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      • Walker Books Ltd.

        The Walker Books Group is one of the world’s leading creatively-led, independent publishers of books and content for children. This vibrant international group includes Walker Books UK, London; Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts; and Walker Books Australia, based in Sydney and Auckland. Renowned for its truly original publishing and outstanding quality, the Walker Books Group is home to books for readers of all ages.Award-winning authors and illustrators for the group include National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature emerita, Kate DiCamillo, M. T. Anderson, Patrick Ness, and Jon Klassen, and major brands for the group are Maisy, Guess How Much I Love You, Tilly and Friends, the widely acclaimed Judy Moody and the bestselling Where’s Wally/Waldo?

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      • Sandu Publishing Co., Limited

        Established in 2001, Sandu Publishing (China) embraces a global vision ever since. Specialized in international design and visual communication, Sandu keeps abreast with the latest design trends and diffuse outstanding and all-round design information. So far Sandu has published Chinese and English books and magazines in more than 70 countries worldwide. Amongst Design 360°, Asian Pacific Design and a series of professional design books are highly appreciated by design institutes and designers. For more info, please go to www.sandupublishing.com and www.design360.cn.

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        September 2019

        Conga Line on the Amazon

        by David Myles Robinson

        David Myles Robinson was eight years old when he first got hooked on travel. Since then, he’s seen most of the world—all its continents plus, he laments, “far too many places where travel is now off-limits.”After a lifetime of visiting near and far, in heat and in cold, in comfort and in danger, Robinson has put it all together now in this unique collection of the varied travel adventures he’s found—and the lessons he’s learned from them. A Fellini-esque view of the Amazon, a Mercedes caravan to Istanbul, Jane Goodall's amazing chimps—just part of a travel trunk full of experiences guaranteed to keep you seesawing from “Boy, I'd love to do that" to “Sure glad it was him, not me.”In Conga Line on the Amazon, Robinson brings to his first travel book the same gift for intriguing narrative and sharp characterization that has won praise for his six highly successful novels. Some of his tales may be for the strong of heart, but they’re all for the reader with a yen to be entertained by one intrepid man’s adventures and misadventures exploring the strange and wonderful world we live in.

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        May 2016

        Der Kinogeher

        by Walker Percy, Peter Handke

        Die Filmbesuche des Kinogehers lassen sich nicht als triviale Zerstreuung verstehen, sie offenbaren ihm die Einsamkeit und Hilflosigkeit seiner Suche. Doch jene Suchen, von denen die Filme erzählen, sind verfälscht: Der Held und Außenseiter endet glücklich als Konformist in der Menge. Die Mutter des Kinogehers, die ihr Kind der vornehmen Verwandtschaft überließ, als sie den einfachen zweiten Mann heiratete, eine Schafferin, die das hier und jetzt Notwendige ohne viel Worte tut, gibt dem Sohn einen Hinweis, als sie in ihrer unsentimentalen Art ihm von der Unrast und den Depressionen seines Vaters, des Arztes, berichtet. Schließlich findet der Kinogeher einen Weg, auf dem er zu suchen beginnen kann. Der Weg führt fort von leicht verdientem Geld und schönen Mädchen, fort auch von spektakulärer Leistung ... »Eine seltene wahre Geschichte« nennt der Üersetzer Peter Handke den Roman, den ersten des Autors, der 1961 mit dem National Book Award ausgezeichnet wurde und Walker Percy sofort bekannt machte.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        April 2017

