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Book Planner  Arbonne    2022  Pink Flowers   Soft Cover

Download or read book Planner Arbonne 2022 Pink Flowers Soft Cover written by Bobbie Tsinkorang and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to get organized! Ditch the multitude of books/planners/journals, as all you will need is this ONE agenda. Plan, track and schedule your way to success!

Book MATLAB   Essentials

Download or read book MATLAB Essentials written by William Bober and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All disciplines of science and engineering use numerical methods for complex problem analysis, due to the highly mathematical nature of the field. Analytical methods alone are unable to solve many complex problems engineering students and professionals confront. Introduction to MATLAB® Programming for Engineers and Scientists examines the basic elements of code writing, and describes MATLAB® methods for solving common engineering problems and applications across the range of engineering disciplines. The text uses a class-tested learning approach and accessible two-color page design to guide students from basic programming to the skills needed for future coursework and engineering practice.

Book I  Snow Leopard

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jidi Majia
  • Publisher : El Leon Literary Arts and Manoa Books
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 9780989127745
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book I Snow Leopard written by Jidi Majia and published by El Leon Literary Arts and Manoa Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. Translated from the Chinese by Frank Stewart. Preface by Barry Lopez. Speaking in the voice of the endangered Snow Leopard, poet Jidi Majia conjures a mysterious, magnificent creature with a message about the consequences of unchecked violence toward animals--and equally about the violence that threatens the heart of the human species. He evokes a dramatic presence of Snow Leopard--the smoke-gray fur chased with a pattern of dark rosettes spun from limitless space; the long, thick tail for balance as it bounds across a cliff face; the pale green stare--an animal possessing both metaphorical weight and biological authority. I, SNOW LEOPARD is both a lyric and an elegy. It is easy to imagine its lines being loudly hailed in whatever country the poem finds itself in. It's publication comes at a time when people everywhere have begun to wonder what a voice like this, suppressed for centuries, wishes to say now, in this moment when the Snow Leopard's human brothers and sisters find themselves side by side with him. Imperiled.--Barry Lopez

Book Feats of Alchemy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donny Winter
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-10-13
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 112 pages

Download or read book Feats of Alchemy written by Donny Winter and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his sophomore collection of poems, Donny Winter takes readers on a perilous adventure through a futuristic and dystopian world. His experimental free verse poems use science fiction, natural, and pop cultural images to metaphorically illustrate his experiences as a gay man navigating the different obstacles society presents after coming out. These poems create a cyberpunk inspired, symbolic world centered around the cyborg, Solus Arcane, who seeks to understand their existence free of oppressive forces and strives to unlearn the programming given to them by their oppressive creator. Together, our bodies are welded and soldered by the forces of those seeking to silence, erase, or oppress. Feats of Alchemy acts as a circuit board connecting us with pathways toward a self-sovereignty beyond artifice.

Book Mother and Child

    Book Details:
  • Author : Claiborne Swanson Frank
  • Publisher : Assouline Publishing
  • Release : 2018-04-01
  • ISBN : 1614286914
  • Pages : 6 pages

Download or read book Mother and Child written by Claiborne Swanson Frank and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest body of work by author and photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank, the artist set out to explore what modern motherhood means in the 21st century. Turning her lens on 70 iconic families of mothers and children from such celebrated names as Delfina Figueras, Carolina Herrera, Lauren Santo Domingo, Anne Vyalitsyna, Aerin Lauder, and Patti Hansen, Swanson Frank’s stunning portraits capture the emotional bonds and beauty that frame the primal relationship of a mother and her child. Complementing her work is a series of questions-and-answers, in which Swanson Frank delicately tasks each mother to look within themselves and express what being a mother truly means to them. Their answers, while exceedingly thoughtful and introspective, are also amusing, fascinating, and moving. Each one of these deeply intimate and stunning portraits will captivate and inspire readers as they embark on this profound journey that reminds us all of the power of motherhood and the great gift of love.

Book The Lost Notebook

    Book Details:
  • Author : Louise Douglas
  • Publisher : Boldwood Books Ltd
  • Release : 2022-09-05
  • ISBN : 1838892931
  • Pages : 357 pages

