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The History of Pompey the Little Or The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog

The History of Pompey the Little Or The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog

Originally published in 1974 this volume of The History of Pompey the Little includes a critical introduction and a biographical sketch of the author based on new material from unpublished documents together with explanatory notes for the novel's many classical and contemporary allusions. Francis Coventry's The History of Pompey the Little was the talk of London in 1751; it continued to captivate readers throughout the century. Satirizing notable persons and events of its day it startled the public by having as its 'hero' a Bologna lapdog and created a new and popular form in English fiction - the 'spy'-novel with a non-human observer. | The History of Pompey the Little Or The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog

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Little Readers Big Thinkers Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades

Little Readers Big Thinkers Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades

Young learners are full of questions and wonderings so much so that sometimes they need a guide for their curiosity. Author Amy Stewart brings her manageable approach to close reading in Little Readers Big Thinkers: Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades. With Stewart guiding you'll be able to harness the big thinking we know is inside their inquisitive minds. She showcases ways that close reading can teach even the youngest students new ways to enjoy texts think about them critically and share that thinking with peers and adults. With its description of the pillars of close reading multiple lesson sequences for grades K-2 and real-life classroom scenarios Little Readers Big Thinkers offers a trove of insights: What close reading is (and is not) How to encourage students to read like detectives Ways to weave close reading practices into your lessons How to cultivate real reading organic thinking and deep conversation Which books invite amazing learning and thinking experiences. By giving young minds a great foundation close reading will become a stepping stone to a lifelong love of reading. | Little Readers Big Thinkers Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades

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Conceptual PlayWorlds for Wellbeing A Resource Book for the Lonely Little Cactus

Conceptual PlayWorlds for Wellbeing A Resource Book for the Lonely Little Cactus

For effective use this book should be purchased alongside the story book The Lonely Little Cactus: A Story About Friendship Coping and Belonging. Both books can be purchased together as a set Building Conceptual PlayWorlds for Wellbeing: The Lonely Little Cactus Story Book and Accompanying Resource Book. This vital resource uses the evidence-driven Conceptual PlayWorlds model of intentional teaching developed by Professor Marilyn Fleer to provide supporting classroom or home-based activities to help children aged between four and eight solve challenges and learn wellbeing concepts through play. Intended for use with the accompanying picture story book The Lonely Little Cactus a tale about a cactus that feels lonely living in the desert this guide offers imagery-rich scenarios including 20 unique activities so children have an opportunity to experientially grasp wellbeing concepts that can be otherwise difficult to explain. This resource guides educators and teachers through a range of wellbeing activities including: Identifying feelings Coping (social support problem solving and self-regulation) Friendships (relationship building working together time with friends social skills) Positive emotions (happiness joy doing something you love enjoyment fun) Relaxation strategies Belonging and inclusion (working together collaboration joining in play including others) Offering a unique opportunity for children to learn about psychological strategies while being engaged in a beautiful narrative and visually captivating illustrations this is the ideal resource for educators or teachers support staff practitioners and families looking to help children understand and manage their feelings. While the context is centre-based the activities can be done almost anywhere such as in family homes the Botanical Gardens when on holidays or when visiting a park. | Conceptual PlayWorlds for Wellbeing A Resource Book for the Lonely Little Cactus

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Big Little Hotel Small Hotels Designed by Architects

Big Little Hotel Small Hotels Designed by Architects

This book showcases small hotels all located in the United States designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history context or land – in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place whether that is a bustling city small town or natural area. Many are new buildings but some are adaptive reuse projects or renovations of historic properties extending the connectivity of the place into the future. A condensed history of lodging helps to place the many typologies and histories of hospitality in relationship to world events and includes the many factors that influence hotel development such as business practices technology and even politics. Hotels are influenced by larger trends and innovations in hospitality such as the emergence of a variety of creative possibilities for future travel. A final chapter includes speculation on travel trends and encourages us all to wander more intentionally. | Big Little Hotel Small Hotels Designed by Architects

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So Many Snakes So Little Time Uncovering the Secret Lives of Australia’s Serpents

So Many Snakes So Little Time Uncovering the Secret Lives of Australia’s Serpents

Snakes are creatures of mystery arousing fear in many people but fascination in a few. Recent research has transformed our understanding of the behaviour and ecology of these animals revealed their important roles in diverse ecosystems and discovered new and effective ways to conserve their populations and to promote coexistence between snakes and people. One of the leading contributors to that scientific revolution has been Prof Rick Shine. Based in Australia whose snake fauna is diverse and often dangerous his experiences and anecdotes will inspire a new generation of serpent scientists. Spellbinding stories highlight the challenges frustrations and joys of discovery and give the reader a greater appreciation of these often-slandered slithering reptiles. Key Features Documents the important role played by a preeminent herpetologist. Focuses on research conducted in Australia especially on snakes. Summarizes highly influential conservation studies. Explores the ways in which research has deepened our understanding of snakes. | So Many Snakes So Little Time Uncovering the Secret Lives of Australia’s Serpents

