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We release over 300 publications of various genres and formats every year
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View Rights Portal"Hobby Horsing. Ich liebe mein Steckenpferd" ist ein lebendiges und inspirierendes Buch, das Kinder in die spannende Welt des Hobby Horsings einführt. Diese Trendsportart aus Finnland kombiniert körperliche Aktivität mit kreativem Spiel und der Möglichkeit, eigene Steckenpferde zu gestalten und zu basteln. Kinder ab 6 Jahren können lernen, wie sie mit ihren Steckenpferden Dressurfiguren ausführen oder über Hindernisse springen, wodurch Sport und Gymnastik mit einer großen Portion Spaß verbunden werden. Das Buch bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in den Sport, inklusive Anleitungen zum Basteln eines eigenen Steckenpferds, und ist in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Hobby-Horsing-Community entstanden. Es vermittelt nicht nur die Grundlagen des Sports, sondern auch dessen Faszination und Vielfältigkeit auf eine kurzweilige und interaktive Art. Einsteigerfreundlich: Ideal für Kinder ab 6 Jahren, um in die Welt des Hobby Horsings einzusteigen, mit leicht verständlichen Anleitungen und Tipps. Community-getrieben: Entwickelt mit und für Hobby-Horser, spiegelt es authentisch die Leidenschaft und Kreativität der Szene wider. Kreatives und aktives Spiel: Fördert sowohl die körperliche Aktivität durch Sport- und Gymnastikelemente als auch die Kreativität durch das Basteln von Steckenpferden. Interaktive Elemente: Mit Quiz, Pferdesteckbriefen und anderen interaktiven Aspekten, die das Lesen und Lernen unterhaltsam machen. Abwechslungsreich und bunt: Ein farbenfrohes und lebhaftes Buch, das Kinder motiviert, sich mit der Sportart auseinanderzusetzen und eigene Ideen zu entwickeln. Do-it-yourself-Idee: Inspiriert Kinder, ihr eigenes Steckenpferd zu gestalten, was das Buch zu einem besonderen Erlebnis macht. Faszination Steckenpferdreiten: Vermittelt tiefergehendes Wissen über den Sport und seine vielfältigen Möglichkeiten, weit über das reine Reiten hinaus.
Rochester and the pursuit of pleasure provides a reading of Rochester's poems, dramatic works, and letters in a biographical context. In doing so, it sheds light on a central vexed issue in Rochester criticism, the relationship of the poet to his speaker. It also reveals that Rochester's work clusters about a central theme, the pursuit of pleasure, a pursuit motivated by a courtship of purity that grew out of Rochester's Christian and God-fearing upbringing. This rhetoric of courtship, in turn, reveals the unity of Rochester's work as the courtier and his various personae try to persuade his audiences, secular and divine, of his worth.
Danko, Zirka and Fabian live peacefully in the small town of Rondo. They have their work and hobbies that always keep them busy... until War comes. The three friends have never experienced War before, and they don’t know how to act. In hopes of stopping War, they talk to it and fight it, but all in vain. Eventually, they discover an effective defense against the darkness of War — the power of Light. With the help of all the residents of Rondo, Danko, Zirka and Fabian build a huge light machine that disperses the darkness and stops War. The War that Changed Rondo reflects the ambiguities of war and it is a touching tribute to peace. From 4 to 7 years, 1585 words. Rightsholders: ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua
T for Tessa - Suddenly Secret Agent (Vol. 1) T for Tessa and top secret! The first volume of a new secret agent series combines coolness, a touch of romance, and a ton of humor as Tessa trips into her first detective case. Together with her Mongolian gerbil Hector, a talking sidekick, Tessa soon turns into a real top-notch agent. Of course, she still retains her chaotic nature, which makes for a lot of situation comedy. Extremely shy and clumsy – it’s no wonder Tessa would rather be someone else. Like a member of Gimme Four, for example, the super famous girl group at her school. Then the unimaginable happens: Tessa passes the audition and makes it into the band! But it’s not exactly what she thought it would be. The rehearsals are disrupted by sketchy fans, wild chases at night, and ruthless mafiosi. And Tessa’s new band mates seem to have other hobbies besides music. Or how else would you explain the weapons in the instrument cases?
