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Ekphrasis, Vision, and Persuasion in the Book of Revelation

By: Robyn J. Whitaker

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Ekphrasis, Vision, and Persuasion in the Book of Revelation

By: Robyn J. Whitaker

Robyn. J. Whitaker interprets the Book of Revelation within the context of ancient rhetoric and religion. She argues that the author of Revelation uses a popular rhetorical tool, ekphrasis, to paint word-pictures of God that compete with material images to both critique image-making and simultaneously make an absent God present.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161539788

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Maternities

Gender, Bodies and Space

By: Robyn Longhurst

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Maternities

Gender, Bodies and Space

By: Robyn Longhurst

Over the past decade geographers have shown a growing interest in 'the body' as an important co-ordinate of subjectivity and as a way of understanding further relationships between people, place and space. To date, however geographers have published little on what is one of, if not the, most important of all bodies - bodies that conceive, give birth and nurture other bodies. It is time that feminist, social, and cultural geographers contributed more to debates about maternal bodies. This book offers a series of windows on the ways in which maternal bodies influence, and are influenced by, social and spatial processes. Topics covered include women ‘coming out’ as pregnant at work, changing fashion for pregnant women, being disabled and pregnant, the politics of home versus hospital birth, breastfeeding practices that sit outside the norm, women who are constructed as ‘bad’ mothers, and ‘e-mums’ (mothers who go on-line).

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Routledge

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1134237480

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9781134237487

Adrift in Melbourne

By: Robyn Annear

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Adrift in Melbourne

By: Robyn Annear

Take a walk through Melbourne’s streets and discover a world of fascinating historical tidbits with renowned writer and history buff Robyn Annear.

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Text Publishing

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1922459208

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9781922459206

Bearbrass

Imagining Early Melbourne

By: Robyn Annear

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Bearbrass

Imagining Early Melbourne

By: Robyn Annear

“Just a little way down Collins Street, beside Henry Buck's, is a perpetually dark but sheltered laneway called Equitable Place. Here you'll find a number of places to eat and drink. Settle yourself in the window of one, shut your eyes, and picture this scene of yore ...” In this much-loved book, Robyn Annear resurrects the village that was early Melbourne – from the arrival of white settlers in 1835 until the first gold rushes shook the town – and brings it to life in vivid colour. Bearbrass was one of the local names by which Melbourne was known and Annear provides a fascinating living portrait of the streetlife of this town. In a lively and engaging style, she overlays her reinvention of Bearbrass with her own impressions and experiences of the modern city, enabling Melburnians and visitors to imagine the early township and remind themselves of the rich history that lies beneath today's modern metropolis. The original Bearbrass won the A.A. Phillips Award for Australian Studies in the 1995 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. “... [Annear] writes with an historian's eye for detail and a flair for ironic observation. An affectionate journey, rich in detail and character.” – The Age Robyn Annear is an ex-typist who lives in country Victoria with somebody else's husband. She is the author of A City Lost and Found, Bearbrass, Nothing But Gold, The Man Who Lost Himself, and Fly a Rebel Flag. She has also written several pieces for The Monthly magazine.

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Black Inc.

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1922231576

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9781922231574

Understanding Sports Coaching

The Pedagogical, Social and Cultural Foundations of Coaching Practice

By: Tania G. Cassidy,Robyn L. Jones,Paul A. Potrac

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Understanding Sports Coaching

The Pedagogical, Social and Cultural Foundations of Coaching Practice

By: Tania G. Cassidy,Robyn L. Jones,Paul A. Potrac

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as important as expertise in sport skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Understanding Sports Coaching is still the only introduction to theory and practice in sports coaching to fully explore the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts underpinning good coaching practice. The book examines the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching programme and social context, and encourages coaches to develop an open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice. It covers every key aspect of coaching theory and practice, including important and emerging topics, such as: athletes’ identities athlete learning emotion in coaching coaching ethics professionalization talent identification and development coaching as a (micro)political activity Understanding Sports Coaching also includes a full range of practical exercises and extended case studies designed to encourage coaches to reflect critically upon their own coaching strategies, their interpersonal skills and upon important issues in contemporary sports coaching. This is an essential textbook for any degree-level course in sports coaching, and for any professional coach looking to develop their coaching expertise.