Download or read book The Lost Notebook written by Louise Douglas and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths – something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of Morannez... It’s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn. Mila Shepherd has come to France to look after her niece, Ani, following the accident in which both Ani’s parents were lost at sea. Mila has moved into their family holiday home, as well as taken her sister Sophie’s place in an agency which specialises in tracking down missing people, until new recruit Carter Jackson starts. It’s clear that malevolent forces are at work in Morannez, but the local police are choosing to look the other way. Only Mila and Carter can uncover the truth about what’s really going on in this beautiful, but mysterious place before anyone else suffers. But someone is desperate to protect a terrible truth, at any cost... Praise for Louise Douglas: ** **'I loved The Lost Notebook so much! From the opening lines, I was drawn in to a gripping story, beautifully written and so cleverly orchestrated. I rooted for the main character, I held my breath at the denouement and as for the climax of the book - just wow. Highly recommended.' Judy Leigh ** 'Louise Douglas achieves the impossible and gets better with every book.' Milly Johnson 'A brilliantly written, gripping, clever, compelling story, that I struggled to put down. The vivid descriptions, the evocative plot and the intrigue that Louise created, which had me constantly asking questions, made it a highly enjoyable, absolute treasure of a read.' Kim Nash on The Scarlet Dress 'Another stunning read from the exceptionally talented Louise Douglas! I love the way in which Louise creates such an atmospheric mystery, building the intrigue and suspense brick by brick. Her writing is always beautiful and multi-layered, her characters warm and relatable and the intriguing nature of the mystery makes this unputdownable.’ Nicola Cornick on The Scarlet Dress 'A tender, heart-breaking, page-turning read'Rachel Hore on The House by the Sea 'The perfect combination of page-turning thriller and deeply emotional family story. Superb’ Nicola Cornick on The House by the Sea ‘Kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away.' C.L. Taylor, author of The Accident on Your Beautiful Lies ‘Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best’ Tammy Cohen, author of The Broken ‘A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.’ Amanda Jennings, author of Sworn Secret ‘A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.’ Sunday Express, S Magazine 'A chilling, unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The House By The Sea. 'A brilliantly written, gripping, clever, compelling story, that I struggled to put down.'

Book Sloth Journal   Slow Down  Enjoy the Moment  Journal   Notebook   Diary

Download or read book Sloth Journal Slow Down Enjoy the Moment Journal Notebook Diary written by New Seasons and published by New Seasons. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slow down and enjoy the moment with this adorable sloth journal. Spiral-bound 8.25 x 6.125 inches 160 lined pages

Book Tessex

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emma Kemp
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2015-09-17
  • ISBN : 9780996735100
  • Pages : 142 pages

Download or read book Tessex written by Emma Kemp and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tessex? was conceived on a leopard-print bed in the former hayloft of a rural barn. Across a series of field trips, road trips and intercontinental correspondence, an imaginary nation was born. Texas and Essex are outrageous cultural territories that transgress physical borders. Tessex is the otherworld in which they meet and mate. Tessex? is the first collaborative publication of ITI Press, created by Earl Gravy (Emma Kemp and Daniel Wroe), Bobby Schiedemann, Analicia Sotelo and Thomas Whittle, with contributions from the Best Friends Learning Gang and Jodie Herbage. Tessex? is equal parts manifesto, fiction and travelogue, wrapped in a glossy tabloid package.

Book What Next

    Book Details:
  • Author : Shari Low
  • Publisher : Boldwood Books Ltd
  • Release : 2022-04-13
  • ISBN : 1800487371
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book What Next written by Shari Low and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-04-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final captivating book from the No1, million copy bestseller Shari Low's fabulous series that will make you laugh and cry... Two weeks, four friends and one big bucket list of secrets to unravel... Val Murray and her best friend, Josie had been planning a ‘Thelma and Louise’ bucket list style holiday. Now Josie is gone, and Val needs to make the trip before it’s too late. But Val doesn’t want to do it alone, so she enlists the help of her nieces, Carly and Carole, and their best pal, Jess, who jump at the chance to join Val on a trip of a lifetime. What Val doesn’t realise is that Carly, Carole and Jess are all at turning points in their own lives, nursing crushing secrets, lies and betrayals. Somewhere between Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York they all hit a crossroads and have to decide if they want to return to the lives they left behind or let Josie’s last wishes take them on a brand new adventure. A laugh-out-loud vintage '90s romantic comedy from #1 bestselling author Shari Low. Praise for Shari Low: 'Heartwarming. They are so hard to put down. I laughed. I cried. I sympathised and I wished I could be like them. An amazing series of books.' - Reader Review Fab book 3 and final one in the trilogy, although I know the characters pop up in many more of Shari Lows books. This book will make you laugh and cry and I thoroughly recommend it. - Reader Review 'Brilliant. Absolutely loving Shari low books just now each one is as good as the next love all the characters she has created' - Reader Review 'I so love Shari Low’s books; they have just the perfect recipe for chilling out and emerging yourself in the crazy world of someone else for a few hours!' - Reader Review 'Shari has such a witty way of writing that makes for an easy, fun read.'- Reader Review 'This book is highly recommended and bound to put a smile on your face.' - Reader Review 'Life in a nutshell. Meticulously executed. Loved reading it. A world tour on someone else's credit card. Looking forward to the next one.' - Reader Review 'Hilarious, poignant and romantic' - Reader Review 'Full of emotional twists and turns as well as characters to love' - - Reader Review 'A nostalgic, delightful, and funny story' - Reader Review