        Rural Tourism and Enterprise

        Management, Marketing and Sustainability

        by Ade Oriade, Peter Robinson

        Marketing and management processes across industries can be very similar, but contexts vary where political intervention, public interest and local sustainability are involved. The rural business setting is especially intricate due to the assortment of different business opportunities, ranging from traditional agriculture, to tourism enterprise and even high-tech business. This important new textbook on the subject: - Examines key issues affecting rural enterprise and tourism - Explores the breadth of rural enterprise management and marketing across both developed and developing economies - Discusses strategies for business growth within a rural setting, such as knowledge development, proper planning and innovation - Uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content specifically selected to appeal to both student and practitioner readers Including pedagogical features and full colour throughout, this new textbook provides an engaging and thought-provoking resource for students and practitioners of tourism, rural business and related industries. ; Marketing and management processes are especially intricate for the rural business setting due to the assortment of different business opportunities. This important new textbook examines key issues, discusses strategies for growth and uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content across developed and developing countries. ; Introduction: (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson) Part 1: Management and marketing rural tourism and enterprise in developed economies 1: Rural enterprise business development: the developed world context (Peter Robinson & Alison Murray) 2: Selling to consumers (Sammy Li, Roya Rahimi & Nikolaos Stylos) 3: Sustainability, CSR and Ethics: Developed economies perspective (Caroline Wiscombe) 4: Community engagement and rural tourism enterprise (Peter Wiltshier) 5: Social enterprise and the rural landscape (Caroline Wiscombe, Liz Heyworth, Sandy Ryder, Lucy Maynard & Charles Dobson) Part 2: Management and marketing rural tourism and enterprise: developing world context 6: The rural business environment in developing economies (Solomon Olorunfemi Olubiyo & Ade Oriade) 7: Marketing and Communications and Rural Business in developing countries (Abiodun Elijah Obayelu & Nikolaos Stylos) 8: Consumers and Rural Tourism in developing Economies (Vivienne Saverimuttu and Maria Estela Varua) 9: Sustainability and Ethics in rural business and tourism in the Developing World (Weng Marc Lim and Sine Heitman) 10: Community engagement, rural institutions and rural tourism business in developing countries (Anahita Malek, Fabio Carbone & Asia Alder) Part 3: Strategies for rural business management and growth 11: Challenges and Strategies for rural business operations in developed and developing Economies (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson) 12: Developing and Growing Knowledge within rural tourism enterprises (Tony Greenwood and Jo Tate) 13: Collaborate to Innovate: Challenges and Strategies for rural business to innovate (Ainurul Rosli, Jane Chang and Maria L. Granados) 14: Strategies for rural business growth (Crispin Dale, Neil Robinson and Mike Evans) 15: Opportunities for growth: The rural tourism policy and planning perspective (Caroline Wiscombe and Steve Gelder) Conclusion: (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson)

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        January 1993

        Sandra

        by Röcker, Katja

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        November 2010

        Hybridkultur

        by Yvonne Spielmann

        Hybridkulturen sind Gegenwartsphänomene, hervorgegangen aus der Verknüpfung von Einflüssen und Komponenten verschiedener Medien, kultureller Kontexte und Diskurszusammenhänge. Mediale und kulturelle Vielfalt werden im Zeitalter von Digitalität und Globalität – unter der Kategorie des »Hybriden« – prominent im Cyberspace und in multiplen Identitätskonzepten diskutiert. Yvonne Spielmann schlägt in ihrer detaillierten Studie einen kritischen Begriff der Hybridation vor, der Mediendiskurse und Debatten der Cultural Studies interdisziplinär produktiv macht. Im Zentrum steht die These, daß Hybridation eine zeitgemäße Strategie der ästhetischen Intervention in international agierende Medienindustrien darstellt, wie der vorliegende Band unter anderem am Beispiel des nicht-westlichen und hochtechnologischen Medienzusammenhangs in Japan zeigt.

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        April 2005

        Video

        Das reflexive Medium

        by Yvonne Spielmann

        Vom Aufkommen der Videotechnik Mitte der sechziger Jahre bis heute hat sich ein breitgefächertes Feld der Videopraxis etabliert. Es nimmt seinen Ausgang in der Auseinandersetzung mit den Parallelmedien Fernsehen und Performance und entwickelt im Rahmen der Formatvorgaben von Videoband, Videoinstallation und Videoperformance ein eigenes ästhetisches Vokabular. Dieses zeichnet sich durch Übergänge zur Installation, zum Happening und zu multimedialen, hypermedialen und interaktiven Präsentationsformen aus. Yvonne Spielmann fragt in ihrer detaillierten Studie nach dem Stellenwert von Video in technologischer, ästhetischer und medienkultureller Perspektive und vertritt die These, daß Video ein eigenständiges Medium darstellt und nicht etwa ein Zwischenstadium, das mit der Einführung digitaler Technologien obsolet würde. Der vorliegende Band bietet einen Überblick über die Theorie und Geschichte der Videokunst und stellt daher ein Kompendium dieser für die Kunst der Gegenwart maßgeblichen Medienform dar.