DEKEL PUBLISHING GROUP: A BRIEF PROFILE Dekel Publishing House was established in 1975, initially as an academic publisher for university students, but it quickly expanded to include more popular genres under its imprint Tamar Books. Within a few years, Dekel became one of Israel’s leading publishing houses with both fiction, such as novels and thrillers, and nonfiction titles, mainly related to hobbies, cooking, and various sports and leisure activities. In the nineties, Dekel first entered the international publishing scene, taking part in most of the Frankfurt Book Fairs and the London Book Fairs, as well as many Book Expo America, the Salon du Livre in Paris, and also the Beijing Book Fair. Dekel maintains friendly collaboration with many overseas publishers in various languages to whom it licenses their own language rights or co-publishing agreements. It also publishes both digital and print titles via its American imprint in Monterey, California, and its German imprint in Frankfurt. Dekel’s bestselling Krav Maga series, which focuses on the original Israeli renowned self-defense system, has been translated and published in many languages, most with successive reprints, including Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Recently, Dekel has developed titles in the high-tech and start-up domain, including fiction & nonfiction. Despite its dynamic activity, Dekel is a family-owned company managed by father and son Zvi and Dory Morik. Their company often proves itself to be a pioneer in the international publishing industry in promoting new and intriguing themes. CONTACT: Imprints: Samuel Wachtman’s Sons, Lindenfels von Pressel Verlag Post: P.O. Box 16109, Tel Aviv 6116002, Israel Tel/Fax: 972-3-6044627 E-mail: zvimor@dekelpublishing.com Managing Director: Mr. Zvi Morik Export Manager: Mr. Dory Morik
Consequences of ongoing pandemics have seriously affected educational systems in the U.S. and around the world. School closures and the opportunities or nightmares of remote learning have caused many parents to reconsider options for schooling their children. Alternatives to going back to conventional school are currently hot topics, strongly motivated by growing racism and the social bullying that confront many youngsters and teens in today’s school environment. {New Yorker Magazine, June 21, 2021, “The Rise of Black Homeschooling.”} Jean Nunnally’s memoir of her trials and triumphs in unschooling her two children from birth to college provides an enlightening insight into the innate learning ability of humans, showing how self-esteem, trust and personal responsibility were preserved and strengthened for herself and her kids. “Unschooling,” the author says, “is the way we have learned throughout time and the way adults learn when they are free to pursue their interests.” Her book gives an overview of unschooling or self-directed learning, but so much more. Jean not only did the work, but her son and daughter are proof that unschooling works. They were each accepted in and graduated from prestigious U.S. colleges and testify, in personal reflections at the end of the narrative, to the happiness and fulfillment of their elementary and high school years following their passions, their hobbies, their music, their dreams, often in stark contrast to the struggles with traditional forms their peers were required to submit to. Those unfamiliar with this unique educational approach, a subset of homeschooling, often argue from misunderstandings of the process. “What about socializing with their peers?” “Do I have to be a trained teacher?” they ask. Success Without School offers Nunnally’s disputation of these and other popular myths surrounding the subject. Along the way, Jean Nunnally points out aspects of her own transformation from a traditional background and a corporate career to the lesser traveled path of alternative education. She explains how her view of school changed, and changed her, as she proceeded to unschool her children. She leaves the reader with an encouraging description of the three jobs of an unschooling parent— exposure, facilitation, and modeling; and offers her unique approach to preparing an unschooled teen for college, and the specific challenges that required.
Zhijiang, in Hunan province, is the place where China and Japan negotiated for the affairs about Japan surrendered in the World War Ⅱ. It plays an important role in the history of world peace. Zhijiang focuses on peace culture and has held "China Zhijiang · International Peace Festival" for five times since 2003, which makes peace culture a calling card for Zhijiang to go global. Due to the influence of this festival and further research of peace culture in Zhijiang, more and more attention both at home and abroad has been paid to Zhijiang so that people hope to know more about Zhijiang in a more comprehensive and thorough way. This book collects lots of scholar articles on the study od peace culture in Zhijiang, and gives a detailed introduction to "China Zhijiang · International Peace Festival", which reflects Chinese people attach importance to history and peace.
