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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2013South African performance and archives of memory
by Yvette Hutchison
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureDecember 2019 - December 2024Tian Gong Kai Wu
by Song Yingxing,Xia Jianqin
Tian Gong Kai Wu is the first comprehensive work on agriculture and handicraft industry in the world. It introduces the production technology of machinery, bricks, ceramics, sulphur, candles, paper, weapons, gunpowder, textile, dyeing, salt making, coal mining and oil pressing in ancient China. It is also known as the "Encyclopedia of China's 17th century crafts". The book is illustrated in the original text, and the translation is easy to understand.
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January 2019Nutrition and Weight Management, Third Edition
by Lori A. Smolin, Ph.D. and Mary B. Grosvenor, M.S., R.D.
Praise for the previous edition: "For biology, culinary arts classes, and health classes needing information about the importance of good nutrition, [this] would be valuable...Recommended."—Library Media Connection The obesity epidemic in the United States and abroad is growing, and weight has become a rising concern in today's society. Nutrition and Weight Management, Third Edition discusses the concept of weight management as well as the role that social, cultural, and genetic factors play in determining weight and body size. Coverage includes the importance of a nutritious diet and what constitutes healthy eating, the physical and psychological effects of being overweight and underweight, and the pros and cons of various diets.
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January 2019Nutrition and Eating Disorders, Third Edition
by Lori A. Smolin, Ph.D. and Mary B. Grosvenor, M.S., R.D.
Praise for the previous edition: "...easy-to-read...well-balanced...a good amount of detail."—School Library Journal Media images of "ideal bodies"—which, in reality, are often dangerously thin—make it easy for people to start worrying about their own body shapes and compare themselves to these model ideals. For some people, this concern with thinness becomes an obsession, and they fall victim to eating disorders. The sufferer may starve him- or herself, exercise too much, or deliberately vomit to purge the body of calories. This new edition of Nutrition and Eating Disorders, Third Edition examines some of the most common eating disorders, from anorexia nervosa to binge eating.
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January 2019Nutrition for Sports and Exercise, Third Edition
by Lori A. Smolin, Ph.D. and Mary B. Grosvenor, M.S., R.D.
The human body needs the right "fuel" in the form of nutritious foods and sufficient fluids to perform optimally. For the athlete or exercise enthusiast, the balance of nutritious foods and proper hydration is critical for peak performance and overall health. Nutrition for Sports and Exercise, Third Edition introduces readers to the science of nutrition for athletes and sports buffs. The eBook explores the dangers that athletes may face when they neglect their nutritional needs and provides valuable information about how athletes can best achieve optimal nutrition.
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June 2014Die Polen und ihre Vampire
Studien zur Kritik der Phantasmen
by Maria Janion, Magdalena Marszalek, Bernhard Hartmann, Thomas Weiler
Maria Janion, Literaturwissenschaftlerin und namhafte Romantikforscherin, ist eine der unumstrittenen intellektuellen Autoritäten in Polen. Sie hat sich stets in politische Debatten eingemischt und in den letzten Jahren ihre Prominenz dazu genutzt, die Frauenbewegung und die wiedererwachte Neue Linke zu unterstützen. Bereits in den frühen Achtzigern machte sie Autoren wie Foucault, Bataille, Susan Sontag, R.D. Laing in Polen bekannt. Ihre Schüler sind die Initiatoren der polnischen Gender-Forschung. Im Zentrum ihres Werkes steht der Begiff der krytyka fantasmatyczna, die Befragung von Literatur, Film und Kunst auf ihre imaginären Potenziale hin, auf bewusste und unbewusste kulturelle Vorstellungen, Selbst- und Fremdbilder, die in den ästhetischen Gebilden wirksam sind. Ein bedeutendes romantisches Phantasma ist der Vampir als Doppelgänger und Schatten, als »Symbolfigur für die Transgression zum Bösen«. Maria Janions kritische Studien zu Bildern des Weiblichen oder zum „unheimlichen Slawentum“ als dem Unterbewussten der europäischen Kultur provozieren nationalkonservative Kreise bis heute. Was es für die Polen bedeutet, dass ihr Land Schauplatz des Holocaust war, ist eines der großen Themen ihres Spätwerks. Mit ihrem Ruf »Nach Europa, ja! Aber nur zusammen mit unseren Toten« fordert sie, im Anschluss an Adam Mickiewicz’ »Ahnenfeier« und Imre Kertész’ Rede vom »Holocaust als Kultur«, eine Kultur des Trauerns und Erinnerns.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2022Disability and the Victorians
Attitudes, interventions, legacies
by Iain Hutchison, Martin Atherton, Jaipreet Virdi
Disability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during this time. The collection also considers how the legacies of these actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth century right up to the present day. Subjects addressed include deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency, imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in popular fiction. These varied topics illustrate how common themes can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators responded to those under their care. Often character, morality and the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal views of impairment and inability.
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January 2019Basic Nutrition, Third Edition
by Lori A. Smolin, Ph.D. and Mary B. Grosvenor, M.S., R.D.
The body uses food to fuel its processes and to stay healthy. Basic Nutrition, Third Edition includes important information regarding the six classes of nutrients, how each is broken down and used by the body, and how much of each nutrient an individual needs. In a stimulating and easy-to-understand format, this informative title also provides guidance for planning a healthy diet.
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Children's & YA2017Lucy and Mum's Shoes
by Emily Child
Lucy and Mum's Shoes (written by Emily Child and illustrated by Warwick Kay) is the story a girl who hears the world a little differently. She is fascinated by the sounds around her, especially the sound of shoes. She dreams of a life where she is surrounded by high-heels. She dreams of being grown-up. Feeling brave one morning, Lucy sneaks into her mother’s cupboard and tries on her favourite pair of stilettos. An unusual and dreamlike day of high-heeled hope, happiness and hindrance follows, leaving Lucy a little less certain that she wants to feel grown-up after all… Lucy invites children (and adults) to be a part of her unique and quirky soundscape. Infused with a surreal eccentricity, this story uncovers what it means to “love the shoes you’re in”.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2020Disability and the Victorians
by Iain Hutchison, Martin Atherton, Jaipreet Virdi, Julie Anderson
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November 2001Ans Ende der Welt und darüber hinaus...
Das Abenteuer, die Welt mit dem Schiff zu entdecken
by Kay, Bernhard
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