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Routledge

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1135102627

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9781135102623

Bodies

Exploring Fluid Boundaries

By: Robyn Longhurst

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Bodies

Exploring Fluid Boundaries

By: Robyn Longhurst

This is one of the first books to introduce students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces. The text includes original interview and focus group data informed by feminist theory on the body and uses case studies to illustrate the social construction of bodies. It will critically engage students in topical questions around sexuality, cultural differences and women's sub-ordination to men.

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1134656912

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A City Lost and Found

Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne

By: Robyn Annear

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A City Lost and Found

Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne

By: Robyn Annear

“Old landmarks fall in nearly every block ... and the face of the city is changing so rapidly that the time is not too far distant when a search for a building 50 years old will be in vain.” — Herald, 1925. The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892-1992). Its famous sign – ‘Whelan the Wrecker is Here’ on a pile of shifting rubble – was a laconic masterpiece and served as a vital sign of the city’s progress. It’s no stretch to say that over three generations, the Whelan family changed the face of Melbourne, demolishing hundreds of buildings in the central city alone. In A City Lost and Found, Robyn Annear uses Whelan’s demolition sites as portals to explore layers of the city laid bare by their pick-axes and iron balls. Peering beneath the rubble, she brings to light fantastic stories about Melbourne’s building sites and their many incarnations. This is a book about the making – and remaking – of a city.

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Black Inc.

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192223141X

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9781922231413

The Complete Bartender (Updated)

By: Robyn M. Feller

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The Complete Bartender (Updated)

By: Robyn M. Feller

Features: Exciting New Drinks Frozen Blender Drinks Beer and Wine Punch Low-Calorie Drinks After-Dinner Drinks Non-Alcoholic Drinks Hot Drinks Aperitifs Holiday and Seasonal Drinks Plus... Stocking the Bar Selecting Barware A Guide to Ingredients Making Toasts Responsible Bartending Responsible Drinking Party Planning Creating Theme Parties

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Penguin

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1101220740

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Ben

By: Robyn S. Brown

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Ben

By: Robyn S. Brown

DIFFERENT . . . YET EXTRAORDINARY. What if the one person you loved more than anyone in the world wasn’t who you thought he was? What if he was someone different? Different yet extraordinary. Kate Kirby has been best friends with Ben for as long as she could remember. He was her beloved companion through childhood, and he was her rock and her strength during adulthood. When she faced tragedy, he comforted her. When she lost her way, he guided her home. Even when she pushed him away, he was never far. Through the ups and downs Kate always knew she could count on him. But what she didn’t know was that there was much more to Ben than what met the eye. Although ordinary by outward appearances and worldly standards, inwardly there was something indescribable about Ben. Something otherworldly. Would Kate ever realize the truth about her best friend? The truth that was staring her right between the eyes, yet she was blind to see. Journey with Kate as she experiences life and faith with a guardian quite literally by her side, and in the process embark upon your own journey of faith that will simultaneously comfort and challenge you.

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eLectio Publishing

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1632134314

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Pirouette

By: Robyn Bavati

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Pirouette

By: Robyn Bavati

Simone was raised as a dancer, but she hates performing. Hannah loves nothing more than dancing, but her adoptive parents think it should only be a hobby. When the two girls meet at camp, they discover they’re identical twins. Choreographing a plan to switch places, they realize fooling their friends and family is harder than they expected.

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North Star Editions, Inc.

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0738737577

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Everyday Irrationality

How Pseudo- Scientists, Lunatics, And The Rest Of Us Systematically Fail To Think Rationally

By: Robyn Dawes

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Everyday Irrationality

How Pseudo- Scientists, Lunatics, And The Rest Of Us Systematically Fail To Think Rationally

By: Robyn Dawes

Robyn Dawes defines irrationality as adhering to beliefs that are inherently self-contradictory, not just incorrect, self-defeating, or the basis of poor decisions. Such beliefs are unfortunately common. This book demonstrates how such irrationality results from ignoring obvious comparisons, while instead falling into associational and story-based thinking. Strong emotion—or even insanity—is one reason for making automatic associations without comparison, but as the author demonstrates, a lot of everyday judgment, unsupported professional claims, and even social policy is based on the same kind of "everyday" irrationality.