In "Onkel Florians fliegender Flohmarkt" von Paul Maar werden die Geschwister Paul und Lena von ihrer Langeweile errettet, als plötzlich Onkel Florian mit seiner kleinen Propellermaschine, einem fliegenden Flohmarkt, vor ihnen landet. Dieses ungewöhnliche Flugzeug ist vollgepackt mit den erstaunlichsten Dingen: Bildergeschichten, Weitermalbilder, Kopfstehbilder, Buchstabenrätsel und eine Vielzahl von Geschichten. Die Kinder werden eingeladen, mit Buchstaben zu basteln, Kriminalfälle zu lösen und sich an kreativen Aktivitäten zu beteiligen. Durch diesen bunten Mix aus Lesen und Mitmachen bietet Onkel Florians fliegender Flohmarkt eine perfekte Abhilfe gegen Langeweile und regt die Fantasie und Kreativität der Kinder an. Das Buch ist eine Einladung zum Ausprobieren und Fantasieren, ähnlich einem Besuch auf einem echten Flohmarkt, nur dass hier die Entdeckungen und Abenteuer aus den Seiten eines Buches springen. Die Kinder und Leser werden in eine Welt voller Schrägheit und Kuriositäten entführt, wo das Lesen und Mitmachen Hand in Hand gehen. Die Vielfalt der Aktivitäten und Geschichten sorgt dafür, dass für jeden etwas dabei ist, egal ob beim Lösen von Rätseln, beim kreativen Gestalten oder beim Eintauchen in die kurzen Erzählungen. "Onkel Florians fliegender Flohmarkt" beweist, dass ein Buch mehr sein kann als nur eine Ansammlung von Texten – es kann ein interaktives Erlebnis sein, das Kinder und auch Erwachsene begeistert. Interaktives Erlebnis: Mehr als nur ein Buch – eine Schatzkiste voller kreativer Aktivitäten und Geschichten, die Kinder zum Mitmachen anregen. Eine bunte Mischung aus Bildergeschichten, Rätseln, Bastelideen und mehr hält die Langeweile in Schach. Fördert Kreativität und Fantasie: Die vielfältigen Aufgaben regen zum Denken, Malen und Erfinden an und fördern so die kreative Entfaltung. Zeitlos und generationsübergreifend: Ein Buch, das sowohl Kinder als auch Erwachsene begeistert und als Klassiker gelten kann. Lehrreich und unterhaltsam: Bietet spielerisches Lernen durch Rätsel und Geschichten, die Wissen vermitteln und gleichzeitig unterhalten. Liebevoll gestaltete, hochwertige Illustrationen von Star-Illustatorin Nina Dulleck ("Die Schule der magischen Tiere") ergänzen die Texte und laden zum Entdecken ein. Ideal zum Vorlesen und gemeinsamen Erkunden: Perfekt für Qualitätszeit mit der Familie, fördert das Buch die Interaktion zwischen Kindern und Erwachsenen. Ein wunderbares Geschenk für neugierige Kinder, das Neugier weckt und zu vielen Stunden voller Spaß und Lernen einlädt.
The popularity of the dog as a companion, as a guardian of property, as an assistant in the pursuit of game, and as the object of a pleasurable hobby, has never been so great as it is at the present time.
The Republic of Letters emerged during the seventeenth century as a concept to describe the interaction between scholars across Europe and beyond. While the concept was an imaginary one, it was firmly grounded in a reality of close circles of interaction between intellectuals, which had always existed but which was now endowed with a renewed sense of collaboration and participation within this community without barriers of statehood or creed. These fifteen essays explore differing aspects of collaboration and interdisciplinarity in the context of the radical change in mindset that the emergence of the Republic of Letters had fostered. Essays deal with French and English theatre, travel writing, the identity of the woman writer, the nature and function of gossip, scholarly interaction, and political and theological ideologies. The concluding essay provides a synthesis of the nature of seventeenth-century scholarship. The volume offers new insights into the mechanisms and workings of the Republic of Letters and charters the transition of scholarly pursuit being classified, even by some scholars themselves, as a solitary and sometimes pedantic pursuit to the notion of a network of ideas and interchange. This self-identification with a transnational league which knew no limits of geography, resources, gender or class marks a radical transition in the history of ideas and was to have far-reaching consequences, solidly preparing the way for the Enlightenment.