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The Little History of the Lombards of Benevento by Erchempert A Critical Edition and Translation of ‘Ystoriola Longobardorum Beneventum

The Little History of the Lombards of Benevento by Erchempert A Critical Edition and Translation of ‘Ystoriola Longobardorum Beneventum

This volume presents the analysis English translation and critical edition of the Latin text of The Little History of the Lombards of Benevento thus offering an important contribution for a better understanding of early medieval southern Italian (and Mediterranean) history. In the 840s having passed the danger of subjugation by Charlemagne southern Italy’s Lombards experienced a bloody civil war that put an end to their unity and turned southern Italy into the playground of several competing powers: Lombard lords the Neapolitans the Frankish and the Byzantine Empires the Muslims and sometimes even the papacy. At the end of the ninth century the Cassinese monk Erchempert composed a chronicle about this period that blamed the southern Lombard leaders for the terrible crisis of southern Italy. It was Erchempert’s desire that future generations could learn from the folly of their forbearers and his chronicle has since become the most relevant source for southern Italy between the 770s and the 880s. The book will appeal to scholars and students of chronicles Lombards Franks Byzantines and Muslims in early medieval Italy as well as all those interested in medieval Europe. | The Little History of the Lombards of Benevento by Erchempert A Critical Edition and Translation of ‘Ystoriola Longobardorum Beneventum

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The Art of Drawing Folds An Illustrator’s Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure

The Art of Drawing Folds An Illustrator’s Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure

From Renaissance fresco painters to contemporary graphic novel artists the ability to draw clothed figures from one’s imagination has always been crucial to artists – and exceptionally difficult to attain. With over 220 illustrations The Art of Drawing Folds: An Illustrator’s Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure reveals the logic and patterns in folds enabling the reader to more easily predict the behavior of cloth when creating folds in their own drawings and paintings. Addressing folds in clothing systematically the author provides a clear concise approach to the analysis classification and visualization of convincingly naturalistic folds. Starting with the nature of fabric and its geometry this book methodically explores the reasons for fold behavior based on the construction of clothing and the shapes and actions of the human figure. An essential guide and reference for animators illustrators storyboard artists comic-book artists 3D modelers sculptors fashion designers and students The Art of Drawing Folds simplifies one of the most complex and important aspects of drawing the clothed figure. | The Art of Drawing Folds An Illustrator’s Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure

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Paupers The Making of the New Claiming Class

Paupers The Making of the New Claiming Class

Originally published in 1973 Paupers looks at poverty through the lens of class and the Welfare State. The book examines those living in poverty and the direct effects poverty has. The book follows the basis that the economic factors which gave rise to poverty have little to do with the Welfare State and that fragmentary changes can do little to change them. The book’s core argument examines the political and social significance of poverty and look at the underlying causes and effects of the drift towards a more unequal and unjust society. The book also analyses the factors which bring economically disadvantaged people together and what happens when they join for collective action. | Paupers The Making of the New Claiming Class

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American Engineers of the Nineteenth Century A Biographical Index

American Engineers of the Nineteenth Century A Biographical Index

First published in 1978. This biography aims solve the problem of the lack of access to information regarding American engineers and technologists of the nineteenth-century whilst also providing opportunities for scholars to study and assess the work of hitherto little known potentially important figures. This title will be of interest to scholars and students of science and history. | American Engineers of the Nineteenth Century A Biographical Index

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In an Outpost of the Global Economy Work and Workers in India's Information Technology Industry

In an Outpost of the Global Economy Work and Workers in India's Information Technology Industry

While much has been written on the growth of information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services in India little is known about the people who work in these industries about the nature of the work itself and about its wider social and cultural ramifications. The papers in this collection combine empirical research with theoretical insight to fil | In an Outpost of the Global Economy Work and Workers in India's Information Technology Industry

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The Role of Trade Literature in Sci-Tech Libraries

The Role of Trade Literature in Sci-Tech Libraries

This book first published in 1990 examines the relationship between sci-tech materials and trade literature commonly called manufacturers’ catalogues. Because very little has been published about the value and nature of trade literature in regard to sci-tech libraries this volume is important in informing librarians about a little-known segment of the larger picture of sci-tech information sources thus adding to the value of their services to their clients. It addresses the problems of handling sci-tech trade literature in a corporate technical library a large public library and a government library devoted to American history. Experts offer practical advice on selecting and organizing trade literature and on managing the growth and extent of a collection of trade literature. They discuss modern literature and older publications which often have great historical value. Libraries that collect both old and new materials are identified as are publishers of trade literature. The book also focuses on how a publisher of classic trade literature views its role. | The Role of Trade Literature in Sci-Tech Libraries