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Routledge

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0429969236

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9780429969232

Survivor's Guilt

By: Robyn Gigl

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Survivor's Guilt

By: Robyn Gigl

A groundbreaking series...razor-sharp, compulsively readable courtroom scenes." - The New York Times Book Review "Another barrier-breaking thriller from a voice missing too long from the mystery chorus." - The Los Angeles Times Book Review The New York Times Best Mystery Novel in a Series 2022 The Los Angeles Times Best Crime Novels Winter 2022 LAMBDA Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature CrimeReads Most Anticipated and Best Crime Fiction Of 2022 SheReads Best Mystery Books Coming in 2022 Perfect for fans of Laura Griffin and Lisa Unger, Attorney and LGBTQ+ activist Robyn Gigl tackles the complexities of gender, power, public perception, and human trafficking with a ripped-from-the-headlines plot in this powerful legal thriller featuring a transgender attorney at its center. At first, the death of millionaire businessman Charles Parsons seems like a straightforward suicide. There's no sign of forced entry or struggle in his lavish New Jersey mansion--just a single gunshot wound from his own weapon. But days later, a different story emerges. Computer techs pick up a voice recording that incriminates Parsons' adoptive daughter, Ann, who duly confesses and pleads guilty. Erin McCabe has little interest in reviewing such a slam-dunk case--even after she learns that Ann, like herself, is a trans woman. Yet despite their misgivings, Erin and her law partner, Duane Swisher, ultimately can't ignore the pieces that don't fit. As their investigation deepens, they convince Ann to withdraw her guilty plea. But Ann clearly knows more than she's willing to share, even if it means a life sentence. Who is she protecting, and why? Fighting against time and a prosecutor hell-bent on notching another conviction, Erin and Swish work tirelessly to clear Ann's name. But despite Parsons' former associates' determination to keep his--and their own--illegal activities buried, a horrifying truth emerges--a web of human exploitation, greed, and murder. Soon, a quest to see justice served becomes a desperate struggle to survive . . .

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An Erin McCabe Legal Thriller

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1496728297

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Remain Silent

A Chilling Legal Thriller from an Acclaimed Author

By: Robyn Gigl

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Remain Silent

A Chilling Legal Thriller from an Acclaimed Author

By: Robyn Gigl

Attorney and LGBTQ+ activist Robyn Gigl breaks the mold with her “thrillingly complex [and] groundbreaking” (The New York Times) legal thrillers featuring ripped-from-the-headlines plots and a singular protagonist who, like the author herself, is a transgender lawyer. Fans of J.A. Jance, Scott Turow, Lisa Unger, and Renee James will devour this edgy page-turner, as a Jersey Shore murder puts Erin McCabe’s own freedom in the crosshairs… - Finalist for the Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crimewriting - Erin McCabe’s years as a criminal defense attorney have prepared her for almost anything, except being on the opposite side of the interrogation table. A new client—a successful financial adviser—was found stabbed to death on the beach near his palatial Jersey Shore home. The time of death is estimated to be during Erin’s one and only consultation with him, during which he revealed that he was secretly transgender. As the last person to see him alive, Erin’s now the prime suspect. If the evidence were simply circumstantial, Erin is sure she and her law partner, Duane Swisher, could prevail. But there are entanglements that can’t be easily explained, and connections to powerful unscrupulous politicians who hold a lot of grudges. While the investigation unfolds, Erin and Duane are called on to represent a mother charged with abducting her child—a hot-button case that has both private and public implications for Erin. As she battles one prosecutor who wants to see her charged with murder, and another determined to send her to jail for refusing to divulge her client’s location, Erin also faces a devastating family tragedy. With her career and her relationship on the line, and her life being targeted by a desperate nemesis, there has never been more at stake—or fewer places to turn . . .