The British in rural France, available at last in paperback, is a study of how lifestyle choices intersect with migration, and how this relationship frames and shapes post-migration lives. It presents a conceptual framework for understanding post-migration lives that incorporates culturally-specific imaginings, lived experiences, individual life histories and personal circumstances. Through an ethnographic lens incorporating in-depth interviews, participant observation, life and migration histories, this monograph reveals the complex process by which migrants negotiate and make meaningful their lives following migration. By promoting their own ideologies and lifestyle choices relative to those of others, British migrants in rural France reinforce their position as members of the British middle-class, but also take authorship of their lives in a way not possible before migration. This is evident in the pursuit of a better way of life that initially motivated migration and continues to characterise post-migration lives. As the book argues, this ongoing quest is both reflective of wider ideologies about living, particularly the desire for authentic living, and subtle processes of social distinction. In these respects The British in rural France provides a unique empirical example of the relationship between the pursuit of authenticity and middle-class identification practices. The book will be of interest to lifestyle migration and migration specialists, sociologists, social anthropologists, human geographers, scholars of tourism, as well as being accessible to individuals with a broader interest in this social phenomenon.
Available in paperback for the first time, this book is the third in the three volume set The Labour governments 1964-1970 and concentrates on Britain's economic policy under the Labour governments in the 1960s. It assesses the origins, development and outcomes of the attempts made by the 1964-1970 Labourgovernments under Harold Wilson to modernise the British economy. This is the first comprehensive and archivally-based work to offer a detailed study of this modernisation project. The book places the project in the context of Labour's economic ideas as they had developed since the 1940s as well as the economic legacy they inherited from the previous thirteen years of Conservative rule. After outlining this context and providing a summary narrative of economic policy over this period, the international aspect of Labour's approach to the economy is analysed. The core of the book then goes on to look in detail at the policies directly concerned with modernisation. Following the agenda set by the national plan of 1965, policies on planning, investment and the firm, technical change, the labour market and the nationalised industries are all analysed. In addition, the productivity campaign of the late 1960s is shown to have encapsulated many of the underlying ideas but also many of the problems of Labour's approach to economic policy. The final section of the book asks how the pursuit of modernisation affected Labour's pursuit of "social justice", before offering an overall assessment of Labour's period of office. The book will be of special interest to contemporary historians, economic historians and those interested in the history of the Labour party. Together with the other books in the series, on domestic policy and international policy, it provides a complete picture of the development of Britain under the premiership of Harold Wilson. ;
Zedong Mao said, "My life's biggest hobby is reading books!""A day without a meal is possible, a day without a sleep is possible, but a day without a reading is impossible." Let's review Zedong Mao's learning path!
Based on the spirit of Xi Jinping's speech at the 2014 Political Work Conference of the People's Liberation Army, the author, in the pursuit of the ideal, meticulously collected historical materials on Chen Shuxiang, the commander of the 34th Divisionof the Central Red Army's Rear Guard, and spent several years crafting this historical novel.
Dieses farbenfrohe Sachbilderbuch nimmt uns mit auf eine eintägige Reise um den Globus, um zehn Schulkinder aus aller Welt bei einem typischen Tag in ihrem Leben zu begleiten, einen Blick in ihre Zimmer und Schulklassen zu werfen. Lebensmittel, Hobbys, Schulsachen und andere Alltagsgegenstände sind alle etwas anders – Bräuche, Wünsche und Träume der dort lebenden Kinder auch. Mit Eintragmöglichkeiten zum Malen und Zeichnen des eigenen Tagesablaufs.
A realistic novel that reflects modern society with a touching romance story. The story centers on Lin Youhong, a woman who quits her job as an executive at a foreign invested company to work as a community coordinator on Guixiang Street. The novel evidences Lin’s struggle between personal ambitions and her sense of social responsibility. Her selfless decision catalyzes a pursuit for meaning in life, one which seeps into both the quotidian and unusual aspects of Lin’s existence.
Red Flowers tells the story of how, in the late 1960s, a group of college students, including the protagonist, came to the Dehua Electric Motor Manufacturing Factory, learned and practiced in the manufacturing workshop, and achieved personal development. For the protagonist, his master, who was nicknamed "Beard Mo," was both a master and a rival. Conflicts arose almost everywhere between the two. However, the conflicts also reflected their awe of ordinary work, pursuit of perfection, persistence in dreams, and flawless interpretation of the craftsmanship spirit.