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Tractatus in Context The Essential Background for Appreciating Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Tractatus in Context The Essential Background for Appreciating Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Ludwig Wittgenstein’s brief Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922) is one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century yet it offers little orientation for the reader. The first-time reader is left wondering what it could be about and the scholar is left with little guidance for interpretation. In Tractatus in Context James C. Klagge presents the vital background necessary for appreciating Wittgenstein’s gnomic masterpiece. Tractatus in Context contains the early reactions to the Tractatus including the initial reviews written in 1922-1924. And while we can’t talk with Wittgenstein we can do the next best thing—hear what he had to say about the Tractatus. Klagge thus presents what Wittgenstein thought about germane issues leading up to his writing the book in discussions and correspondence with others about his ideas and what he had to say about the Tractatus after it was written—in letters lectures and conversations. It offers you might say Wittgenstein’s own commentary on the book. Key Features: Illuminates what is at stake in the Tractatus by providing the views of others that engaged Wittgenstein as he was writing it. Includes Wittgenstein’s earlier thoughts on ideas in the book as recorded in his notebooks letters and conversations as well as his later retrospective comments on those ideas. Draws on new or little-known sources such as Wittgenstein’s coded notebooks Hermine’s notes Frege’s letters Hänsel’s diary Ramsey’s notes and Skinner’s dictations. Draws connections between the background context and specific passages in the Tractatus using a proposition-by-proposition commentary. | Tractatus in Context The Essential Background for Appreciating Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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The Small German Courts in the Eighteenth Century

The Small German Courts in the Eighteenth Century

First published in English in 1958 this book charts the history of the small states which emerged in Germany from the chaos of the Thirty Years War. A period which has been neglected by English historians this book covers both the German principalities generally and specifically a study of The Duchy of Württemberg and the County of Montbéliard. It builds up a world of eccentricity documenting little-known facts about palaces and princes. | The Small German Courts in the Eighteenth Century

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Ransomware and Cybercrime

Ransomware and Cybercrime

In May 2021 Jim Gosler known as the Godfather and commander of US agencies’ cyber offensive capability said ''Either the Intelligence Community (IC) would grow and adapt or the Internet would eat us alive. '' Mr Gosler was speaking at his retirement only several months before the terrorist attacks of 9/11. He possibly did not realise the catalyst or the tsunami that he and his tens of thousands of US IC offensive website operatives had created and commenced. Over the last two decades what Mr Gosler and his army of Internet keyboard warriors created would become the modus operandi for every faceless nameless state-sponsored or individual cybercriminal to replicate against an unwary ill-protected and ignorant group of executives and security professionals who knew little to nothing about the clandestine methods of infiltration and weaponisation of the Internet that the US and UK agencies led all in the name of security. This book covers many cyber and ransomware attacks and events including how we have gotten to the point of massive digital utilisation particularly during the global lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic to online spending that will see twice the monetary amount lost to cybercrime than what is spent online. There is little to no attribution and with the IC themselves suffering cyberattacks they are all blamed on being sophisticated ones of course. We are witnessing the undermining of our entire way of life our economies and even our liberties. The IC has lots to answer for and unequivocally created the disastrous situation we are currently in. They currently have little to no answer. We need—no we must demand—change. That change must start by ensuring the Internet and all connections to it are secure and no longer allow easy access and exfiltration for both the ICs and cybercriminals. | Ransomware and Cybercrime

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Reactions to the Law by Minority Religions

Reactions to the Law by Minority Religions

Much has been written about the law as it affects new and minority religions but relatively little has been written about how such religions react to the law. This book presents a wide variety of responses by minority religions to the legal environments within which they find themselves. An international panel of experts offer examples from North America Europe and Asia demonstrating how religions with relatively little status may resort to violence or passive acceptance of the law; how they may change their beliefs or practices in order to be in compliance with the law; or how they may resort to the law itself in order to change their legal standing sometimes by forging alliances with those with more power or authority to achieve their goals. The volume concludes by applying theoretical insights from sociological studies of law religion and social movements to the variety of responses. The first systematic collection focussing on how minority religions respond to efforts at social control by various governmental agents this book provides a vital reference for scholars of religion and the law new religious movements minority religions and the sociology of religion. | Reactions to the Law by Minority Religions

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Sex Work Mobility & Health

Sex Work Mobility & Health

First published in 2004. Major changes have taken place in the sex industry in Europe. Over the past decade we have seen increasing migration and diversification along with major shifts in policy towards the industry. There is very little published on sex work in Europe but the demand is growing for information and analyses of the situation today from people working on health policy gender and employment. The authors of this book examine sex work in terms of economic and social restructuring concerns about infection and recent policy developments on prostitution. | Sex Work Mobility & Health