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Kensington

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1496741773

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9781496741776

Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia & New Zealand edition

By: Sara Bayes,Sally-Ann de-Vitry Smith,Robyn Maude

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Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia & New Zealand edition

By: Sara Bayes,Sally-Ann de-Vitry Smith,Robyn Maude

The first edition of Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia and New Zealand edition builds of the success of the highly regarded Skills for Midwifery Practice by Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, now in its fourth edition. Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives, this text provides instruction and guidance on more than 100 clinical skills for midwifery students and midwives who wish to perfect their practice. Each clinical skill is presented logically in a step-by-step format, providing a clear sequencing of information. Theory and evidence precedes each skill to thoroughly explain the underlying physiology of the scenarios encountered in midwifery practice. Woman-centred approach Structured to follow the logical progression from pregnancy through to labour and birth, and finally to postnatal care Australian and New Zealand guidelines, policies, standards, statistics, terminology and cultural considerations are included throughout Now includes an eBook with all print purchases

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729586758

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9780729586757

Paper Empires

History of the Book in Australia

By: Craig Munro,Robyn Sheahan-Bright

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Paper Empires

History of the Book in Australia

By: Craig Munro,Robyn Sheahan-Bright

This new volume in UQP's History of the Book in Australia series explores Australian book production and consumption from 1946 to the present day. In the immediate postwar era, most books were imported into a colonial market dominated by British publishers. Paper Empires traces this fascinating and volatile half-century, using wide-ranging resea...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458782689

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9781458782687

Ethics and Politics of Breastfeeding

Power, Pleasure, Poetics

By: Robyn Lee

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Ethics and Politics of Breastfeeding

Power, Pleasure, Poetics

By: Robyn Lee

Responding to the most widely read breastfeeding manual, La Leche League's The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, Robyn Lee's The Ethics and Politics of Breastfeeding explores breastfeeding as an art that must be developed through skillful application of effort and distinguished from a merely natural or physiological process. The Ethics and Politics of Breastfeeding challenges the dominant understanding of breastfeeding and cultivates an alternative conception as an ethical, embodied practice of the self. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, Emmanuel Levinas, and Luce Irigaray, Lee develops a new understanding of breastfeeding as an "art of living," where the practice is reconsidered in the light of ongoing social inequalities.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487503717

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Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching

By: Robyn R. Jackson

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Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching

By: Robyn R. Jackson

Is great teaching a gift that only a few of us are born with, or is it a skill that can be learned? In Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn Jackson makes a radical assertion: Any teacher can become a master teacher by developing a master teacher mindset. The master teacher mindset can be achieved by rigorously applying seven principles to your teaching until they become your automatic response to students in the classroom. The more you practice these seven principles, the more you begin to think like a master teacher: 1. Start where your students are. 2. Know where your students are going. 3. Expect to get your students to their goal. 4. Support your students along the way. 5. Use feedback to help you and your students get better. 6. Focus on quality rather than quantity. 7. Never work harder than your students. Using these principles, Jackson shows you how to become a master teacher no matter where you are in your practice. Each chapter provides a detailed explanation of one of the mastery principles, the steps you need to take to apply them to your own practice, and suggestions for how you can begin practicing the principle in your classroom right away. Jackson offers stories from her own teaching practice, as well as from other teachers she has helped, to show you how each principle works. Teaching is a hard job, but using Jackson’s principles will help you and your students reap the rich rewards of that hard work.

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ASCD

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1416612262

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9781416612261

One-Click Buy: June 2009 Silhouette Desire

By: Ann Major,Maureen Child,Sara Orwig,Olivia Gates,Maxine Sullivan,Robyn Grady

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One-Click Buy: June 2009 Silhouette Desire

By: Ann Major,Maureen Child,Sara Orwig,Olivia Gates,Maxine Sullivan,Robyn Grady

One convenient download. One bargain price. Get all June 2009 Silhouette Desire with one click! A ruthless Beverly Hills film exec vows to win back his wife the old-fashioned way--in bed.... A commitment-shy playboy gets a surprise gift from a one-night stand with one of his staff in Sydney, Australia.... And a marriage of convenience turns into so much more for a billionaire and a pregnant waitress in Wyoming.... The six stories in this bundle of Silhouette Desire romances may span globe, but each and every one is guaranteed to be powerful, passionate and provocative! Bundle includes: The Bride Hunter by Ann Major, Seduced Into a Paper Marriage by Maureen Child, Wyoming Wedding by Sara Orwig, The Prodigal Prince's Seduction by Olivia Gates, Valente's Baby by Maxine Sullivan, and Bedded by Blackmail by Robyn Grady.