Book The Lone Leopard

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sharifullah Dorani
  • Publisher : S&M Publishing House
  • Release : 2022-08-01
  • ISBN : 1739606914
  • Pages : 411 pages

Download or read book The Lone Leopard written by Sharifullah Dorani and published by S&M Publishing House . This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for The Lone Leopard Dr Sharifullah Dorani’s The Lone Leopard is…a powerful book that tells a story I will never forget...an emotional roller coaster...an eye-opener...that has the potential to become a classic over time. —The Rest Journal of Politics and Development a heart-wrenching, yet hopeful story of family, friendship and love set against the nationalistic and religious conflicts of Afghanistan's last four decades…an extremely good read —Bedfordshire Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support a generous, sensitive, well-researched novel which offers an informative perspective on Afghanistan’s past, and projects a strong sense of hope for the future. —US Studies Online an interesting, suspenseful, and impactful story that…gradually rises in intensity and drama…[The book] should especially appeal to those who want to learn more about Afghanistan’s complex culture and recent tumultuous history.—The Strategy Bridge Libraries looking for literary fiction that can reach an exceptionally wide audience will find The Lone Leopard hard-hitting, attractive, and educational, all in one. Ideally, it also will reach into book club discussions with its special brand of personal and political reflection.—Midwest Book Review a must read for anyone working with or interested in learning about Afghanis. It would also be an excellent option for book clubs. —Keith Shortley thought-provoking and engaging —Review Tales fascinating —Andrea Jones, BRASS an absorbing...sensitive, heartbreaking, and bold…story...It touches your heart —Review Vue Thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and engaging... a must-read historical fiction Middle Eastern and contemporary romance drama novel. The author’s thoughtful and brilliant writing style… and the mesmerizing and emotional story…will have readers hanging onto the author’s every word. —Author Anthony Avina’s Blog An eye-opening story that saturates the mind and heart on many different levels. —Donovan's Literary Services a story of…young lives, teenage angst, human affinity and grief. —Sarah Collier, USSO an eye-opener…absorbing…and revealing...I heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to 'enter' Afghanistan mentally and emotionally. —Jane Marriott, BRASS an ideal choice for university/college courses on... South Asia and...the Greater Middle East. —CESRAN Reviews of the author’s previous book His is the art of synthesis: of letting the known, verifiable facts speak for themselves... America in Afghanistan documents forensically how the incapacity or unwillingness of the powerful to imagine the conditions of the conquered can prove devastating to the imbalances of geopolitical power ... The book is most powerful precisely when the anthropological distance is set aside and Dorani allows everyday Afghans to speak...Their voice gives the book a human scale. ―Charged Affairs The fact that Dorani spoke to Afghans from 'all walks of life' in researching the book is a strength that yields many of his most cutting insights...Dorani’s Afghan perspective is truly invaluable. Americans and Westerners should pay attention. ―The Strategy Bridge, Carter Malkasian The new book by Dr. Sharifullah Dorani...is not just another story of Afghanistan’s troubled past, but rather is a remarkable account of the country’s modern history with details, facts and figures that presents in its entirety the reasons that made Afghanistan, in spite of its ancient and rich civilization, renowned globally for all the wrong reasons. ― U.S. Studies Online A valuable contribution to understanding the complex motivations, causes and consequences of US policy towards Afghanistan and the internal disagreements between the actors. ―LSE US Centre The book is extremely valuable in terms of understanding decision making towards Afghanistan...crucial to courses relating to Foreign Policy Analysis, especially those on the Foreign Decision Making Models. ―CESRAN International Dorani’s work ... provides an interesting overview of U.S. political history throughout the course of the Afghanistan war. ―The Palestine Chronicle Eminently readable ... a must-read for Afghans and others alike. ―Peggy Mason, Rideau Institute, Canada Product Description 15-year-old Ahmad finds it hard to live by tradition among Russians and ‘Communist Afghans’ in the liberal Makroryan, known as the ‘Little Moscow of Kabul’. It becomes harder with the arrival in the neighbourhood of the 16-year-old and fervently pro-women’s rights Frishta. Naturally, their conflicting outlooks on tradition clash. Frishta calls Ahmad backward and, worse, a shameful coward, and Ahmad accuses Frishta of being a foreign agent and, worse, a ‘bad woman’ who has picked a war with half of the population and their way of life. It is 1990s Afghanistan, where a man is stripped of character if he is proved a coward, and where a woman is merely seen as valuable goods, and even a perception of unchastity will lose her all her worth. By the time Ahmad and Frishta really get to know each other, it is too late as they have seriously harmed each other, and their lives will never be the same. The mujahedeen run over Kabul, and the civil war begins, compelling Ahmad to flee to Russia and then to England. But Ahmad does not realise that one day he will be forced to return to the homeland where his past catches up with him and puts him in a situation in which he has to choose to either live like a coward, by betraying a once-loyal friend, or die with courage. About The Author SHARIFULLAH DORANI was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, and claimed asylum in the UK in 1999. He completed his PhD on the US War in Afghanistan at Durham University and authored the acclaimed America in Afghanistan. Sharifullah frequently returns to Afghanistan to carry out research and is currently South Asia and the Middle Eastern Editor at CESRAN International. Author's Note The idea for writing this book was conceived in 1992 when the ‘pro-Communist’ Najibullah regime collapsed and the mujahideen took over Kabul. Turning Shia against Sunni and vice versa, setting Afghanistan’s main ethnic groups of Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek against each other, and accusing each other of uniting with the remnants of pro-Communist members and thus not being Islamic enough, the 15 or so mujahideen groups fought each other in the streets of Kabul, killing tens of thousands of innocent Kabulis, displacing hundreds of thousands, and turning half of Kabul into mudbrick rubble with bombs, rockets and cannon fire. Taking refuge in the basements of our blocks while the gunfire, shelling and fighting continued, I decided (if I made it alive) to write about what we ordinary Afghans went through. Unlike thousands of Kabulis, I was fortunate enough to live, and 18 years later, in 2010, I started writing about the experience: after 12 years of writing (and extensive research), The Lone Leopard is the result. Ahmad, the protagonist, therefore, gives a first-hand account of what I (and most Afghans) have experienced over the past four decades in Afghanistan (and in exile).

