in Texas

An Anthology

By: Maureen Child,Kat Cantrell,Charlene Sands

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Harlequin Desire Pregnant in Texas

An Anthology

By: Maureen Child,Kat Cantrell,Charlene Sands

Passion flames hottest in Texas…and these sexy romances get even more complicated with the addition of a little surprise! Reader favorites from USA TODAY bestselling authors Maureen Child and Charlene Sands and So You Think You Can Write winner Kat Cantrell. Rumor Has It Wealthy sheriff Nathan Battle never thought he’d see his ex-girlfriend again, but now that she’s back, it’s time to demand the closure he never got. Amanda Altman is determined to resist the one man she could never stop loving, but when an unplanned night of passion leads to a morning revelation, will this be their final chance at true love? Pregnant by Morning A seductive stranger…a masquerade ball…a positive pregnancy test? It was only supposed to be a onetime fling, so when Evangeline tells grieving widower Mathew Wheeler that she’s carrying his baby, they’ll have to let go of the past to get a happily-ever-after. The Heart of a Cowboy Cowboy Case Jarrett hit the rodeo circuit for years to forget the woman who married his twin brother. When she’s widowed and left pregnant and desperate for help on the ranch, Case steps up reluctantly. He’ll do anything for her except admit the truth, but will the price of silence be the only woman he’s ever loved?

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Harlequin

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1460397231

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9781460397237

Five Golden Rings

By: Fern Michaels,Kat Martin,Jo Beverley,Katherine Sutcliffe,Brenda Joyce

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Five Golden Rings

By: Fern Michaels,Kat Martin,Jo Beverley,Katherine Sutcliffe,Brenda Joyce

Collection brings the best love stories from Christmas anthologies.

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Zebra Books

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0821770624

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9780821770627

The Artificial Anatomy of Parks

By: Kat Gordon

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The Artificial Anatomy of Parks

By: Kat Gordon

A young woman is thrust back into the midst of the dysfunctional, secretive family she escaped in this“heart-piercing psychological drama…a stunner” (Carol Cassella, author of Oxygen). At twenty-one, Tallulah Park lives alone. There's a sink in her bedroom and a strange damp smell that means she wakes up wheezing. It’s far from luxurious, but it’s far away from her difficult family. Then she gets the call that her father has had a heart attack. Now she’s returning to the root of her bad memories: a world of sniping aunts, precocious cousins, emigrant pianists, and lots of gin, all presided over by an unconventional grandmother. A world where no one will answer Tallie’s questions: Why did Aunt Vivienne loathe Tallie’s mother? Why is everyone making excuses for her absent father? Who was Uncle Jack and why would no one talk about him? As Tallie struggles to grow into independence, she will learn the hard way about damage and betrayal, that in the end, the worst betrayals are those we inflict on ourselves. “With heartbreakingly understated prose, Kat Gordon lays out the terrible loneliness of a child at the center of an exploded, secretive family. It is an autopsy of how we love and an exploration of forgiveness.” —Liza Klaussmann, author of Tigers in Red Weather “A genuine and sincere expression of a troubled young soul.”—The Guardian “A compulsive family drama…an excellent read.”—Emma Chapman, author of How To Be a Good Wife

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Legend Press Ltd

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1785079875

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9781785079870

An Unsuitable Woman

By: Kat Gordon

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An Unsuitable Woman

By: Kat Gordon

Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Gill Paul’s The Secret Wife ‘Gloriously dark’ Liza Klaussman ‘Evocative’ i newsaper ‘Seductive’ Anna Hope ‘Rich’ Sunday Times ‘Thrilling’ Emma Chapman

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HarperCollins UK

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0008253080

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9780008253080

The Hunters

By: Kat Gordon

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The Hunters

By: Kat Gordon

An imaginative portrait of Theo Miller ... and his infatuation with the seemingly glamorous figures of Sylvie de Croy and her lover ... a rich reimagining of a colonial Eden in which multitudes of serpents lurked' Sunday Times 'Just the thing to read while sipping a cocktail or two' iPaper

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Borough Press

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0008253064

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9780008253066

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