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1426835183

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9781426835186

Studies in Sports Coaching

By: Robyn L. Jones

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Studies in Sports Coaching

By: Robyn L. Jones

This book highlights the ‘gritty’ reality of sports coaching, inclusive of its messy, contested, humorous, self-actualising nature. The text initially offers a critical deconstruction of coaching as a socio-pedagogic endeavour, before presenting a subsequent reconstruction of how it can be done better. In being the first to provide a distinct theorisation of sports coaching, this ground-breaking book clears some of some of the conceptual fog that remains around the activity, and claims back for coaching some of the definitional rights conceded to other disciplines.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527539164

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9781527539167

The Complete Bartender

How to Mix Like a Pro, Updated with Exciting New Drinks, Revised Edition

By: Robyn M. Feller,Laura Lifshitz

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The Complete Bartender

How to Mix Like a Pro, Updated with Exciting New Drinks, Revised Edition

By: Robyn M. Feller,Laura Lifshitz

UPDATED WITH EXCITING NEW DRINKS From classic drinks to the newest craft beers, The Complete Bartender is your go-to guide for great bartending and perfect party planning. The easy-to-follow recipes take you through the steps of preparing and enjoying drinks of all kinds: EXCITING NEW SPECIALTY DRINKS * BEER, MICROBREWS, AND WINE * FROZEN BLENDER DRINKS * PUNCH * LOW-CALORIE DRINKS * AFTER-DINNER DRINKS * NONALCOHOLIC DRINKS * HOT DRINKS * APERITIFS * HOLIDAY AND SEASONAL DRINKS …and many more. You’ll also discover professional secrets and helpful tips to the fine art of bartending: STOCKING YOUR BAR * SELECTING BARWARE * A GUIDE TO INGREDIENTS * CHOOSING THE RIGHT WINE* HOW BEER IS MADE* RESPONSIBLE BARTENDING, RESPONSIBLE DRINKING * PARTY PLANNING * CREATING THEME PARTIES SPECIAL FEATURE! Total indexing, with listings by liquor and by types of drinks, makes selecting the perfect drink a snap. The Complete Bartender is the only guide you’ll need for easy mixing and sensational results—all the time!

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Penguin

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1101986867

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Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy

The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports

By: Robyn Ryle

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Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy

The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports

By: Robyn Ryle

A thought-provoking journey into the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social justice through the world of sports. Have you ever wondered why most cheerleaders are girls? Or why some athletes, like Caster Semenya, have to prove they’re women while there’s no testing for men? And why do athletes like Megan Rapinoe and Colin Kaepernick use sports as a platform for social justice, and should they? These questions and more are examined in Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy: The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports. Robyn Ryle uses the world of sports to examine the history, controversy, and current conversations around sexuality, race, and social justice, bringing in the stories of today’s athletes to highlight the issues. Topics covered include gender segregation, gender testing, transgender athletes, sexuality, homophobia, globalization, race, and activism. Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy shows the great strides that have been made in the sports world, but there are still questions that remain and work that needs to be done. This book brings to attention the ways in which sports can contribute to inequalities while also demonstrating how sports can help create a more just world for everyone.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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153813067X

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9781538130674

Rational Choice in an Uncertain World

The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making

By: Reid Hastie,Robyn M. Dawes

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Rational Choice in an Uncertain World

The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making

By: Reid Hastie,Robyn M. Dawes

In the Second Edition of Rational Choice in an Uncertain World the authors compare the basic principles of rationality with actual behaviour in making decisions. They describe theories and research findings from the field of judgment and decision making in a non-technical manner, using anecdotes as a teaching device. Intended as an introductory textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the material not only is of scholarly interest but is practical as well. The Second Edition includes: - more coverage on the role of emotions, happiness, and general well-being in decisions - a summary of the new research on the neuroscience of decision processes - more discussion of the adaptive value of (non-rational heuristics) - expansion of the graphics for decision trees, probability trees, and Venn diagrams.

