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      • Sounds True

        Sounds True was founded in 1985 by Tami Simon with a clear mission: to disseminate spiritual wisdom. Since starting out as a project with one woman and her tape recorder, we have grown into a multimedia publishing company with more than 110 employees, a library of more than 3000 titles featuring some of the leading teachers and visionaries of our time, and an ever-expanding family of customers from across the world. From bestselling authors to new voices in spiritual wisdom, our products represent a variety of popular topics, including meditation, mindfulness, yoga, shamanism, psychology, health and healing, along with a line of children’s books.

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      • Royal Collection Trust

        The publishing programme at Royal Collection Trust aims to create the highest-quality books, exhibition catalogues, guides and children's books to celebrate the royal residences and the works of art found within them. Our list includes beautifully produced printed books, apps and online catalogues and symposia. We also publish scholarly catalogues raisonnés, which demonstrate the highest standards of academic research.

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        March 2010

        fremd genug

        by Erica Pedretti, Erica Pedretti

        Im Dezember 1945 fährt ein Rotkreuztransportzug von Warschau über Auschwitz, Prag, München nach St. Margrethen, mit ihm reisen Auslandschweizer, KZ-Überlebende und einige mehr, darunter die fünfzehnjährige Erica Pedretti und ihre Geschwister. In Fremd genug erzählt Erica Pedretti von Abreisen und Ankünften, von Stationen ihrer Lebensreise, die sie aus der Tschechoslowakei in die Schweiz brachte, von der Schweiz in die USA und wieder zurück in die Schweiz. »Eine wunderbare Zeit, fast paradiesisch, wäre nur die Fremdenpolizei nicht gewesen: Warum sind Sie noch hier?«

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        Medicine
        August 2016

        Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

        by Glen Curry, Simon Lewis, Roger Carter, Philippa Sully, Anthony Rowe, Peter Thorpe, Verity Kemp, Richard Williams, Rob Ellett, John Simpson, Gordon MacDonald, David Griffiths, Jonathan Van-Tam, Tim Uyeki, Marianne Coughlin, Chloe Sellwood, Andy Wapling

        Intensely practical and down to earth, this timely new text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses to a range of threats. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events, such as: major incident planning; infectious disease epidemics and pandemics; natural disasters; terrorist threats; and business and service continuity management. The book builds upon the basics of risk assessment and writing an emergency plan, and then covers inter-agency working, command and control, communication, personal impact and business continuity as well as training, exercises and post-incident follow up. Detailing the full emergency preparedness and civil protection planning cycle, the book is illustrated throughout with real-life examples and case studies from global experts in the field for countries with both advanced and developing healthcare systems. This practical handbook covering the essential aspects of major incident and disaster management is ideal for undergraduate and master's students in emergency management and public health, as well as for practitioners in emergency preparedness and civil protection. It will be valuable to all health practitioners from ambulance, hospital, primary and community care, mental health and public health backgrounds. Read the first chapter for free: Introduction: Why Do We Need to Prepare? ; Intensely practical and illustrated with real-life examples, this text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events. ; 1: Introduction: Why do we need to Prepare?2: The Planning Process3: Risk Assessment4: Writing an Emergency Plan5: Emergency Planning and Response: Working in Partnership6: Interprofessional Working: Understanding some Emotional Barriers and Unconscious Processes That Might Influence Practice in Group and Team Work7: Command, Control and Communication8: Communications during a Health Emergency9: Psychosocial and Mental Health Care Before, During and After Emergencies, Disasters and Major Incidents10: Business Continuity11: Training and Exercising for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response12: Post-incident Follow-up13: Mass Casualty Incidents14: Preparedness and Response to Pandemics and other Infectious Disease Emergencies15: CBRN Incidents16: A Military Case Study17: From Pandemics to Earthquakes: Health and Emergencies in Canterbury, New Zealand

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2018

        How to save politics in a post-truth era

        by Ilan Zvi Baron

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        Children's & YA

        If you want to find the truth

        by Qian Haiyun/Wang Xiaoxiao

        Professions like expert detective and policeman are filled with sense of justice. The book focuses on six professions that look for the truth. They are journalist, expert detective, plain clothes, lawyer, antique connoisseur and procurator. The book aims to help young readers plan their future career.

