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        November 2023

        Theorien des digitalen Kapitalismus

        Arbeit und Ökonomie, Politik und Subjekt

        by Tanja Carstensen, Simon Schaupp, Sebastian Sevignani

        Verändert sich der Kapitalismus grundlegend angesichts der gegenwärtigen Digitalisierungsschübe? Konjunktur haben jedenfalls theoretische Analysen und Zeitdiagnosen, die sich der Charakterisierung eines digitalen Kapitalismus widmen. Der vorliegende Band bietet erstmals einen Überblick über diese unterschiedlichen Theorien und Debatten und lotet entlang der Felder Arbeit und Ökonomie, Politik und Subjekt die Formen und Auswirkungen des Kapitalismus im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung aus. Mit Beiträgen u. a. von Emma Dowling, Helen Hester, Ursula Huws, Kylie Jarrett, Oliver Nachtwey, Nick Srnicek, Philipp Staab und Jamie Woodcock.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        July 2018

        Gender Equality and Tourism

        Beyond Empowerment

        by Stroma Cole, Lucy Ferguson, Daniela Moreno Alarcón, Carlos Costa, Marília Durão, Zélia Breda, Fiona Eva Bakas, Paola Vizcaino Suárez, Belén Martínez Caparrós, Meghan Muldoon, Wendy Hillman, Kylie Radel, Heather Jeffrey, Isis Arlene Díaz-Carrión, Hazel Tucker, Inês Carvalho

        Does tourism empower women working in and producing tourism? How are women using the transformations tourism brings to their advantage? How do women, despite prejudice and stereotypes, break free, resist and renegotiate gender norms at the personal and societal levels? When does tourism increase women's autonomy, agency and authority? The first of its kind this book delivers: A critical approach to gender and tourism development from different stakeholder perspectives, from INGOs, national governments, and managers as well as workers in a variety of fields producing tourism. Stories of individual women working across the world in many aspects of tourism. A foreword by Margaret Bryne Swain and contributions from academics and practitions from across the globe. A lively and accessible style of writing that links academic debates with lived realities while offering hope and practical suggestions for improving gender equality in tourism. Gender Equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment, a critical gendered analysis that questions the extent to which tourism brings women empowerment, is an engaging and thought-provoking read for students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of tourism, gender studies, development and anthropology. To access a presentation delivered by Stroma Cole as well as an interview with her, please visit http://www.cabi.org/openresources/94422

      • Fiction

        One of Us

        by Kylie Kaden

        Behind the tall hedges of the affluent, gated community of Apple Tree Creek, not all is as it seems … Out of the blue, Gertie’s husband decides they need a break and he leaves her with their three children. Two streets east and three gardens down, successful businesswoman Rachael discovers her husband has cheated on her – again – even though she’s pregnant with his third child. Thrown together by a chance encounter, the two women bond over the shared disaster that is their marriages. People can only be pushed so far… When one of their husbands is attacked, and ambulance sirens cut through the serenity of manicured gardens and cobblestone streets, the small community is shocked at the violence that’s played out in their midst. CCTV reveals no outsiders visited the estate that night, confirming that the assailant must be one of their own. As the web of neighbourly relationships unravels and the secrets of Apple Tree Creek are exposed, one question will be asked: which one of us is willing to kill?

      • Educational material

        Detective Kylie

        by Susan Frame

        Kylie is only six but she has a good memory for numbers. When she and Nonna are nearly knocked over by a car on a crossing, Kylie spots the number plate. The same number plate turns up at the Car Boot Sale. Kylie puts two and two together.

      • Memoirs
        September 2020

        Show Me Where it Hurts

        Living with Invisible Illness

        by Kylie Maslen

        Kylie Maslen has been living with invisible illness for twenty years—more than half her life. Its impact is felt in every aspect of her day-to-day existence: from work to dating; from her fears for what the future holds to her difficulty getting out of bed some mornings.   Through pop music, art, literature, TV, film and online culture, Maslen explores the lived experience of invisible illness with sensitivity and wit, revealing a reality that many struggle—or refuse—to recognise. Show Me Where it Hurts speaks to those who have encountered the brush-off from doctors, faced endless tests and treatments, and endured chronic pain and suffering. But it is also a bridge reaching out to partners, families, friends, colleagues, doctors: all those who want to better understand what life looks like when you cannot simply show others where it hurts.

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        The Fear Factor

        by Sandy McKay

        Who is afraid of the Fear Factor? The Saltspray Funday had a Fear Factor competition and Stace had entered all of Team Turbo, even Kylie. Maddy wasn’t sure that she wanted to enter but she was the one who faced the fear that no one else would.

      • Health & Personal Development

        Old Before My Time

        Hayley Okines' Life With Progeria

        by Hayley Okines

        Hayley Okines is like no other 13-year-old schoolgirl. In Old Before My Time, Hayley and her mum Kerry reflect on her unusual life. Share Hayley’s excitement as she travels the world meeting her pop heroes Kylie, Girls Aloud and Justin Bieber and her sadness as she loses her best friend to the disease at the age of 11.  Now as she passes the age of 13 – the average life expectancy for a child with progeria  – Hayley talks frankly about her hopes for the future and her pioneering drug trials in America which could unlock the secrets of ageing for everyone...

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        Old Before My Time

        Hayley Okines' Life With Progeria

        by Hayley Okines, Kerry Okines, Alison Stokes

        Hayley Okines is like no other 13-year-old schoolgirl. Born with the rare genetic condition progeria, she ages eight times faster than the average person. In medical terms her body is like that of a 100-year-old woman. Yet she faces her condition with immense courage and a refreshing lack of self-pity. In Old Before My Time, Hayley and her mum Kerry reflect on her unusual life. Share Hayleys excitement as she travels the world meeting her pop heroes Kylie, Girls Aloud and Justin Bieber and her sadness as she loses her best friend to the disease at the age of 11. Now as she passes the age of 13 the average life expectancy for a child with progeria Hayley talks frankly about her hopes for the future and her pioneering drug trials in America which could unlock the secrets of ageing for everyone...

      • Fiction
        June 2015

        The Sender

        by Toni Jenkins

        The Sender follows the journey of a mysterious and inspiring unsigned card, interconnecting the lives of four women from different backgrounds and cities who are all facing unique adversities. The card instructs each woman to hold it in their possession for six months before choosing another woman in need of its empowering quality to send it to, and invites them all to meet in Edinburgh two years from the date of its inception. The story takes place mainly in Edinburgh, Glasgow, York and Cambridge with brief departures to Russia and The Netherlands. The card seems to hold an extraordinary quality that helps the women face their challenges head-on, though none of them can imagine who the anonymous sender is or why they were the chosen ones. The Sender is based on the ideas of altruism, The Butterfly Effect and 'paying it forward', and shows how one seemingly small, kind act can connect unlikely characters and have a powerful, positive ripple effect. The Sender is available in paperback, hardback and eBook formats.

      • Fantasy

        Lyre

        by Helen Harper

        Yuri, a half Japanese-half English girl, has struggled ever since her beloved father drowned when she was a child. The circumstances of his death were anything but natural - he was drawn into a storm by the sensual singing of a group of sirens and Yuri's life has been overshadowed by the threat of the gods of Olympus ever since. However, when she meets Ozzy, a soulful singer who goes on to become one of the country's biggest rockstars, she attempts to put her past behind her. Unfortunately, fate has not finished messing with her just yet. The second book in the Olympiana series, although able to be read as a stand-alone, Lyre follows the classic tale of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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