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SAGE

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1412959039

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9781412959032

The Origins of Early Christian Literature

Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture

By: Robyn Faith Walsh

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The Origins of Early Christian Literature

Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture

By: Robyn Faith Walsh

Conventional approaches to the Synoptic gospels argue that the gospel authors acted as literate spokespersons for their religious communities. Whether described as documenting intra-group 'oral traditions' or preserving the collective perspectives of their fellow Christ-followers, these writers are treated as something akin to the Romantic poet speaking for their Volk - a questionable framework inherited from nineteenth-century German Romanticism. In this book, Robyn Faith Walsh argues that the Synoptic gospels were written by elite cultural producers working within a dynamic cadre of literate specialists, including persons who may or may not have been professed Christians. Comparing a range of ancient literature, her ground-breaking study demonstrates that the gospels are creative works produced by educated elites interested in Judean teachings, practices, and paradoxographical subjects in the aftermath of the Jewish War and in dialogue with the literature of their age. Walsh's study thus bridges the artificial divide between research on the Synoptic gospels and Classics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108871933

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9781108871938

Corners of Melbourne

The great orange-peel panic and other stories from the streets

By: Robyn Annear

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Corners of Melbourne

The great orange-peel panic and other stories from the streets

By: Robyn Annear

What better defines a city than its street corners? A corner gives you a starting point, a destination and a place to turn. It’s furnished with pillar boxes, newsstands and tram stops, and lamp-posts for light and lounging. Where would you be likeliest to find a pub? At the corner, of course. And who better than Robyn Annear to usher you around the corners of Melbourne, and reveal their bizarre, baroque and mostly forgotten stories? In this (appropriately corner-shaped) book she will introduce you to: street-corner ‘galvanisers’ who offered the thrill of electric shock at threepence a time the rude boys of the Fitzroy back streets who became the original ‘larrikins’ infants named for the corners on which they’d been abandoned a rogues’ gallery of unruly women, incorrigible men and runaway horses ...and, of course, the civic reprobates who discarded orange peel in the streets, to the endangerment of life and limb. Robyn Annear’s books include Bearbrass: Imagining Early Melbourne, Nothing but Gold: The Diggers of 1852, Nothing New: A History of Second-hand and Adrift in Melbourne. Her podcast ‘Nothing on TV’ presents stories from Trove historical newspapers. Robyn also appeared in the popular 2022 documentary, The Lost City of Melbourne. ‘Annear tackles her sprawling subject matter with her trademark wit and her knack for singling out the perfect historical reference.’ Age ‘An unexpected delight. Annear writes history with a smile but with a deadly acerbic stare...On this tour of Melbourne we are in the best possible hands.’ Saturday Paper

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192279158X

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Women Mean Business

Over 500 Insights from Extraordinary Leaders to Spark Your Success

By: Edie Fraser,Robyn Freedman Spizman,Andi Simon

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Women Mean Business

Over 500 Insights from Extraordinary Leaders to Spark Your Success

By: Edie Fraser,Robyn Freedman Spizman,Andi Simon

Female trailblazers are transforming women’s lives one voice at a time. Gathered together, like never before, these diverse women become a bold blast amplifying the path to progress for women in the world of business. Business needs women, and women mean business. This book provides over 500 insights from women you may not have in your own life when you need support. The voices of mentorship fill these pages to help you achieve your personal goals at every stage of your career. This book will help uplift and accelerate your career. The cast of female leaders and luminaries offering support will help you go where successful women go. Discover how to build circles of influence that impact you personally and your career advancement. Where are you going? Who can help you get there? How can you achieve and embrace the best possible you? How will you mean business? Whether you want to be a CEO; lead the C-suite; become an entrepreneur, activist, or philanthropist; or blaze a different trail, success should be obtainable for all women. These women personify the best of what we all can be and help elevate other women. They hope to inspire you to write your own story and blaze your own trail. This book encompasses everything women need to know about modern female leadership. Written by bestselling authors and business experts Edie Fraser, Robyn Spizman, and Andrea Simon, this book includes leaders and luminaries such as: Sheila Johnson, Founder and CEO, Salamander Hotels and Resorts Margo Georgiadis, Serial CEO and Board Leader, McDonald’s and four other boards Lilly Ledbetter, Activist Kay Unger, COO, the Kay Unger Family Foundation Carol Tome, CEO UPS Aster Angagaw, Amazon Executive and former President of ServiceMaster Brands Women Mean Business® is a registered trademark of NAWBO, as it captures so beautifully the spirit and impact of the organization and women in furthering NAWBO’s mission of propelling women business owners into greater economic, social, and political spheres of power.