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        May 2018

        The Pinochet Plot

        by David Myles Robinson

        Successful San Francisco attorney Will Muñoz has heard of the brutal former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, of course, but it's not until he receives his mother's suicide letter that he has any inkling Pinochet may have had his father, Chilean writer Ricardo Muñoz, assassinated thirty years earlier.Her suspicions spur Will on to a quest to discover the truth about his father's death–and about the psychological forces that have driven his mother to her fatal decision. His journey takes him deep into unexpected darkness linking his current step-father, the CIA, drug-experimentation programs, and a conspiracy of domestic terrorism. The Pinochet Plot is not just a story of a man seeking inner peace; it is also a story of sinister history doomed to repeat itself.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2021

        Post-everything

        An intellectual history of post-concepts

        by Herman Paul, Adriaan van Veldhuizen

        Postmodern, postcolonial and post-truth are broadly used terms. But where do they come from? When and why did the habit of interpreting the world in post-terms emerge? And who exactly were the 'post boys' responsible for this? Post-everything examines why post-Christian, post-industrial and post-bourgeois were terms that resonated, not only among academics, but also in the popular press. It delves into the historical roots of postmodern and poststructuralist, while also subjecting more recent post-constructions (posthumanist, postfeminist) to critical scrutiny. This study is the first to offer a comprehensive history of post-concepts. In tracing how these concepts found their way into a broad range of genres and disciplines, Post-everything contributes to a rapprochement between the history of the humanities and the history of the social sciences.

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        Does Movement Really Make Us Smart?

        by Petra Jansen, Stefanie Richter

        Media reports often praise movement as a cure-all. But apart from its undisputed positive effect on health, does movement really make us smarter? Consider a national football team, for example – are these excessively sports-driven players automatically the smartest people? Should we simply replace all school subjects with sports? The authors provide a detailed summary of the latest scientific findings on the influence of movement on cognitive ability. They describe the effects of movement, on old age, embodiment, emotion, school as well as other factors that influence cognition. Target Group: teachers, lecturers, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychotherapists, movement therapists.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2023

        Transitional justice in process

        Plans and politics in Tunisia

        by Mariam Salehi

        After the fall of the Ben Ali regime in 2011, Tunisia swiftly began dealing with its authoritarian past and initiated a comprehensive transitional justice process, with the Truth and Dignity Commission as its central institution. However, instead of bringing about peace and justice, transitional justice soon became an arena of contention. Through a process lens, the book explores why and how the process evolved, and explains how it relates to the country's political transition. Based on extensive field research in Tunisia and the US, and interviews with a broad range of international stakeholders and decision-makers, this is the first book to comprehensively study the Tunisian transitional justice process. It provides an in-depth analysis of a crucial period, examining the role of justice professionals in different stages, as well as the alliances and frictions between different actor groups that cut across the often-assumed local-international divide.

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        Geography & the Environment
        March 2011

        The Truth of Chinese Heaven Theory

        by Jiang Xiaoyuan

        The Truth of Chinese Heaven Theory re-examines the nature and the function of astronomy and the calendar in ancient China by placing it in a rich cultural context. The author focuses on the observation and explanation of astronomic phenomena in ancient China, and explains their important political and social functions. The essence of Chinese astronomy is to read Heaven and thus to provide the basic consultations on solving social problems and to serve the imperial power.

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        July 2014

        Moment of Truth

        by Ge Fei

        This novel is the account of a legendary country girl Xiumi in the early days of the National Revolution. In her eyes, the revolutionary Zhang Jiyuan stands for this mysterious world; to Zhang Jiyuan, the existence of this beautiful girl whom he secretly loves shatters his revolutionary belief. The secret love between these two quickly develops but comes to an end with the elimination of the revolutionaries and the sudden death of Zhang Jiyuan. Xiumi is abducted by bandits on her way to get married. She is taken to a small island in a lake in a remote village. After she reads the diary left behind by Zhang Jiyuan, she understands the true motive of the revolutionaries in establishing a world of universal harmony.

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        THE TRUE GOLDEN HOUR

        by Prof. H. Granot

        Latest findings on population reaction to natural or man-made disasters the world over, enhanced by Israeli experience. The book shows that, contrary to popular belief, people can deal with pressures derived from the most difficult emergency situations such as floods, fires, earthquakes, and more. Prof. Granot, a leading Israeli authority with recognized international standing in this area, has extensive background in civil defense practice. In The True Golden Hour, he combines comprehensive knowledge of worldwide research on human behavior under extreme circumstances with his own practical experience during the Gulf War. An English-language North-American edition was co-published in April 2009 by Dekel with THE KEY Publishing House Inc., Toronto, Canada, followed by a digital Kindle edition in  spring 2010. An updated Hebrew-Language edition was published in August 2011. 160 pages, 17X24 cm

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        September 2021

        Ruth Bader Ginsburg

        Little People, Big Dreams. Deutsche Ausgabe | Kinderbuch ab 4 Jahre

        by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Judit Orosz, Svenja Becker

        Als Ruth geboren wurde, hatten Männer und Frauen noch nicht die gleichen Rechte. Das fand sie nicht fair. Sie nahm sich vor, etwas zu ändern und für gleiche Chancen für alle zu kämpfen. Nach ihrem Studium wurde sie Richterin und setzte sich vor allem dafür ein, dass Frauen nicht mehr benachteiligt werden. Mit ihrem Mut und ihrem Einsatz für Gerechtigkeit wurde sie zum Vorbild für zahlreiche Menschen. Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichten großer Menschen: Jede dieser Persönlichkeiten, ob Künstlerin, Pilotin oder Wissenschaftler, hat Unvorstellbares erreicht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren: mit großen Träumen.