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        March 2014

        Die Schweiz für die Hosentasche

        Was Reiseführer verschweigen

        by Walker, Martin; Jonas, Anica

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        The harem, slavery and British imperial culture

        Anglo-Muslim relations in the late nineteenth century

        by Diane Robinson-Dunn

        This book focuses on British efforts to suppress the traffic in female slaves destined for Egyptian harems during the late-nineteenth century. It considers this campaign in relation to gender debates in England, and examines the ways in which the assumptions and dominant imperialist discourses of these abolitionists were challenged by the newly-established Muslim communities in England, as well as by English people who converted to or were sympathetic with Islam. While previous scholars have treated antislavery activity in Egypt first and foremost as an extension of earlier efforts to abolish plantation slavery in the New World, this book considers it in terms of encounters with Islam during a period which it argues marked a new departure in Anglo-Muslim relations. This approach illuminates the role of Islam in the creation of English national identities within the global cultural system of the British Empire. This book would appeal to those with an interest in British imperial history; Islam; gender, feminism, and women's studies; slavery and race; the formation of national identities; global processes; Orientalism; and Middle Eastern studies.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2024

        An empire of many cultures

        Bahá’ís, Muslims, Jews and the British state, 1900–20

        by Diane Robinson-Dunn

        Based upon extensive archival research and bringing to life the words and actions of extraordinary individuals from the early 20th century, this book calls into question contemporary assumptions about the appreciation of diversity as a solely postcolonial phenomenon. It shows how Bahá'í, Muslim, and Jewish leaders prior to and during WWI found value in the existence of many different religions, races, languages, nations, and ethnicities within the British Empire. Recognition of this heterogeneity combined with sympathy for certain liberal traditions allowed those historical actors to engage with that imperial state and culture in ways that would have an impact on future generations and relevance to modern debates.

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        June 2019

        All die unbewohnten Zimmer

        by Friedrich Ani

        Eine Bibliothekarin wird in einem Park in München erschossen, ein Polizist verletzt. Ein Streifenpolizist wird erschlagen am Rande einer rechtsradikalen Demonstration. Zur Aufklärung bietet Friedrich Ani gleich vier Ermittler auf, man kennt sie aus seinen anderen Büchern: Polonius Fischer, Jakob Franck, Tabor Süden sowie Fariza Nasri. Ohne sie wären die Fälle nicht aufzuklären, denn die Vier sehen sich mit einem Kaleidoskop von menschlichem Leid, Rache- und Machtgelüsten, privaten Vorlieben, politischen Umtrieben und gesellschaftlichen Spaltungen konfrontiert, kurz mit einem Kosmos, der die gesamte Situation nicht nur Deutschlands in nuce widerspiegelt. All die unbewohnten Zimmer schlägt eine Schneise durch das Gestrüpp der politischen und individuellen Verfasstheit unserer Zeit. Friedrich Ani legt einen ebenso überraschungsreichen Krimi wie abgrundtief bösen Gesellschaftsroman vor. Er lässt uns das Böse und (das nie zu erreichende) Gute neu begreifen.

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        May 2022

        Feline Reproduction

        by Aime Johnson, Michelle Kutzler

        Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world, and as homes become smaller, and single-person households become more common, it is predicted that the numbers being bred and kept will only grow. In Feline Reproduction, the global author team cover all aspects of reproduction in the queen and the tom. Beginning with basic anatomy and normal reproduction, it goes on to cover practical knowledge about pregnancy, neonatal care, breeding soundness exams, and semen cryopreservation. It also includes an overview of factors, diseases, and abnormal conditions affecting reproduction, such as infertility, causes of abortion and contraception. Covering both pet patients and nondomestic species, this book provides a thorough grounding in feline reproduction for the general veterinary practitioner, veterinary student, animal scientist, and experienced cat breeder.

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        September 1980

        Robinson Crusoe

        Oder kleine, für die Jugend äußerst anziehende und nützliche Auszüge aus dessen merkwürdigen Reisen mit 24 kolorierten Bildern

        by Friedrich C. Heller

        »Defoe hat mit seinem Robinson eines der schönsten Bücher der Welt geschrieben.« Hermann Hesse Illustrierte Ausgabe mit gekürzten Auszügen aus Daniel Defoes weltberühmtem Roman über einen Schiffbrüchigen, der sich auf einer Insel gegen die Natur behaupten muss.

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