Book Leopard Ascending

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emma Jane Holloway
  • Publisher : Rowan & Ash Artistry
  • Release : 2022-08-09
  • ISBN : 1777045851
  • Pages : 345 pages

Download or read book Leopard Ascending written by Emma Jane Holloway and published by Rowan & Ash Artistry. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When courage and a crack shot aren’t enough After violence shatters Miranda Fletcher’s world, she swears to protect those she loves. An air captain’s daughter, she has courage enough to battle hungry monsters. Now a different threat hides among them—one much harder to destroy. Miranda seeks out her rebel brother, Gideon, for aid. A private inquiry agent, he’s searching for victims no one else dares to find. When one of his father’s airships is blown from the sky, Gideon suspects his cases are linked to the disaster, and his family is the villain’s new target. Danger hides everywhere—in gaslit clubs and drawing rooms, in the secret halls of the mages, and among the monsters of the forest. Uncovering the city’s dire truth could cost Miranda and Gideon their lives—or condemn them to a fate more terrible than the grave.

Book Changing Approaches to Local History  Warwickshire History and Its Historians

Download or read book Changing Approaches to Local History Warwickshire History and Its Historians written by Christopher Dyer and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develops an understanding of Warwickshire's past for outsiders and those already engaged with the subject, and to explore questions which apply in other regions, including those outside the United Kingdom.

Book Angenga

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Broughton
  • Publisher : Next Chapter
  • Release : 2022-01-31
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book Angenga written by John Broughton and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rick Hughes receives a relic as a gift from an old friend, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. Drawn to an old excavation site, Rick stumbles upon a portal that takes him back to the 8th century, in the middle of a Viking invasion. After discovering a shocking link to the present, Rick is determined to intervene and save the village from devastation - and to find a scientific explanation for what is happening. With the perils of 8th century England surrounding him, can Rick save his new friends and live to tell the tale?

Book Biggles on the Hunt

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  • Author : Captain W. E. Johns
  • Publisher : Canelo
  • Release : 2022-06-27
  • ISBN : 1800329385
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Biggles on the Hunt written by Captain W. E. Johns and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biggles is on the trail of a gang of master forgers... When forged stamps and banknotes – of such high quality that even the Bank of England struggles to tell genuine from fake – start appearing in circulation in Britain and across Europe, the government charges Scotland Yard with identifying their source, and fast. Former Air Commodore Raymond suspects the gang behind the forging may be using aircraft to transport their counterfeit commodities, and brings Biggles & Co. in to investigate. Suspicion quickly falls on Stellar Skyways Incorporated airline. The company only offers a few luxury flights and tours, centring around a place called Kudinga in central Africa; by rights, it should have long since gone to the wall... Sensing something afoot, Biggles orders his team to split up and investigate. But will what they discover be worth the cost...? Another thrilling airborne adventure for Biggles, perfect for fans of Derek Robinson.