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        July 2018

        Practical Feline Behaviour

        Understanding Cat Behaviour and Improving Welfare

        by Trudi Atkinson

        Practical Feline Behaviour contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients. There have been ground-breaking advances in our understanding of feline behaviour in recent years and, to protect the welfare of cats, it is increasingly important that anyone involved with their care, especially those in a professional capacity, keep up to date with these developments. This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat - human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them. In this book Trudi Atkinson draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions. - Practical, down to earth guide detailing all aspects of feline behaviour - Rapid reference for instant access to information - Written by a well-known animal behaviourist who has extensive experience in treating feline behaviour problems and in advising clients to protect the welfare of their cats - Includes a foreword by John Bradshaw, School of Veterinary Science at University of Bristol, UK

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        Children's & YA

        Sparrow Kindergarten

        by Mei Zihan

        Sparrow Kindergarten is very interesting! Kids twitter all the time like a sparrow, fly to relax like a sparrow, crowd to pick up the rice grain like a sparrow, take a nap like a sparrow and they line their shoes like a sparrow…One day, those who practice flying like a sparrow will fly to the vast sky and “fly” into their own future. The book is written by famous children’s literature writer-Mai Zihan, and its language is very humorous with many characters and vivid pictures. It forms a complete kids’ paradise with the rest of Zihan’s picture books.

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        August 1998

        Kuckuckskind oder Was ich ihr unbedingt noch sagen wollte

        Roman

        by Erica Pedretti

        Erica Pedretti wurde 1930 im nordmährischen Šternberk (im heutigen Tschechien) geboren und erlebte dort die Kriegsjahre. Im Dezember 1945 kam sie mit einem Rotkreuztransport zu Verwandten in die Schweiz (ihre Großmutter war Schweizerin) und besuchte in Zürich die Kunstgewerbeschule. 1950 musste sie, da sie keine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung für die Schweiz erhielt, das Land verlassen. Erica Pedretti emigrierte in die USA und verbrachte zwei Jahre in New York. 1952 kehrte sie jedoch in die Schweiz zurück und heiratete den Künstler Gian Pedretti aus der Engadiner Künstlerfamilie Pedretti. Seit den 70er Jahren arbeitet sie erfolgreich als bildende Künstlerin. Auslandsaufenthalte führten sie 1971 nach London und 1988 als Gast an das Istituto Svizzero in Rom. 1989 war sie Writer in Residence an der Washington University in St. Louis. 1994 hatte sie den Swiss Chair an der City University of New York inne. Seit 1988 war sie korrespondierendes Mitglied in der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in Darmstadt. Erica Pedretti lebte mit ihrem Mann in La Neuveville am Bieler See. Sie zählt zu den herausragenden Persönlichkeiten der zeitgenössischen Schweizer Literatur. Am 14. Juli 2022 verstarb sie im Alter von 92 Jahren.

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        September 1992

        mal laut und falsch singen

        Eine Bildgeschichte

        by Erica Pedretti

        Erica Pedretti wurde 1930 im nordmährischen Šternberk (im heutigen Tschechien) geboren und erlebte dort die Kriegsjahre. Im Dezember 1945 kam sie mit einem Rotkreuztransport zu Verwandten in die Schweiz (ihre Großmutter war Schweizerin) und besuchte in Zürich die Kunstgewerbeschule. 1950 musste sie, da sie keine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung für die Schweiz erhielt, das Land verlassen. Erica Pedretti emigrierte in die USA und verbrachte zwei Jahre in New York. 1952 kehrte sie jedoch in die Schweiz zurück und heiratete den Künstler Gian Pedretti aus der Engadiner Künstlerfamilie Pedretti. Seit den 70er Jahren arbeitet sie erfolgreich als bildende Künstlerin. Auslandsaufenthalte führten sie 1971 nach London und 1988 als Gast an das Istituto Svizzero in Rom. 1989 war sie Writer in Residence an der Washington University in St. Louis. 1994 hatte sie den Swiss Chair an der City University of New York inne. Seit 1988 war sie korrespondierendes Mitglied in der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in Darmstadt. Erica Pedretti lebte mit ihrem Mann in La Neuveville am Bieler See. Sie zählt zu den herausragenden Persönlichkeiten der zeitgenössischen Schweizer Literatur. Am 14. Juli 2022 verstarb sie im Alter von 92 Jahren.

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