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The Principal's Desk Reference to Professional Standards

Actionable Strategies for Your Practice

By: Robyn Conrad Hansen,Frank D. Davidson

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The Principal's Desk Reference to Professional Standards

Actionable Strategies for Your Practice

By: Robyn Conrad Hansen,Frank D. Davidson

With the ever-changing, complex role of the principalship, school leaders are thirsty for a useful desk reference that aligns with professional standards. This actionable book brings the PSEL standards to life, providing leaders with support, mentorship, and practical advice. This book provides solutions to challenges and answers the hard questions associated with educational leadership alongside a host of tools, strategies, organizers, templates, and rubrics. Including voices from experienced leaders across rural, urban, suburban, tribal, and international settings, this book helps principals at all levels navigate challenges and make decisions that positively impact their students’ futures. You will be inspired to strive for a better future for your school community as you continually develop skills leading to a long, successful career in educational leadership.

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Routledge

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1000547043

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Herbarium

By: Robyn Stacey,Ashley Hay

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Herbarium

By: Robyn Stacey,Ashley Hay

This stunningly beautiful book throws open the closed doors of the Sydney herbaria, and the history of Australia's flora.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521842778

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Nothing but the Truth

A propulsive and timely thriller about murder, prejudice, and police corruption

By: Robyn Gigl

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Nothing but the Truth

A propulsive and timely thriller about murder, prejudice, and police corruption

By: Robyn Gigl

Fans of The Good Wife and Anatomy of a Scandal will devour this edgy page-turner, as Erin McCabe discovers that getting to the truth can be deadly... New Jersey State Trooper Jon Mazer has been charged with killing Black investigative reporter Stewart Marshall in a racially charged, headline-making murder. The evidence against criminal defense attorney Erin McCabe's new client is overwhelming. The gun used is Mazer's off-duty weapon. Fingerprints and carpet fibers link Mazer to the crime. And Mazer was patrolling Marshall's neighborhood shortly before the victim took three bullets to the chest. Mazer's argument? He's a gay officer being set up to take the fall in an even bigger story. Mazer swears he was a secret source for Marshall's exposé about the Lords of Discipline. The covert gang operating within the New Jersey State Police is notorious for enforcing their own code of harassing women, framing minorities, and out-powering any troopers who don't play their rogue and racist games. With everyone from the governor to the county prosecutor on the wrong side of justice, Erin and her partner, Duane Swisher, are prepared to do anything to make sure Mazer doesn't become another victim. As Erin deals with an intensely personal issue at home, and faces an uphill battle to prove her client's innocence, both she and Duane find themselves mired in a conspiracy of corruption deeper than they imagined - and far more dangerous than they feared. A propulsive and timely thriller about murder, prejudice, and police corruption, perfect for fans of J.A. Jance, Scott Turow, Lisa Unger, and Renee James. 'Taut and powerful. Gigl's latest legal thriller combines the very best of courtroom drama, unexpected twists and thought-provoking characters. Erin McCabe is my new favorite series character - crazy clever, quietly powerful and always compelling. Don't miss this series!' - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Powerfully written and completely immersive, this revealing (and heartbreaking) legal thriller had me absolutely hooked. Compelling, twisty, and utterly life-changing. Robyn Gigl's insight and compassion are unmatched, and her storytelling skill will have you turning the pages as fast as you can' - Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author