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Literary Criticism in Antiquity A Sketch of Its Development: Greek

Literary Criticism in Antiquity A Sketch of Its Development: Greek

Originally published in 1934 this book contains the first volume of Atkins' 'sketch' of the development of ancient literary criticism. Atkins begins his history with a look at the styles of literary criticism prevalent in ancient Greece and includes the responses of figures such as Aristophanes Plato and Callimachus to changes in the literature of their day. This work is aimed primarily at those with little to no classical background and will be of value to anyone with an interest in literary criticism. | Literary Criticism in Antiquity A Sketch of Its Development: Greek

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Airline Operations Control

Airline Operations Control

This text is among the first to reveal the intricacies of an airline’s Operations Control Centre; especially the thought processes information flows and strategies taken to mitigate disruptions. Airline Operations Control provides a deep level of description explanation and detail into the activities of a range of highly professional and expert staff managing the ‘sharp’ end of the airline. It aims to fill a void as little is understood about this area and very little is written for practitioners in the airline business. The book offers a comprehensive look at the make-up of the Operations Centre its component sections and the processes that occur both in preparing for and executing the current day’s schedules. Several chapters provide real-life scenarios and demonstrate how Operations Centres manage evolving situations – what they need to take into account and how they need to have Plan B and Plan C ready when things don’t go right. This book is designed to deliver knowledge gains to both new and experienced aviation industry practitioners with regards to vital operational aspects. Additionally it also offers students of air transport management a readily accessible and real-world-perspective guide to a crucial function present within every airline.

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Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager

Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager

Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager gives every manager regardless of their functional role access to cutting-edge research and evidence-based recommendations so they can approach their people management responsibilities with confidence. Day-to-day people management is increasingly the responsibility of front-line managers not HR professionals. But managers are often poorly prepared for these responsibilities; they receive little training (and sometimes have little interest!) in HR. People management is never easy and it is particularly challenging in COVID-19’s next normal workplace where managers must engage diverse employees across a wide range of working arrangements. This book focuses on the special relationship that line managers have with their employees and describes managers’ responsibilities across the entire employee lifecycle – from front-end recruiting and hiring through to long-term retention. The content is grounded in rigorous academic research but the book’s conversational tone conveys basic principles without technical jargon. Each chapter includes Manager’s Checkpoints to help readers apply the material to their own workplace and Manager’s Knots that address gray areas inherent in people management. The book is designed for any reader currently working as a line manager or aspiring to a managerial role who wants to improve their people management skills.

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Paths to Contemporary French Literature Volume 2

Paths to Contemporary French Literature Volume 2

The first volume of Paths to Contemporary French Literature offered a critical panorama of over fifty French writers and poets. With this second volume John Taylor an American writer and critic who has lived in France for the past thirty years continues this ambitious and critically acclaimed project. Praised for his independence curiosity intimate knowledge of European literature and his sharp reader's eye John Taylor is a writer-critic who is naturally skeptical of literary fashions overnight reputations and readymade academic categories. Charting the paths that have lead to the most serious and stimulating contemporary French writing he casts light on several neglected postwar French authors all the while highlighting genuine mentors and invigorating newcomers. Some names (Patrick Chamoiseau Pascal Quignard Jean-Philippe Toussaint Jean Rouaud Francis Ponge Aime Cesaire Marguerite Yourcenar J. M. G. Le Clezio) may be familiar to the discriminating and inquisitive American reader but their work is incisively re-evaluated here. The book also includes a moving remembrance of Nathalie Sarraute and an evocation of the author's meetings with Julien Gracq Other writers in this second volume are equally deserving authors whose work is highly respected by their peers in France yet little known in English-speaking countries. Taylor's pioneering elucidations in this respect are particularly valuable. This second volume also examines a number of non-French originally non-French-speaking writers (such as Gherasim Luca Petr Kral Armen Lubin Venus Ghoura-Khata Piotr Rawicz as well as Samuel Beckett) who chose French as their literary idiom. Taylor is in a perfect position to understand their motivations struggles and goals. In a day and age when so little is known in English-speaking countries about foreign literature and when so little is translated the two volumes of Paths to Contemporary French Literature are absorbing guides for literary scholars writers poets students of French culture and readers of contemporary fiction and poetry. | Paths to Contemporary French Literature Volume 2

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Monasticism in Modern Times

Monasticism in Modern Times

This book presents a broad sociological perspective on the contemporary issues facing Christian monasticism. Since the founding work of Max Weber the sociology of monasticism has received little attention. However the field is now being revitalized by some new research. Focusing on Christian monks and nuns the contributors explore continuity and discontinuity with the past in what superficially might appear a monolithic tradition. Contributors speak not only about monasticism in Europe and the United States but also in Africa and Latin America a different landscape where the question of recruitment does not figure among issues considered as problematic. | Monasticism in Modern Times

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