Book Garnet And Gold

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Broughton
  • Publisher : Next Chapter
  • Release : 2022-07-14
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 894 pages

Download or read book Garnet And Gold written by John Broughton and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of four medieval historical novels by John Broughton, now in one volume! Angenga: When Rick Hughes receives a reliquary pendant as a gift from an old friend, he has no idea what's coming next. Drawn to an old excavation site, Rick stumbles upon a portal that takes him back to the 8th century, and in the middle of a Viking invasion. After discovering a shocking link to the present, Rick is determined to intervene and save the inhabitants of the village from devastation - and to find a scientific explanation for what is happening. With the perils of 8th century England surrounding him, can Rick save his new friends - and live to tell the tale? John The Old Saxon: In his darkest hour, hiding in the depths of the Somerset marshes in 878 AD, King Alfred devises a scheme to save his kingdom from the Viking invaders. His spectacular success, beginning with the triumphant battle of Ethandun, involves creating a sense of nation among his subjects. To help with this, Alfred gathers a small band of brilliant foreign scholars in his court, chief among them John the Old Saxon. In this epic tale set in medieval England, you'll discover how King Alfred laid the foundations for a united country, and the tenth-century Anglo-Saxon Renaissance. Perfecta Saxonia: Abandoned by his father and raised by his uncle, young Athelstan faces numerous adversities on his way to becoming a mighty warrior and diplomat. But can he overcome the odds to transform England from an insignificant island off the Western European mainland, into the leading centre of tenth-century diplomacy and learning? Discover the story of one of the most important English kings, who put in place the foundations of modern-day England. Ulf's Tale: At the start of the slaughter-marred eleventh-century, nine-year-old Ulf is taken hostage by King Aethelred. It’s the beginning of a life of luxury and opportunity for Ulf. But treachery and plotting throughout the country threaten uneasy alliances, while ambitious rivals attempt to seize power for themselves. His own life threatened, Ulf embarks on a quest for unity to bring peace to the Baltic states. But will his own moral convictions be enough to overcome divided loyalties, religious clashes and ambitious kings?

Book Candace McFly

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kathy Mansfield
  • Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
  • Release : 2022-06-27
  • ISBN : 166247511X
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Candace McFly written by Kathy Mansfield and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you do anything to help your friends? Even if it meant facing one of your biggest fears? Candace is not your typical third grader—or your typical girl for that matter. She’s not into her appearance or competing in the Li’l Miss Live Oak pageant like all her friends are or the ladies in her family were. Her mama was a Li’l Miss Live Oak, her grandmother was...her great-grandmother too. But she has no interest in competing even though it’s her year to. Plus, there’s that little stage fright issue she has. But she does love to figure out puzzles and mysteries! Her best friend, Arnold, isn’t like other boys their age either, but his quirky ways make him the perfect sidekick who always keeps things interesting. Normally, life in a small town can be dull. But not in Live Oak. School has just ended, and Live Oak’s pageant season has just begun, along with mysterious happenings to the contestants. Candace’s friend Anna Kate swims up to Candace and Arnold at the School’s Out for Summer Soiree, requesting Candace’s help. Telling her a tale so unbelievable, Candace can’t help but be reeled in as more bizarre events keep occurring to her friends. To truly find the culprit, Candace must make one of the toughest choices of her life—go undercover, becoming a contestant in Li’l Miss Live Oak, overcome her stage fright phobia, and catch whoever is trying to botch the beauty pageant. With Arnold by her side, anything’s possible, but will they solve it in time to crown the next Li’l Miss Live Oak?

Book Anthropology and Politics

Download or read book Anthropology and Politics written by Joan Vincent and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In considering how anthropologists have chosen to look at and write about politics, Joan Vincent contends that the anthropological study of politics is itself a historical process. Intended not only as a representation but also as a reinterpretation, her study arises from questioning accepted views and unexamined assumptions. This wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary work is a critical review of the anthropological study of politics in the English-speaking world from 1879 to the present, a counterpoint of text and context that describes for each of three eras both what anthropologists have said about politics and the national and international events that have shaped their interests and concerns. It is also an account of how intellectual, social, and political conditions influenced the discipline by conditioning both anthropological inquiry and the avenues of research supported by universities and governments. Finally, it is a study of the politics of anthropology itself, examining the survival of theses or schools of thought and the influence of certain individuals and departments.