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CMC Verve

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0857308882

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Questioning Gender

A Sociological Exploration

By: Robyn Ryle

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Questioning Gender

A Sociological Exploration

By: Robyn Ryle

Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration aims to spark productive conversations and questions about gender and serve as a resource for exploring answers to many of those questions. Rather than providing definitive answers, this book aims to challenge students’ preconceptions about gender and demonstrate how gender as a system creates and reinforces inequality. Taking a global approach, author Robyn Ryle uses both historical and cross-cultural approaches to help students understand the socially constructed nature of gender. Through examining contemporary topics, including the #MeToo movement, sexual harassment in the workplace, and the gender wage gap, students will be prompted to think critically about past, present, and future gender-related issues. The Fifth Edition has been updated with expanded coverage of disability as it relates to gender, discussion of issues related to transgender and nonbinary people, and examination of the COVID-19 pandemic′s gender-related effects, as well as updated data throughout.

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SAGE Publications

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1071884050

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Courting Claudia

By: Robyn DeHart

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Courting Claudia

By: Robyn DeHart

A dutiful woman, a desirable man ... An artist with a keen eye for the beauty surrounding her -- yet none for her own -- duty-bound Claudia is resigned to marrying the man of her domineering father's choosing. First, though, she must resign the job she has held in secret as society illustrator "C. J. Prattley." But dashing newspaper owner Derrick Middleton is instantly captivated by Claudia's talent, wit, and sweet nature -- and the passionate inner fire she unknowingly possesses. He has other plans for this extraordinary woman. Until Claudia first entered his London office, Derrick cared for only his paper and the wild bachelor life he has long enjoyed. Now saving Claudia from a dismal marriage -- and winning her for himself -- becomes his main concern. But courting a woman like Claudia will not be an easy undertaking for a handsome cynic who has always believed true love is not for him -- especially after they succumb to an indiscretion that could lead two hearts to ruin ... of a most delicious variety.

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Harper Collins

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0061740918

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Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children's Literature

By: John Stephens,Robyn McCallum

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Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children's Literature

By: John Stephens,Robyn McCallum

What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context and for a different audience? This first-of-its-kind study discusses Bible stories, classical myths, heroic legends, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore, folk tales, 'oriental' tales, and other stories derived from European cultures. One chapter is devoted to various retellings of classics, from Shakespeare to "Wind in the Willows." The authors offer a general theory of what motivates the retelling of stories, and how stories express the aspirations of a society. An important function of stories is to introduce children to a cultural heritage, and to transmit a body of shared allusions and experiences that expresses a society's central values and assumptions. However, the cultural heritage may be modified through a pervasive tendency of retellings to produce socially conservative outcomes because of ethnocentric, androcentric and class-based assumptions in the source stories that persist into retellings. Therefore, some stories, such as classical myths, are particularly resistant to feminist reinterpretations, for example, while other types, such as folktales, are more malleable. In examining such possibilities, the book evaluates the processes of interpretation apparent in retellings. Index included.

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Routledge

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113660149X

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Primordial Meditation

By: Robyn Collins

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Primordial Meditation

By: Robyn Collins

Robyn Collins experienced an expanded state of reality where she received a unique message and practice: The Awakening Process - Primordial Meditation Process (PMP) The Primordial Meditation Process is a direct, simple path derived from the point of Absolute Love-Consciousness, which connects us to the quantum field of consciousness and the Pure Infinite Source of All that IS. Participants testify to experiencing profound healing and expanded consciousness, leading to spiritual wholeness, joy, self-love, inner-peace, courage and freedom through attaining self-realisation. PMP consists of four levels with sixteen phrases, called "Inner Postures", which are simple, powerful statements and profound truths that hold phenomenal strength to help you to dissolve subconscious habits and self-destructive patterns and rise above the mind's limitations into a transcendent experience. An abiding sense of present - moment awareness will permeate your life as you practice the inner postures.

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Lulu.com

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0992324289

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9780992324285

Meat, Commerce and the City

The London Food Market, 1800–1855

By: Robyn S Metcalfe

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Meat, Commerce and the City

The London Food Market, 1800–1855

By: Robyn S Metcalfe

This study examines the struggle between Smithfield market's supporters and detractors and argues that this demonstrates a major shift in the way the urban landscape came to be used.

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1317321308

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